Vocab
the actions or reactions of an animal under a given set of circumstances
Behavior
Animals use sounds to communicate danger, feeding, reproductive readiness, species recognition, and to mark and defend a territory.
Auditory
Factors that influence behavior include genetics, health, environment and handling of animals.
Behavior Factors
the social structures formed in herds, flocks, packs, etc.
Gregarious
correct behavior is rewarded with a pleasant stimulus.
Positive Reinforcement
Temperament
communicated by a variety of means such as color, posture, shape or movement.
Visual
An animal’s state of physical and mental wellbeing can contribute to abnormal behavior.
Health
urinating and defecating behaviors such as marking territory and burying feces.
Eliminative
the presentation of a negative stimulus immediately following a behavior that serves to decrease the probability that the behavior will be repeated.
Punishment
training to cause a response in a specific manner to a specific stimulus
Conditioning
Touch is used in social bonding, infant care, grooming, courtship and mating.
Tactile
The way an animal is raised affects its behavior. Early enrichment and exposure to common situations should be encouraged
Experience
how animals explore their surroundings.
Investigative
*NOT PUNISHMENT* animal escapes or avoids an unpleasant stimulus by performing a behavior.
Negative Reinforcement
the study of animal behavior in a natural environment or habitat
Ethology
Breath odor, urine, feces and body odor play a role
Olfactory
play a role in basic temperament and behavioral characteristics.
Genetics
patterns and methods of obtaining, eating and drinking food.
Ingestive
Person approaches (negative stimulus), dog bites, person backs away removing the negative stimulus and rewarding the dog.
Fear-biting
the careful management and care of an animal or group of animals
Husbandry
behavior shown by a dog to approach a more dominant individual.
Active Submission
The immediate physical surroundings of the animal including cleanliness, temperature, humidity, lighting and noise, exercise, human contact and social interaction, enclosure size and access to food.
Environmental
behaviors associated with conflict or danger such as “fight or flight” and aggression.
Agonistic
removal of positive reinforcement. Example – ignoring a barking dog.
Extinction