What makes pet dogs socially frighten?

Pet dogs can become socially frighten with city habitat, lack of exercise, and insufficient socialization.

Fear has become a major problem in dogs particularly living in confined areas. If the fear becomes excessive and is experienced for longer time, then dogs can acquire a behavioral problem. This can further impact the health of the pet and the wellbeing of the owner. It was observed that the dogs living in the city are more feared to other dogs and humans. Also, the dogs which experienced less socialization during their puppy years, small sized breeds, dogs which have lack of exercise or activity are some other reasons for the fear in dogs. While females tend to feel more fear than males, in some cases neutering the dogs has proven increase of fear because of hormonal imbalance.

So necessary management considerations should be taken to improve the wellbeing of the dogs. It is suggested that dogs should get at least 2 hours a day of physical activity or exercise to reduce their stress or fearful levels and to keep normal behavior. Also, enriching the pet’s social and environmental circumstances can improve their wellbeing. Further, as the dogs age after 6 years of age, the fear of strangers also reduces.