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Dog Care Tips

Finding a Match between You and Your Dog’s Temperament

Behavior problems and incompatibility in personality styles between person and dog can lead to unhappy outcomes for everyone involved. Before you get a dog, consider not just the looks, size, and gender, but also the personality style of you and the dog.

Each of the resources below offers information on evaluating a puppy’s or dog’s temperament before you consider adoption:

American Temperament Test Society Inc

Temperament Testing Charts to Evaluate Behaviors

Animal Control Center Tips on Temperament versus Behavior

Meet Your Match – Dog/People Temperament Check-in

Animal Personality Institute – University of Texas

Types of Aggression in Dogs

Some dogs are territorial. Others are fearful. Others have dominance issues.

What does help a frightened dog during a thunderstorm?

Apparently – it is the company of other dogs, not necessarily the owner holding Fido…

Learn more at the link below

http://www.sciencedaily.com/videos/2006/0601-help_for_thunderphobic_dogs.htm

Discover simple secrets about overcoming holiday stress – from a dog!

Casey B. Worrywart, Dogtor of Philosophy, was a wise and fretful soft-coated wheaten terrier. He dictated a book called Chew on Things — It Helps You Think: Words of Wisdom from a Worried Canine to his person-Mom.

In the book, Casey looks very woeful with antlers and ribbons on his head. His comment — “Put up with the ribbons, bows, antlers, and other stuff once a year during the holidays. It’s a people things. They really seem to need it.

Get your free digital version of the book instantly by signing up in the box on the home page of this website (also available in hardcover at www.ChewonThings.com).