Canine Calm for Health
Why is a calm dog healthier than an anxious dog?
Evaluation of a dog's health and well-being is traditionally focused on the physical state. However, the environment that surrounds our dog through air, smells, and the emotional energy of their home, is an important consideration when we evaluate their health issues. Observing responses to sound can help if the history of the dog is not known due to being rescued. In addition to taking care of the basics of shelter, food, and family, we need to be aware of the vast range of sensitivities, emotions, and behaviors that contribute to doggy wellness triggered by acute hearing.
It's important to realize that canine calm does not mean that your dog is inactive or lying down. Webster defines calm as: not agitated, tranquil, steadiness under stress, peaceful, quiet.
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Canine hearing is one of the most overlooked causes of negative behaviors. That’s why Pet Acoustics does the research and provides the solutions, naturally.
As an observer of behavior, you know this sensitivity as stressful behavioral responses to thunderstorms and fireworks by panting, pacing and drooling, from excessive barking in response to sounds at home or on the streets, to lunging at cars, to hiding in bathtubs from ground vibrations. Noise-stress is a real issue and sometimes hard to resolve. There are also positive responses to sounds, such as nature-environments, human voices, and calming music to accompany the need for intermittent rest as part of their instinct to balance their daily energy.
A dog's environment can have positive or negative influences on behavior.
You don't have to look further than dog shelters to find examples of high levels of stress, nervousness, fear, and anxiety. We can assume that many of these dogs came from negative environments that created, or at least exacerbated, these conditions. With their loud barks and bodily shivers, they are calling out to us for safety. Thanks to these shelters and the good people who manage them, these animals have a temporary respite until a caring person or family brings them home. Shelters give us a vivid look at white animals need the feeling of connectedness and safety in their environment, whether provided by their own species or hours.
