Research Claims Parent's Personality Can Make Or Break Their Dog's Training Success

If you are finding that your dog is showing aggression, fear, increased barking, or other negative actions towards strangers and family members, there is a solution.

New research suggests that the proper training of dogs really does depend on the parents’ attitudes and the bond they share. This study was furthered with a simple case study involving 131 dog parents and their dogs. Before starting this study, the parents were asked to fill out a human personality assessment and a questionnaire about their dog’s behavior, including aspects of their own behaviors. These surveys were taken again three months later, and then another six months into training.

This assessment looked at the dog parents’ energy levels and personalities, along with the energy levels and emotions of their dogs. Factors that these scientists took into consideration were the dog’s age, sex, and size. Studies were shown that there was a link between smaller dogs and problems with aggression, whereas larger dogs showed more improvements in other categories. On the other hand, there was also a lot of information that correlated with the parent’s behaviors as well. Extroverted dog parents are more likely to see improvements in their dogs, no matter the size, and combating behavioral issues overall was much easier.

Most times, parents aren’t even aware that their behavior widely affects the behaviors of their dogs. It’s recommended that parents start the training of their dogs long before their behaviors become a bigger issue. Dogs will also keep acting the way they do if they see their parents allow it, and what they react to.