Understanding Dog Fear (Part 1): Genetics, Trauma, And Your Dog’s Well-being

How to help frightened and anxious dogs is a question I receive frequently, so I’m diving into identifying and overcoming canine fears and phobias that often lead to withdrawal or reactivity. Today’s focus is on overlooked reasons dogs become fearful and what you need to know about anxiety. It’s important to recognize a dog’s fear triggers and the role we might play in unconsciously creating stress.

🐾 Key Episode Moments
00:00 What’s Scaring Your Dog? Part One.
01:04 Natural fears for canine life stages.
01:38 Alert, excited or anxious dog behavior.
02:47 Genetics and confident dog breeds.
03:47 Inherited generational trauma in animals.
05:15 Fear and lack of early puppy education.
06:05 Events/actions that cause phobias in dogs or puppies.
07:50 Canine medical conditions that may cause fear.
08:31 Spaying may create fear and reactivity in female dogs.
10:15 Role of poor nutrition in dog fear and anxiety.
11:44 Electromagnetic frequency effect on dogs.
13:03 Your role in your dog’s phobias and reactivity.
16:42 Dogs can sense ‘happy’ and ‘terrified.’
17:52 What is your dog’s T.E.M.P.?
19:17 How does your reactivity impact your dog?

Resources
1. Podcast Episode 235: AMA With Susan Garrett: Leash Lunging, Dog Anxiety, Agility Angst, Bad Breeders, And More -    • AMA With Susan Garrett: Leash Lunging...  
2. Podcast Episode 199: Puppy Fear Periods: Help For Socializing Puppies Or Rescue Dogs Scared Of People -    • Puppy Fear Periods: Help For Socializ...  
3. Podcast Episode 4: T.E.M.P. (Tail, Eyes/Ears, Mouth, Posture) -    • T.E.M.P. (Tail, Eyes/Ears, Mouth, Pos...  
4. Podcast Episode 29: Understanding and Preventing Reactivity and Aggression in Your Dog -    • Understanding and Preventing Reactivi...  
5. Podcast Episode 136: Help Your Excited Dog Calm Down And Stop Barking, Lunging, Spinning, Nipping -    • Help Your Excited Dog Calm Down And S...  
6. YouTube Playlist: Puppy Essentials with Susan Garrett Dog Training -    • Puppy Essentials with Susan Garrett D...  
7. Podcast Episode 127: Puppy Socialization: Playtime For Puppies And Permissions -    • Puppy Socialization: Playtime For Pup...  
8. Podcast Episode 180: Taking Your Puppy To A Café Or Restaurant: Socialization Success -    • Taking Your Puppy To A Café Or Restau...  
9. Podcast Episode 79: Reduce Anxiety and Grow Your Dog’s Confidence with These Pro Dog Training Tips -    • Reduce Anxiety and Grow Your Dogs Con...  
10. Podcast Episode 45: My Dog Just Got Jumped, Now What? -    • My Dog Just Got Jumped, Now What? #45  
11. Podcast Episode 78: How to Train a Rescue Dog with Behavior Problems -    • How to Train a Rescue Dog with Behavi...  
12. Podcast Episode 81: Sudden Aggression and Your Dog’s Thyroid -    • Sudden Aggression and Your Dog’s Thyr...  
13. Podcast Episode 203: Reactive, Unmotivated and Fearful: Finding Resiliency For This! Beyond Dog Training Part 1 -    • Reactive, Unmotivated and Fearful: Fi...  
14. Podcast Episode 204: Dog Behavior And Diet: Recovery For This! Beyond Dog Training Part 2 -    • Dog Behavior And Diet: Recovery For T...  
15. Podcast Episode 189: All The Things That Influence Your Dog’s Behavior And What Behavior Tells You -    • All The Things That Influence Your Do...  
16. Podcast Episode 217: Understanding Emotional Regulation In Dogs To Create Calm -    • Understanding Emotional Regulation In...  
17. Podcast Episode 157: Dog Body Language: Understanding Canine Communication Signals And Emotions -    • Dog Body Language: Understanding Cani...  
18. Podcast Episode 62: 12 Keys to Helping My Dogs Live a Long and Happy Life -    • 12 Keys to Helping My Dogs Live a Lon...  
19. Podcast Episode 67: Are You Stressing About Your Dog’s Stress? -    • Are You Stressing About Your Dog's St...  
20. Podcast Episode 103: Excited Or Suspicious Dog? Dealing With Your Dog’s Emotions -    • Excited Or Suspicious Dog? Dealing Wi...  
21. Podcast Episode 168: Creating Confidence For Anxious, Stressed Or Reactive Dogs Part 1 -    • Creating Confidence For Anxious, Stre...  
22. Podcast Episode 169: Dog Training A Stressed, Anxious Or Reactive Dog Part 2 -    • Dog Training A Stressed, Anxious Or R...  
23. Podcast Episode 112: Stressed Dog? How Trigger Stacking Might Be Putting Your Dog Over Threshold -    • Stressed Dog? How Trigger Stacking Mi...  

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