ChatterBank1 min ago
Describe any dog behaviour . . .
I have started a basic dog behaviour course and question number one asks for a good definition of the word behaviour and then to describe any dog behaviour.
I can answer the 15 subsequent questions so why am I stuck on this one?! Doesn't bode well for the next 6 modules!
Help!
I can answer the 15 subsequent questions so why am I stuck on this one?! Doesn't bode well for the next 6 modules!
Help!
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I think they are looking for more than good or bad behaviour square!!
I reckon they are looking for a description of just one behaviour ratter so I think I'll just pick one and go for it. I think I was put off by how broad the question is or how massive the answer could be.
I think they are looking for more than good or bad behaviour square!!
I reckon they are looking for a description of just one behaviour ratter so I think I'll just pick one and go for it. I think I was put off by how broad the question is or how massive the answer could be.
I don't think I'd get away with a sentance erin because the guidelines say that "the module questions are worth 45% of your final mark so require a certain amount of research, you should write as much or as little as you need to answer the question thoroughly, a general guide would be about 300 words for each question but more or less may be appropriate."
Describing something like fearfulness or dominance could be done in 1 sentance or a full essay, but 300 words is a bit hard to do.
Do you understand my query?!
Describing something like fearfulness or dominance could be done in 1 sentance or a full essay, but 300 words is a bit hard to do.
Do you understand my query?!
My take on this is different. In human psychology, a behaviour us what someone does..so for a dog, wag its tail, growl, jump up, roll on its back offer a paw and so on. Words like calm, aggressive, nervous, describe the way the behaviour is enacted and possibly the reason for the behaviour or the way it is enacted, but are not behaviours in themselves.
eg a dog greets a stranger by approaching them walking stiff legged and with the tail held high and stiffly. The stranger steps towards the dog, at which point the dog growls and bares its teeth. The behaviours here could be described as showing aggression but then the aggression might be caused by fear, resource guarding, training and so on. Aggression is not a behaviour, its is the driver for the behaviours.
eg a dog greets a stranger by approaching them walking stiff legged and with the tail held high and stiffly. The stranger steps towards the dog, at which point the dog growls and bares its teeth. The behaviours here could be described as showing aggression but then the aggression might be caused by fear, resource guarding, training and so on. Aggression is not a behaviour, its is the driver for the behaviours.
behaviours can be innate (nipple seeking in a neonate dog)
conditioned (pavlov's dogs)
learned (sit, stay, give paw)
and voluntary (dog offers the behaviour eg if I sit net to boss when she has a hamburger, I will get a bit) or involuntary (hold a yummy treat over my dog's head and see back legs fold)
From the dog's POV, there is no such thing as a bad behaviour; only behaviours which have a rewarding outcome, (bark at the window and the postman goes away) a neutral outcome (bark for a chew and the boss ignores you) or an unpleasant (aversive) outcome (bark to welcome the boss home and get a smack)
okay now you do a bit
conditioned (pavlov's dogs)
learned (sit, stay, give paw)
and voluntary (dog offers the behaviour eg if I sit net to boss when she has a hamburger, I will get a bit) or involuntary (hold a yummy treat over my dog's head and see back legs fold)
From the dog's POV, there is no such thing as a bad behaviour; only behaviours which have a rewarding outcome, (bark at the window and the postman goes away) a neutral outcome (bark for a chew and the boss ignores you) or an unpleasant (aversive) outcome (bark to welcome the boss home and get a smack)
okay now you do a bit
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