According to the statistics of the United States Postal Union, thousands of postal workers are attacked by dogs every year, and insurance companies have also taken a fancy to this, and have launched exclusive “dog bite insurance policies” for postal workers. The United Kingdom, which is known as the model of dog raising in the world, is also not spared. The Royal Mail of the United Kingdom stopped delivering mail to all users in the area because its employees were attacked by dogs. All residents in the area need to pick up the courier at the post office 2 kilometers away
Dog owners should feel the same way, no matter what breed you are, even a gentle dog will become irritable because of the knock on the door. To know the reason, you must first know the nature of the dog
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The nature of dogs
Before dogs were domesticated by humans, they had a strong sense of territory, and in this era, every dog is very “conscious”, they do not It will enter the territory of other similar species, and everyone will not commit river water. If an intruder is found, the territory owner will use the sequence of 1 call, 2 roar, and 3 attacks to protect his territory, and finally drive the invader out of his territory
It can be said that it is a coincidence that humans domesticated dogs. When humans did not know how to domesticate dogs, many wild dogs often wandered around human tribes. You must not think that this is going to start a war. , The reason why these wild dogs are like this is because early humans discarded the inedible parts of their prey after hunting. Think about it, in that era of blood and hair, who knew that garbage should be disposed of without pollution?
Our ancestors would discard the inedible parts of the prey, such as bones, viscera, fur, etc. around the tribe, and wild dogs are waiting for these delicacies
These wild dogs Gradually regard the human tribe as their own territory, and when the tribe is attacked by beasts and other tribes, they will sound the alarm,
Over time, humans began to try to domesticate these wild dogs. For early humans, These wild dogs entrenched around the tribe are the best alarms. At that time, it was a typical “police roaring”. The dog’s barking was louder and more lasting, and naturally became the best choice.
Even when the Today, dogs are still highly protective of territory
When the courier knocks on the door, the dog reacts defensively, When the courier brother leaves, the dog will think: he has defeated this person. So as to enhance his territorial awareness,
If the courier brother appears again, the dog will think that his previous attack is not tough enough, otherwise how can this person come again? So it was upgraded from barking to roaring. If a certain action of the courier boy is considered provocative by the dog, then it is likely to change from roaring to attacking, and you will lose money.
Change
If your dog happens to have this behavioral problem, you can try every time you open the door to pick up the courier and greet guests, ask them to wait at the door after opening the door, and prepare a snack or a little dog food , let the dog sit next to you and let it know: when strangers stand at the door, keep quiet to be rewarded
