What is a red flag dog's behavior?
Sheila Casper
2025-06-01 04:45:16
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Loss of appetite, weight loss, is considered a red flag for your vet, weight loss exceeding 10 percent is considered a red flag for your vet.
Lethargy, extreme fatigue, if it last for longer than 24 hours, this can be your red flag.
Trouble urinating, don’t ignore this as this is a red flag.
When a dog collapses, no doubt it’s a red flag.
Pacing, restlessness, unproductive retching, is a life threatening condition that most often occurs in large breed dogs and those with deep chests.
Bloody diarrhea, urine, vomit, none of these should be dealt as minor because there might be underlying causes.
Fainting, collapsing, may indicate problem in the nervous system, musculoskeletal system, the circulatory system, or the respiratory system.
Trenton Gutmann
2025-06-01 04:12:47
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A red flag dog's behavior includes hiding from new experiences, which could be a sign of fear, and may progress into aggressive behaviour in the future. Avoidance of new environments, people, animals, objects could also be a sign of fear. If your puppy reacts aggressively to new people or dogs - either by mouthing, lunging, or barking, then it may also be a sign of inherited aggression. Excessive mouthing during physical handling could indicate fear, and if the gesture is linked with growling or their fur starts to stand on end, then it's a red flag. Defensive posture, such as a tucked tail, flat ears, or stooping down, could be exhibiting more fear responses or struggling with pain somewhere. Reluctance to sit or stay for a treat may be guarding some physical weakness or injury. Fears of confinement, such as barking a lot when trying to put them in the crate or when leaving them alone, may be a sign of anxiety.
Eldon Conn
2025-06-01 02:07:06
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Some young dogs don’t fit into this pattern. Instead, they’re anxious, fearful and, at times, highly aggressive. Upon encountering a new or strange experience, they retreat and attempt to hide. They refuse treats. They may urinate spontaneously. And, often, they growl, bare their teeth and worse. They may bark, lunge, snap and bite. A follow-up study demonstrates that most puppies do NOT grow out of these behaviors without intervention and, often, become worse – potentially much worse. If you ignore these warning signs or assume your pet will “grow out of it,” the situation will elevate. You will face the very real risk that your dog will bite someone.
Wilbert Rempel
2025-05-31 23:47:44
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He is aggressive toward other dogs.
He is aggressive toward me only when he knows he is in trouble.
He has bitten me on a few occasions leaving marks.
Her dog does not know “he is in trouble”.
However, her dog does know that the owner is acting really scary and threatening around him and he is showing stress behaviors because he doesn’t understand whatsoever why she is acting like this.
Dogs don’t show guilt; they show fear – and in this case – fear of the owner.
The owner is probably punishing the dog inappropriately for his misdeeds and her dog is now using aggression in an attempt to keep her away from him.
Her dog is fine with everyone else should be an important indicator to the owner that her relationship and actions toward her dog are improper and the cause of these problems.
He is extremely stubborn and doesn't want to listen.
He listens only when he wants.
The occasional compliance she is seeing from him is for the things he does understand.
Her poor relationship with the dog and the fear he feels around her certainly don’t help any of this.
Neal Koepp
2025-05-31 23:33:25
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Dogs can display a variety of behaviors when they are stressed or a little frightened. Some are very obvious: shaking, cowering, running away, or whining. Hiding is an extreme form of saying “no,” you will likely have to give up on the intended activity until you have a chance to help your dog find it less stressful. If his pupils are dilated, he is stressed. If you can see the whites of his eyes to one side, he is stressed; this is called "whale eye" and occurs when the dog tries to turn his head away while still keeping a vigilant eye on you. Watch for narrowing of the eyes or a hardening of the stare. Freezing when touched, many people miss freezing as a sign that the dog has just about had enough and may soon become overtly aggressive if you push him any farther. If he starts panting, or even just breathing more rapidly, he's stressed. Unless you just fed your dog something tasty, you should not see him licking his lips, the two most common causes of this behavior are nausea and stress.