ASPECTS REFERRING TO RECIDIVIST AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOUR IN ROTTWEILERS

Authors

  • Arpad Sallay
  • S Bardan

Abstract

Eleven dogs of the Rottweiler breed were studied in order to notice the evolution of the submission-aggressiveness ambivalent behaviour conditioned by the master (temperament, time allotted to the dog, etc.) and by the environment they live in. All the dogs were trained in similar conditions for six months by specialists. Watchdogs were finally tested and proved to have the qualities for these activities in point of psycho-motive aspects. Eight months after the training came to an end, they checked the behaviour of the dogs and noticed that four dogs had the characteristic features acquired during the training session (watching something and attacking somebody), three had a delated reaction to orders and four had major behavioural deviations, which were conditioned in time, consciously or unconsciously, by their masters’ physiological and nervous features. The behavioural changes were more obvious in the dogs trained for watching a building (three subjects) than in the ones for entertainment (one subject). Taking this into account, the owners or temporary holders of watchdogs must have minimum knowledge of the ambivalent behaviour brought about by the submission-aggressiveness motivational conflict.  Key words: Rottweiler, aggressive behaviour 

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2008-12-21

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