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Are instincts a psychological phenomena12/23/2023 ![]() Dogs I whom this instinct is strongest are the most trainable. This need is the role hat we play in our pet’s life. It is very important never to let your dog run loose where he can get into bad company.ĭogs have always retained the instinctive need for a pack leader. ![]() But once they become a member of a pack their old instincts take over and the owner is forgotten. It may take no more than one other dog for this psychological phenomenon to occur. The pack instinct is a more accurate term because it usually brings out the worst side of their nature. Like human beings, dogs are vulnerable to mob psychology. If he is “imprinted” by sufficient pleasurable human relations during this time, he is apt to remain attached to humans, But if he is confined in a Kennel with only other dogs and deprived of human contact, he will prefer animal contact over humans forever. Studies show that the critical period when a puppy forms his primary attachment to humans is between the ages of 3 and 10 weeks. Many canine personality disturbances have no other cause than the solitary confinement imposed on them by man. Need for companionship is an instinct common to both dog and man. It is normally very strong although it varies for the same health reasons, hormonal balance, opportunity and more rarely, psychological inhibitions. Along with this instinct is the Instinct for procreation, or mating instinct. When it is aroused, the only effective means of controlling it is constraint. No acquired behavior pattern is strong enough to dominate entirely this powerful drive. ![]() The instinct for survival is common to all living creatures. ![]() In fact, the dog as a species seems to be undergoing an important period in his evolution since never before in history have so many of them been bred exclusively as pets. Some of them have been lessoned by the protected life led by modern pets. A dog’s behavior is influenced by certain basic instincts which you should be aware of if you want to understand your dog. ![]()
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