International Academy of Canine Trainers

01/09/2022

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11/01/2021

Happy Halloween and Science Says Sunday!
Do dogs go through that "teenage phase" the same way that children do? There are a few things that research suggests about human adolescents. First of all, it is believed that children go through an earlier puberty if they have less secure attachments to their caregiver. Secondly, there is a phase of increased conflict behavior toward their caregiver. Lastly, it is believed that conflict behavior is heightened when the attachments to the caregiver are less secure. The researchers in this were interested to know if this is similar in adolescent dogs and their caregivers. And, yes! They found that female dogs with insecure attachments before reaching adolescence became reached sexual maturity earlier. Additionally, they found a phase of reduced trainability and responsiveness towards their caregiver during adolescence. This was more prevalent in dogs with a less secure attachment to their caregiver. These are important findings given that adolescence is a vulnerable time for dog-owner relationships and may possibly be a factor in high relinquishment and other relationship issues between dogs and their humans.
https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2020.0097