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Whenever I work with clients struggling with an adolescent dog it is really quite simple. What were you like as a teenager? Were you a ray of sunshine and enjoyable company? Or were you a pain in the butt, didn't listen, ran off, blasted music? Refused to eat? Perfect in front of your peers' parents?
Teenage humans and teenage dogs are not too dissimilar to one another. Many parents struggle to speak to their teenage children just as they do their teenage dog.
The following research I will be discussing is based upon the research of 70 potential guide dog bitches. So these dogs are not your typical pet dog. (1)
Through research we understand that the less secure the attachment to the caregiver the more negative effects we see and changes in physiology. Dogs are likely to enter into early puberty, experience heightened conflict and bitches can become reproductively ready earlier than they should be biologically. It was also found adolescent dogs could not follow cues owing to the insecure attachments with their guardians. (2)
We have to understand that the dog as a species undergoes massive hormonal changes and brain reorganisation just like a human teenager. Motivations change as dogs enter into puberty just like humans. (3)
So scientifically from research it was found that securely attached dogs entered into puberty earlier just like humans and there was also more conflict for human teenagers who were insecurely attached just like dogs.
Researchers could not understand the reason as to why dogs who were insecurely attached to their guardians wouldn't follow cues from their guardians but did from trainers and also individuals with no knowledge of training. So this demonstrates that the dogs only followed the trainers with much better skills and reward delivery.
Adolescence is a sensitive period of the development of life for most mammals including rats. It is believed from the evidence available that this is due to the brain development and changes in the neural circuitry. (4)
It was also found that dogs who were insecurely attached and distressed with being left alone were unable to follow cues even more so. It was also found that these dogs' levels of training were poorer when compared to other dogs. (5)
It could be that the adolescent conflict is in fact a survival strategy for the dog in securing their environment just as teenagers test their parents to feel safer and secure a secure attachment. Care givers, parents, guardians are essential for survival. (6)
We have to remember that as human-like as dogs are, they are a species that is designed to exist and survive. All mammals are programmed to survive. Dogs need a secure attachment, children need a secure attachment, it makes common sense logical thinking on the dogs part to test the parameters of the attachment just like human teenagers.
Adolescence is fleeting and a passing time, at the time of the experience of adolescence you may feel that your dog doesn't love you, doesn't want you, doesn't want to interact with you, is a complete and unmanageable nightmare. But this time is fleeting. Just as with a human child you need to stay the course to enjoy such a beautiful relationship when this time passes.
There is data which shows the damage to dog welfare through punishment based methods and relinquishment to shelters as this is the most common age that a dog is relinquished. (7)
These dogs then remain insecure because their secure attachment was taken away from them and we know that dogs who experience this struggle to form secure and healthy attachments with new potential guardians and we see many dogs return again and again.
So do you have what it takes to stay the course? Can you battle through adolescence and accept it for the fleeting period it is? Can you fulfil your dog's needs to feel securely attached to you? Are you ready to embrace a beautiful journey with your dog?
For anyone struggling with the puppy blues I have made a free Webinar and slideshow which you can access here: https://youtu.be/FGELvIQuZYI?si=lAOIoW6PdGYicxLq
You can also get support directly from our community group
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Of course you can also reach out to book a consult at: www.muttsnmischief.com or [email protected]
References
Asher, L, England C. W. G, Somerville R, Harvey D.N. 2020. Teenage dogs? Evidence for adolescent-phase conflict behaviour and an association between attachment to humans and pubertal timing in the domestic dog. Biol Lett. 2020 May; 16(5): 20200097. Doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2020.0097
Romero T, Nagasawa M, Mogi K, Hasegawa T, Kikusui T. 2014. Oxytocin promotes social bonding in dogs. Proc. Natl Acad. Sci. USA 111, 9085–9090. ( 10.1073/pnas.1322868111)
Sisk CL, Zehr JL. 2005. Pubertal hormones organize the adolescent brain and behavior. Front. Neuroendocrinol. 26, 163–174. ( 10.1016/j.yfrne.2005.10.003)
Harvey ND. 2019. Adolescence. In Encyclopedia of animal cognition and behavior (eds Vonk J, Shackelford TK). New York, NY: Springer.
Allen JP, Land D. 1999. Attachment in adolescence. In Handbook of attachment: theory, research, and clinical applications (eds Cassidy J, Shaver PR), pp. 319–335. New York, NY: Guilford Press; See http://psycnet.apa.org/psycinfo/1999-02469-015.
Cooper ML, Shaver PR, Collins NL. 1998. Attachment styles, emotion regulation, and adjustment in adolescence. J. Pers. Soc. Psychol. 74, 1380–1397. ( 10.1037/0022-3514.74.5.1380)
Weiss E, Slater M, Garrison L, Drain N, Dolan E, Scarlett JM, Zawistowski SL. 2014. Large dog relinquishment to two municipal facilities in New York City and Washington, D.C.: identifying targets for intervention. Animals 4, 409–433. ( 10.3390/ani4030409)
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girl who calls you a tempting morsel as she looms over you, pupils dilated, hands pressing on your shoulders to keep you in place as your traitorous tail wags behind you
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#Kon: I'll absolutely hang up these posters for you#it'll piss Superman off#Booster. who already hung up posters: IT'LL PISS SUPERMAN OFF??? ;-;#Ted is teaching Tim how to do the puppydog eyes#he's such a good role model#ted kord#blue beetle#tim drake#my art#dc#trying to draw stuff without a sketch layer#because my sketch layers have Problems#so I'm happy with how this turned out! :]#if its incoherent thats bc I drew it at 1am#queued it at 4am so i can't tell if it makes sense
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