Why a dog may show aggression towards children: experts named 2 reasons

06.04.2024 09:00

When dog owners have a baby, there is always a certain level of risk involved.

Therefore, you need to build your relationship with your pet correctly so that it does not get angry at the new family member.

If you understand the potential causes of aggression, you can eliminate them without much difficulty.

What are the two most common reasons?

The dog does not understand why people stopped paying attention to it

Don't forget that a dog is a social creature that needs your attention and approval. If the dog used to spend time with you all the time, and now you "forgot" about it, it may think that the child is to blame.

For this reason, the animal will become angry and show signs of aggression, experts note.

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Child protection

It is worth explaining to children from a very early age that animals should not be hurt and should not be treated as toys.

This approach is fraught with the risk of children offending the pet.

Some dogs can tolerate this and give children a "break". But some dogs will try to protect themselves.

Previously, we talked about what foods you definitely shouldn’t give to your dog .

Marina Michalap Author: Marina Michalap Internet resource editor


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  1. What are the two most common reasons?
  2. The dog does not understand why people stopped paying attention to it
  3. Child protection