163. Aggression with HPR Working Dogs

Josh Cropper of HPR Working Dogs joins us to discuss a wide array of topics as they relate to aggression in our dogs.

• Dog culture in Ukraine in contrast to in America
• Our own interaction with dogs may cause the aggressive tendencies.,
• "Be polite and ignore" is a better lesson for people/kids rather than "ask to pet."
• What actually is "aggression?"
• Breed selections based on emotion rather than purpose
• Social interaction or social exposure?
• Types of Aggression
• Types of Drives
• Creating social neutrality w/ PROPER socialization
• Pick a training method and stick to it
• Body language and cues previewing aggressive tension building
• Keep the dogs MOVING
• Being proactive and decompressing with crate training
• 5 Steps of escalation
• How to handle a fight in progress
• Littermate syndrome and other potential causes of aggressive tendencies

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