Dog Behavior & Training Glossary
Dog behavior can be confusing, especially when the same behavior gets described ten different ways online. Search by term, category, or the signs you are seeing.
5 terms found
Behavioral Concerns
Fearful Behavior
Behavior that communicates concern about a person, animal, object, sound, place, or interaction.
Behavioral Issues
Fearfulness
Fearfulness is an emotional response to something a dog perceives as threatening, unsafe, or difficult to understand.
Leash and Movement
Fixation
Sustained visual or physical focus that makes it difficult for a dog to disengage and respond to the handler.
Canine Communication
Freeze Response
A freeze response is a sudden reduction or stop in movement when a dog is processing threat, conflict, uncertainty, or intense focus.
Canine Communication
Freezing
A sudden pause or complete stop in movement that may signal uncertainty, conflict, fear, guarding, or preparation to act.