[Experience Sharing] How should we prevent and respond to dog stress reactions

Dogs also have stress reactions. My dog has had sudden barking, running and other behaviors. Today I will share the stress reactions of dogs and how to solve the stress reactions of dogs.

Causes and symptoms of stress in dogs

What are the causes of stress reactions in dogs?

The dog's character is different, each dog has its own independent character, for example, some dogs are more timid, and timid dogs will be more sensitive, in a strange environment may be accidentally frightened will produce stress reaction, or because of the sudden change from the old environment to another environment, resulting in acclimatization, will also produce stress reaction yo. The root cause of most dogs' stress reactions comes from dogs' emotions.

What are the symptoms of stress in dogs?

There are many kinds of symptoms of stress reaction. Some dogs may run around anxiously, or bark constantly and become very fierce, or some dogs will breathe very fast and tremble. Some dogs with bad heart may also die due to stress reaction. Owners must be careful about their dog's stress response.

How to deal with the dog's stress reaction?

As mentioned above, the root of the dog's stress reaction is caused by the change of the dog's mood. If the dog has the phenomenon of stress reaction, the owners must relieve the dog's mood in time. For example, my Hani is timid. When she arrives at a strange environment, she will bark at strangers or fidget in the room. At this time, Hani is in a state of physical tension, caused by excessive tension, and the only thing I can do is to let it relax, not scold it, we can let it lie down, gently massage its back spine, when the dog is nervous, the back will be particularly stiff, and we can massage can effectively ease the dog's mood, let it. And his barking will naturally stop.

How to prevent stress reactions in dogs?

What to do with dogs running around?

In the outdoors, the owners must give the dog a leash. When the dog leaves the familiar environment, it is likely to run suddenly because of something. At this time, the dog can't hear the owner's instructions. For example, during the Spring Festival, the dog suddenly sets off firecrackers. The sound of firecrackers makes the dog afraid. It will instinctively want to escape from here. At this time, because the owner has no leash. Then your dog will easily get lost. If we lead the leash, in such a situation, we can pull the dog in in time, pick up the dog, away from the firecracker area and then slowly stroke the dog, so that its mood can ease down, so that there will be no stress of running.

How to prevent the dog from being frightened?

Take more dogs out for social training, let it contact with different dogs, dogs are group animals, they will communicate and learn from each other in the process of interaction, many easily frightened dogs are caused by social training is not done well, my Hani does not often walk the dog, so it is impossible to have too much contact with other dogs, remember the first time to meet with dog friends. As soon as other dogs walk in front of him, he is very afraid and will jump up at every turn. This is the root cause. The only solution is to take him out for a walk. If he is well-informed, his character will naturally become happy-go-lucky and not easily frightened.

Relieving the dog's mood is the key problem to solve the dog's stress reaction. I hope that the owners will pay more attention to the dog's emotional problems.