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I agree, dogs have no concept of revenge, they do however develop abandonment issues and anxiety when left alone.
I have a springer and cannot leave him for any longer than 4 hours because he then becomes very distressed. They are social animals and do not like being left on their own, but often our lifestyles clash.
Dogs do not have a concept of “revenge”. Their mental processes revolve primarily around the “pack” identity: one member of the pack is the alpha, and all have their places in a distinct pecking order. (For owners that arent mindful of this psychology, the dog usually believes itself to be the alpha.)
If your dog is fully housebroken, it probably held its bladder for as long as it could stand to (and likely experienced a feeling of failure when it couldnt hold it any longer).
If the dogs house training is not complete, then it should come as no surprise that it couldnt go all day.
Dogs live in the moment. They dont really have a concept of time. They are not capable of analyzing a situation and deciding that you are deliberating leaving them and they need to get revenge because you are late and need to be punished. More likely, you went beyond the dogs bladder capacity and it had to relieve itself. If a dog chews and destroys something, it is probably because they got bored and hungry.
I think some dogs are intelligent enough to seek revenge. I have a female dog that if I lock her out of my bedroom where she normally sleeps she will poop right in front of the bedroom door. She can easily go outside because we have a dog door. Examples when I had my boyfriend spend the night and I would lock her out of the room she pooped right in front of the door. She was 3 yrs old. Today I was changing the bedding on my bed and cleaning my room, she kept trying to come in to jump on the bed so I locked her out of the room. When I opened the door she had pooped in front of the door. She is 12 yrs now. This is the only time she has pooped in the house.
Yes and it might not even be revenge. They may just need to pee. Could you go the whole day without peeing? A dog can learn to make like 10 hour work day but much after that asking a bit. They will sleep most of the day but they need to be on that schedule.
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Not revenge on an owner, but certainly a dog. My dog seeks revenge on the dog that he got in a fight with, every time he passes our house he means business, different reaction to all other dogs. One time my walk with him, he got scent of something and was desperate to track it, 1km later (and running the whole way) sure enough it was the dog that attacked him and he wanted revenge.
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These actions are positive signs of friendliness seen in a dog. The dog is completely harmless if they show such symptoms. Dogs have instincts, which are unmatched and unparalleled.
Wolves have the habit of greeting their fellow beings with excessive licking on the face. Dogs too, exhibit similar actions. They also greet their co-fellows by licking their faces. In spite of similar traits, the difference between both the animals cannot be overlooked. Wolves are completely non friendly with humans and dogs are a man’s best friend.
Dogs are very faithful and loyal animals. Compared to their counterparts like other pet animals, they are considered superior in terms of their loyal and friendly behavior. Human have the tendency of expressing their love for others by hugging and kissing. Dogs too have similar traits.
As per ancient beliefs dogs are considered to share common traits with wolves. It was believed that the ancestors of dogs were wolves. This dates back to thousands of years. But gradually the species separated and showed different behavior tendencies. We all know how unfriendly and dangerous wolves are towards humans unlike dogs. This is the main point of difference between the two species.
Science has revealed their ways of expression and conducted many tests to understand the behavior of dogs. Though their ancestors belonged to the species of wolves, they separated due to their instincts. They were more superior in terms of wolves as far as their association with humans was concerned. Thus dogs became very friendly with humans because they related better with humans. The dog’s behavior with humans was more secure than other animals. Wolves became dangerous for human and hence man too is loving and caring towards them. They want to maintain a distance with wolves because wolves are ferocious and harmful unlike dogs.
Do Dogs Get Jealous?
Paul Morris, Ph.D., a psychologist and animal behavior expert at the University of Portsmouth in England, determined that certain animals, including dogs, experience a wide array of emotions. Along with jealousy, these emotions include anger, anxiety, surprise, pride, embarrassment, and shame.
While cats, pigs, horses, rabbits, and hamsters also seem to get jealous, dogs appear to feel this emotion more often and with greater intensity. Dog owners included in the study consistently reported that their dogs pushed in between themselves and third party rivals for their attention.
Scientists still can’t communicate with dogs to know what they are truly feeling, but the evidence so far suggests that canine emotions, including jealousy, are comparable to what we experience.
“All we can do is look at behavior and context,” Morris said. “Both the behavior and the contexts observed are consistent with current scientific definitions of jealousy. I suspect that a highly social species such as the dog has a very developed repertoire of social emotions.”
He and others plan to study animal emotions more in the future.