Dogs with behavioural problems

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Hello,
My name is Ruth Phillips, and I am currently studying BSc (Hons) Animal Behaviour and Welfare at the University of the West of England, Hartpury College. For my dissertation, I am looking in to whether breeding type (pure breed or cross breed) has an effect on the prevalence or type of behavioural problems seen in dogs. There have been many studies looking at other factors, and only a handful have mentioned it their findings.

I am inviting you to take part in this questionnaire for my dissertation research. It asks many questions about your dogs behavioural problems, and if you feel like this would make you uncomfortable disclosing this information, I would politely suggest you not to take part.

Please only fill out this out if your dog has a behavioural problem, and please only fill out ONE questionnaire PER DOG. This should take just under 10 minutes to complete.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1T-hHXr42S8UPaeaiAh0IemhGIdEdA4Of5S53IGXZVm0/viewform

If you have any questions about this questionnaire, please feel free to email me on ruth.phillips@hartpury.ac.uk.

Thankyou.
 
survey desn't work eg can't add two or more other pets . Didn't look any further.

"For my dissertation, I am looking in to whether breeding type (pure breed or cross breed) has an effect on the prevalence or type of behavioural problems seen in dogs. There have been many studies looking at other factors, and only a handful have mentioned it their findings. "
I wonder why that is? Maybe because the question should be "how reputable was the source"? as in many cases behavior problems are down to misselling & unrealistic expectations. For example teh producers of cross breeds keep sayong that the pups will have all the positive acpectes & will be perfect family dogs - inheritance doesn't work like that & few are.
 
I'd be interested in the findings, I think genetics plays a role in a lot of behavioural problems but is never fully explored and people will say either 'all Xs are vicious' and others will say 'deed not breed' and others again will say 'it's how you raise them' and that is the end of the conversation.
All three of these are daft, else why would some dogs of the same breed but from different strains either be complete fruitloops and others be total couch potatoes with the very best of handling.
Of course it is hard to quantify in rescues and rehomes or dogs which are bought 'as seen'. I think in dogs or breeds where the breeding history is recorded fully it is much easier to identify but of course that very rarely happens when people go out to buy a dog which is 'just a pet'.
 
S4Sugar, that's one of the points I was trying to make, a lot of (most?) people go and pick up a cute puppy and have no idea of what is behind it. Maybe not even mum and dad, but grandparents.

If I may add, my own dog is for companionship AND work/competing, I don't think the two should be mutually exlusive but perhaps that is nitpicking!
 
Done. I am increasingly of the opinion that it is socialisation and habituation (or rather lack of/improper attempts to) that has the greatest bearing on behavioural problems.
 
I am not sure whether to complete the survey or not - I dont consider that any of my dogs have ever had "behavioural problems" but others might disagree :) To me, they are just greyhounds being greyhounds.....
 
I have filled it out for my foster dog, my own dogs do not have behavioural problems, they did do when first adopted but training corrected it.

I agree with Blackcob, all my foster dogs problems are down to lack of socialisation, he was born in a kennel and spent his first 2yrs as a stud dog, he was sold on terrified of people and un-housed trained in February of this year. He then went on to 5-6 homes until he came into rescue in October,neutered and fostered by me. The house training has taken a long time, he can poo without sniffing and turning round , he just goes, this has now stopped as if he dosnt go in the garden or on a walk he goes back into his crate. He has no social skills with other dogs but is learning this from my dogs who have put him in his place when he has stepped out of line. He would think nothing of jumping up and sitting on Diesel when he was lying down, Diesel has made it very obvious this isnt a good idea and the foster has taken the hint, I would rather he learnt this from my dogs as if he did this with the wrong dog he could be badly bitten. The socialising is proving difficult with girls of a certain age, he is terrified of my daughter and her friend and I believe that would have been the age of the kennel maids, maybe they teased him, who knows but we are working through it with a clicker(see clickers are good for something)
 
Poor little thing Dobiegirl, I would love to give him a home if I didn't have too many dogs already! And if Hoover wouldn't eat him.....which unfortunately he would.....
 
I did fill the survey in, but did not submit as there was no option to add notes that would have allowed me to explain that the dog in question is brain damaged so did not think it would be good for your survey to use her data without that knowledge.
 
Have filled out but you could do with adjusting slightly as my dog is stranger aggressive if I am uncomfortable eg I'm walking him on my own in the dark and a man walks past but easily controlled, but he is strange dog aggressive aswell especially when out walking but again easily controlled and manageable if I take notice of what is going on around me .
 
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Poor little thing Dobiegirl, I would love to give him a home if I didn't have too many dogs already! And if Hoover wouldn't eat him.....which unfortunately he would.....
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Yes he is a sad case, sadder still to think there are pups out there of his,hopefully they were sold on to homes who socialised them, he is a Manchester Terrier so is a rare vulnerable breed. I do have someone very interested in him but I need to get some more work into him, luckily she knows the breed can be a bit nervous but Billy has taken it to an entirely new level.
 
Thankyou for all yor comments and participation. I understand there are some teething problems with the questionnaire and will be sorting those out. Once again thanks for your feedback :)
 
The questionnaire has now been amended and you can now choose multiple answers for questions 5 and 9. I understand that there are many factors which contribute to the onset of behavioural problems, and I am just investigating on of them, but I have also included other factors in my questions in my questionnaire. I am just using the findings from other research and investigating them more. Thank you once again for your feedback and participation, it is much appreciated. I also like that fact that this area of behaviour has many different factors and have enjoyed reading everyone's opinions and different stances on behavioural problems in dogs, it has been very interesting. Thank you! x
 
Last push to get the last few responses need. Your response rate has been better than I imagined, so thankyou if you have already participated, if you have already participated, please could you pass this on to friends, family and others to complete, I would be most grateful.

Thank you so much!!!!
Ruth Phillips
 
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