Archive for November, 2009
10 Ways Your Pet Can Make You Sick
Pets are happens to be the closed being that provides you selfless affection and care when you are alone and is devoid of any company. However, there are many habits that sometimes irritate you, but you rather being angry can understand that habit of your pet or can train him to improve over that habit. Some of the common habits of pets that make you nervous are as following.
Jumping: It is one of the misunderstood behaviors of dogs as they engage in jumping over people. The dog do this first to greet one at face level and next they want to check out whether its position in the group is dominating or subordinating to you.
Leash Pulling: It is found with dog that they indulge in leash pulling and this is attributed more to be a training problem instead of behavioral problem. Whenever a dog feels restrained he tries to break free. This can be curbed by teaching dog to walk at you heel while keeping pace with you and sit when you stop.
Barking: Barking though freighting but is natural behavior for dogs. It is the manner in which a dog communicates same like as human being talk. Barking relives tension and drives strangers away. Dogs are natural warning devices.
Owner absent Barking: This is a strange behavior of dog in absence of owner and irritates others. A dog behaves in this manner because of anxiety of separation from the owner. This shows their grief and sorrow.
Chewing: This is a habit of canine that is worth condemning and all the furniture owners are afraid of this dreading habit of chewing of dogs. Dogs develops this habit of chewing since when they are puppies as babies teeth and chew on toys to relieve the pain and puppies do the same thing for the same reasons. It becomes harmful when a dog fails to quit this habit. As sometimes people bite nails or nibble their fingers, in same manner dog chew because of feeling of being bored, lonely and anxious.
Digging: Digging once again is a strange behavior as developed by a canine. It is very natural for a dog to dig. They dig for a number of reasons like they dig to escape, to find a cool spot in the summer, to bury a bone or a treasured object. They also dig out of frustration or to find out a new object.
Meowing: This strange habit in cat happens to make them vocal, in case, if your cat is facing any medical problems. The rate of meowing, if keeps on appending in a cat, and then you need to empathize with your pet.
Scratching: Another strange and frequented habit of cat is scratching around the floor and around its litter box. This way she tries to tell you about that she is feeling something strange and peculiar about the scratching.
Chewing or Licking Plastic Bags: Another very strange behavior of cats is chewing or licking plastic wrapper or bags. There is no particular explanation to this habit of cats as some cats prefer this habit of chewing due odor, texture, and the temperature.
Urine Spraying: The strangest of cat behavior is urine spraying. It is a normal activity of the cat as it shows their desire to show there presence, display sexual availability and keep check on the territorial limits.
However, all these habits of the pet can be corrected and put into the order after a proper training to them.