After only seven weeks of being alive, a puppy’s brain and response patterns are almost identical to that of an adult dog’s brain. This statistic is recorded using an EEG. Because of this reading, it would be normal to think that a dog at this young age would be able to have the same ability to learn as an adult dog. However, this is not entirely true, regardless of what the brain wave patterns show.
A puppy’s brain may be fully developed, but their ability to learn and their coordination skills must be practiced repetitively over time, just like any motor skill. It is very similar to how people must learn a new skill. In fact, humans and dogs are identical in many ways when it comes to how their intelligence develops over the years and throughout their life span.
Why is it that dogs seem to go absolutely crazy whenever the mailman approaches the house? And even after the mailman drops off the mail through the door and walks away, dogs seem to keep up their excitable behavior and continue barking as if someone is breaking into the house.
It Comes Down To Territory
Every dog owner knows that his dog will bark and growl whenever something unfamiliar approaches the home. So as you can guess, the mailman is an unfamiliar person who has no business (as far your dog is concerned) approaching your his “territory”.
It doesn’t take much to read a dog’s mind, just look at his body language! A dog will growl bark and even snarl to let you or another animal know how he is feeling about something. In addition to these vocal communication tools, you can also read a dog’s mind by knowing what it means when his tail wags or when his teeth are showing an aggressive manner.
One very popular way a dog communicates with the outside world is by marking his territory. This is called scent marking. This is quite obvious when a dog owner moves into a new house and notices that his house trained pet is urinating in different areas of the inside. Although your dog knows to go to the bathroom outside, he uses scent marking as a communication tool to let others know, as well as to remind himself, that this is his new ?territory?. When a dog uses scent marking, he is also helping himself feel more comfortable and confident about where he is located.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
