How
to Evaluate Your Dog’s Tactile and Hearing Sensitivity
Dogs
are known for its strong sense of smell and there is no need
to explain on the dog’s sniffing capabilities, as the
same is widely put to use by police and other agencies.However,
your dog also does have two other strong capabilities and
they are nothing but your dog’s strong sense of touch
and sharp hearing capacity.
Hearing
Sensitivity
Amongst
the many breeds of dogs, few dog breeds have exceptional sensitivity
to sound. For example, your Chihuahua will run out of your
drawing room if you just increase your TV volume, as the dog
is so sensitive to loud sound it cannot just bear the loud
sound from a TV.
Your
dog’s hearing sensitivity, a prime requirement for better
guarding your house, may sometimes prove hazardous and make
your dog anxious and restless. Hence if you find your dog
anxious more than the required limit, then you should get
your dog tested by a qualified veterinarian. Though there
is no effective treatment available to correct your dog’s
hearing sensitivity, you can at least exercise caution and
avoid areas that may prove to be hard on your dog’s ears.
Tactile
Sensitivity
A
dog’s touch sense is very marked and it is also used
favorably for communication while training your dog. Again,
within the ambit of touch sense, your dog also does have a
tolerance or threshold level that can get altered depending
upon the external stimulus or situation.
Your
dog’s touch sensitivity can profitably be put to use
while training your dog and once you know the right equipment
to be used then your dog will become more obedient and respond
to your commands without fail. As said earlier, every dog
has got its own threshold level and if your physical contact
or touch level is beyond this level then your dog may not
respond to your commands and instead may start misbehaving
due to irritability.
When
it comes to tactile sensitivity in dogs, it is observed that
the tolerability or the threshold level varies depending upon
breeds. For instance, the St. Bernard breed is known for its
capability to travel long distance in extreme cold conditions
where as the smaller breeds such as Chihuahua may even hesitate
to venture out in rains. Here these extremely opposite examples
were given only to make a beginning in understanding the touch
sensitivity variations in dog breeds.
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