ArtsAutosBooksBusinessEducationEntertainmentFamilyFashionFoodGamesGenderHealthHolidaysHomeHubPagesPersonal FinancePetsPoliticsReligionSportsTechnologyTravel

What Triggers A Dog's Aggressive Behaviour?

Updated on June 4, 2025
samazi profile image

Writing and writing well is my cup of tea.l live writing and l talk Writing. I listen to birds sounds ,l smell and touch as l write.

It Takes Two To Tango

In our rich world of expressions we say, a hungry man is an angry man. It is also logical to say,a hungry dog is an angry dog.

When the dog is hungry it loses patience and becomes aggressive. If a dog is starved it starts venting its anger and neglect by being aggressive and even sneaking into people's homes eating food which comes its way.To be kept at peace and from harm's way by your dog,a dog should be well looked after.A dog needs to be treated fairly and just. It also needs those goodies and a full stomach to calm it and prevent it from being aggressive.

A dog has different communication methods different from humans. If a dog is ill it can blow it out of proportion by being aggressive as a way of telling the owner that it is not feeling well. Dogs suffering from rabies can display aggressiveness. A rabid dog might want to bite anyone at the slightest provocation. if a dog is showing any signs of anger, if in doubt of the cause consult your veterinary surgeon.

If a dog is always kept in a cage, isolated and lacks exercise,it may say enough is enough and becomes aggressive as a way of communicating to you that something is not right. It may bark all night long - crying for its freedom. It needs its free space like us. If a dog meets another dog for the first time whilst on the lead it becomes scared that it might be attacked by another dog so it becomes aggressive to show the other dog that it can't be a walk over and made to cower and hide its tail under its hind legs.

A dog can be violent when strangers approach its territory.The reason being it is not sure whether the visitor is a friend or not. So it makes the move and becomes aggressive to warn the stranger that it is alert and can fight to the last drop of blood. A dog can also be aggressive when it has puppies. It becomes aggressive as a way of protecting its puppies. Like any parent a dog would always believe that the one who harms your offspring is an enemy.To make assurance double sure that it is ready to protect its puppies it becomes aggressive before you know it.

If a dog doesn't have proper shelter like a kennel it might be aggressive as a sign of communicating to the owner that something is not right. It becomes aggressive if it is left in the heat for a long time,this would be a sign of attracting attention and communicating to people that it is feeling the heat. Being aggressive might be a sign of telling the owner that it is feeling cold and it needs proper shelter.

A dog is a warm blooded animal so it may be aggressive to inform the owner that it is either feeling cold or hot so there is need for the regulation of its body temperature. A dog can be aggressive as a sign of telling the owner that the type of food it is being given is not proper, dogs react differently to certain types of food - giving a dog some beer can make it aggressive. Beer is not meant for dogs.

Indeed every dog has its bad and good days, If a dog is displaying some of the traits above its a sign that it needs your attention. Be there for it ,a friend in need is a friend indeed. A dog has been a friend to humans from time immemorial. Help it when need be.

working

This website uses cookies

As a user in the EEA, your approval is needed on a few things. To provide a better website experience, hubpages.com uses cookies (and other similar technologies) and may collect, process, and share personal data. Please choose which areas of our service you consent to our doing so.

For more information on managing or withdrawing consents and how we handle data, visit our Privacy Policy at: https://corp.maven.io/privacy-policy

Show Details
Necessary
HubPages Device IDThis is used to identify particular browsers or devices when the access the service, and is used for security reasons.
LoginThis is necessary to sign in to the HubPages Service.
Google RecaptchaThis is used to prevent bots and spam. (Privacy Policy)
AkismetThis is used to detect comment spam. (Privacy Policy)
HubPages Google AnalyticsThis is used to provide data on traffic to our website, all personally identifyable data is anonymized. (Privacy Policy)
HubPages Traffic PixelThis is used to collect data on traffic to articles and other pages on our site. Unless you are signed in to a HubPages account, all personally identifiable information is anonymized.
Amazon Web ServicesThis is a cloud services platform that we used to host our service. (Privacy Policy)
CloudflareThis is a cloud CDN service that we use to efficiently deliver files required for our service to operate such as javascript, cascading style sheets, images, and videos. (Privacy Policy)
Google Hosted LibrariesJavascript software libraries such as jQuery are loaded at endpoints on the googleapis.com or gstatic.com domains, for performance and efficiency reasons. (Privacy Policy)
Features
Google Custom SearchThis is feature allows you to search the site. (Privacy Policy)
Google MapsSome articles have Google Maps embedded in them. (Privacy Policy)
Google ChartsThis is used to display charts and graphs on articles and the author center. (Privacy Policy)
Google AdSense Host APIThis service allows you to sign up for or associate a Google AdSense account with HubPages, so that you can earn money from ads on your articles. No data is shared unless you engage with this feature. (Privacy Policy)
Google YouTubeSome articles have YouTube videos embedded in them. (Privacy Policy)
VimeoSome articles have Vimeo videos embedded in them. (Privacy Policy)
PaypalThis is used for a registered author who enrolls in the HubPages Earnings program and requests to be paid via PayPal. No data is shared with Paypal unless you engage with this feature. (Privacy Policy)
Facebook LoginYou can use this to streamline signing up for, or signing in to your Hubpages account. No data is shared with Facebook unless you engage with this feature. (Privacy Policy)
MavenThis supports the Maven widget and search functionality. (Privacy Policy)
Marketing
Google AdSenseThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Google DoubleClickGoogle provides ad serving technology and runs an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Index ExchangeThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
SovrnThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Facebook AdsThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Amazon Unified Ad MarketplaceThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
AppNexusThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
OpenxThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Rubicon ProjectThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
TripleLiftThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Say MediaWe partner with Say Media to deliver ad campaigns on our sites. (Privacy Policy)
Remarketing PixelsWe may use remarketing pixels from advertising networks such as Google AdWords, Bing Ads, and Facebook in order to advertise the HubPages Service to people that have visited our sites.
Conversion Tracking PixelsWe may use conversion tracking pixels from advertising networks such as Google AdWords, Bing Ads, and Facebook in order to identify when an advertisement has successfully resulted in the desired action, such as signing up for the HubPages Service or publishing an article on the HubPages Service.
Statistics
Author Google AnalyticsThis is used to provide traffic data and reports to the authors of articles on the HubPages Service. (Privacy Policy)
ComscoreComScore is a media measurement and analytics company providing marketing data and analytics to enterprises, media and advertising agencies, and publishers. Non-consent will result in ComScore only processing obfuscated personal data. (Privacy Policy)
Amazon Tracking PixelSome articles display amazon products as part of the Amazon Affiliate program, this pixel provides traffic statistics for those products (Privacy Policy)
ClickscoThis is a data management platform studying reader behavior (Privacy Policy)