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  • luvmyswissy
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    luvmyswissy

    Posted : 3/22/2007 9:55:45 PM

    Here is a blog and posts related to the same topic from another forum (soulcast) and the point of view of  other people and their ;perceptive.  Many of which have done some traveling and witnessed difference from personal expierences in other countries.

    [linkhttp://www.soulcast.com/post/show/49849/Culture-Shock-101---Dogs-of-the-World]http://www.soulcast.com/post/show/49849/Culture-Shock-101---Dogs-of-the-World[/link]
  • Angelique
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    Angelique

    Posted : 3/22/2007 10:33:40 PM

    Thanks for posting the link! [:)]
     
    I really enjoyed reading the different observations and comments!
  • espencer
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    espencer

    Posted : 3/23/2007 12:05:15 AM

    Yeah that link talks about scenes similar to the ones i've seen, those type of scenes are the ones that made me start this thread [:D]
  • Stacita
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    Stacita

    Posted : 3/25/2007 9:08:23 AM

    I think the stories related in the link show that a lot of the behavior is related to socialization. The dogs referred to in Thailand had very unkind experiences with humans whereas the dogs in Mexico did not. Here in the US, some people fail to give the dogs very many experiences at all, hence where walking comes in.
     
    There's also the factor of dogs barking etc behind a fence because they feel they own that particular piece of turf. When they are one of many dogs hanging out on the street, they don't own it and act with what is considered by humans to be better behavior. So maybe it's a good idea to frequently bring other dogs into the home, so the dogs know that it's your turf, not theirs. I've seen a lot of normally nice dogs get extremely territorial when they are in vehicles.
  • espencer
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    espencer

    Posted : 3/25/2007 2:16:54 PM

    ORIGINAL: Stacita

    I think the stories related in the link show that a lot of the behavior is related to socialization. The dogs referred to in Thailand had very unkind experiences with humans whereas the dogs in Mexico did not. Here in the US, some people fail to give the dogs very many experiences at all, hence where walking comes in.

    There's also the factor of dogs barking etc behind a fence because they feel they own that particular piece of turf. When they are one of many dogs hanging out on the street, they don't own it and act with what is considered by humans to be better behavior. So maybe it's a good idea to frequently bring other dogs into the home, so the dogs know that it's your turf, not theirs. I've seen a lot of normally nice dogs get extremely territorial when they are in vehicles.


    Good point