02/06/2024
We see more and more cases who are mis-identified as "anxiety" rather than "frustration" or "impulsive". Anxiety-related issues can include constant barking, howling, jumping, pulling leads, etc BUT they must include other signals in order to diagnose it as "anxiety".
Frustration and impulsivity can manifest themselves with the same behaviours BUT come with other signals not attributable to anxiety. For one, when on walks, they portray the normal dog-behaviours and they maintain their appetite for example. Anxiety-cases would not normally include these.
Impulse-control and frustration-control determines whether or not the dog is called "well-mannered" or "polite", "rude" or "pushy". Managing this is not complicated or difficult but it does require consistency and knowledge. 😁
"Today, we’re diving into the world of impulse control! Impulse control is all about our dogs managing their own impulses, rather than us having to micromanage them and constantly tell them “stay,” “leave,” or “no!” Just like humans, dogs can struggle to control their impulses – particularly around things they find exciting or worrying. This can lead to undesirable behaviours such as pulling on the lead, barking or jumping up. By working in impulse control in our training, we can help our dogs learn to make good decisions and offer behaviour we like around many common distractions, exhibiting self-control and making better choices. Impulse control can also help to reduce frustration in our dogs, as they are offering behaviours rather than trying to access something and being denied."
https://www.bestbehaviourdogtraining.co.uk/blog-post/mastering-impulse-control-a-guide-to-training-your-dogs-self-discipline-and-behaviour/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jq-IUS8N0G4&t=474s
Dogs use a lot of impulse control daily but there are lots of ways dogs instincts are more likely to show so we need to teach our dogs how to use impulse control. Heres the best ways to taech impulse control.
