30/06/2025
If you don't listen to your dog, they will likely escalate their behaviour. It can take days or weeks depending on the dog. Some dog can go from flight to fight response in the same situation.
Your dog will communicate through vocalization and body language. If you don't listen to the more subtle, low level signals-head turn, panting when not hot, looking or moving away- their nervous system says that their behaviour is not working, let's try something else.
The fight response kicks in. Snapping, lunging, grabbing, biting.
This is when we listen and look surprised where this behaviour came from.
It came from the dog whispering that they are not comfortable in a situation but nobody paid attention. They often need to shout before we listen.
Listen to their whisper so that your dog doesn't have to shout.