| Do you have a dog that has difficulty interacting with | | | | The treatment for most medical causes that lead to |
| other pets, children, strangers or even other family | | | | dog aggression is similar to that of human treatments. |
| members? Your pet's aggression could be because of | | | | Your vet many prescribe SSRI drugs and other |
| upbringing, socialization problems, a past negative | | | | anti-depressants that treat most brain disorders. |
| experience, or a medical condition. As a result your | | | | Hormonal supplements may be prescribed to restore |
| dog may growl, scratch, bark, or even bite in certain | | | | hormonal imbalance as well as to treat hypothyroidism. |
| situations. This aggression is not only a problem for | | | | However, just as in humans, natural remedies can play |
| your pet but for you! However, the good news is that | | | | an important role in treating the medical causes behind |
| this aggression might be a problem that is easily | | | | your dog's aggression. |
| curable. | | | | Natural remedies to cure aggression actually target the |
| Aggression in dogs is normally the result of improper | | | | underlying cause that is behind a medical disorder. |
| training that is incomplete or inconsistent. Start training | | | | Often, treating your pet's disease is simply a matter of |
| your pet before he turns five months old for best | | | | changing behavioral patterns and/or diet. Herbs, |
| results. As he ages, the difficulty in training him also | | | | homeopathy, and other alternative remedies have |
| increases. Just like you, your pet's habits and reflexes | | | | successfully been used to treat humans, so why not |
| are conditioned. Thus the longer you wait to train him, | | | | use them to treat your pet? |
| the more bad habits he will already have in place. | | | | There are many herbs traditionally used for humans |
| As I am sure you know, dogs are pack animals and | | | | and pets to maintain nervous systems and support a |
| tend to naturally assert their dominance, protect their | | | | soothed behavior. When used as part of a holistic |
| territory and resort to aggression when in an | | | | approach, these remedies can make a noticeable |
| uncomfortable situation. Thus a dog's inherent | | | | difference in your pet. Formulas for aggression contain |
| predatory instincts can lead him to aggression. Such | | | | a unique combination of natural ingredients that are well |
| aggression is realized when your pet attacks young | | | | known for their ability to support a peaceful disposition. |
| children, bites, or even barks excessively. A puppy that | | | | If you have a dog that loves to vocalize and vent their |
| has been trained to accept commands and socialized | | | | frustrations, then natural remedies can actually |
| early in life will accept the owner as his leader and will | | | | contribute in helping your dog to relax and enjoy the |
| be less likely to indulge in aggressive behavior. | | | | company of other animals and humans. |
| If you did not train your dog early on, you will be happy | | | | To sum up, there is no reason to put up with an |
| to know that dog aggression is mostly correctable by | | | | aggressive dog. With proper training you can have a |
| re-training unless the aggression is caused by an | | | | loving, well behaved pet. However, if the underlying |
| underlying medical condition. In such cases your training | | | | cause of aggression is a medical reason, see your vet. |
| efforts will be in vain until the proper medication is | | | | Lastly, realize that there is another alternative. Just as |
| administered. Your veterinarian will be the best person | | | | natural remedies are effective in treating humans, you |
| to consult in such a case since treatment of the | | | | can choose a natural remedy to help create a loving, |
| underlying medical cause will automatically treat your | | | | nonaggressive pet. |
| pet's aggression | | | | |