Why Dogs Bite

There are times when people just can’t understand why their beloved dogs appear to "turn on them."  Hence, it is extremely important to know the underlying reasons why dogs sometimes behave differently. 

More than 5 million people in the U.S. alone are victims of dog bites annually.  So, the question is: Why dogs bite?

According to the experts, the main reasons why dogs may bite are the following:

Excitement.  When somebody plays with his or her dog, the tendency of the dog is to get excited, and because dogs don’t have hands to use when playing, they use their mouth to grasp things. When this happens, there is the tendency that the dog might accidentally hurt people without intending to do anything harmful.

Protection.  Dogs can be very possessive, so, whenever he wants to protect something that he owns, he will bite whoever threatens to take it away from him. Hence, when people get near the dog’s property, the dog’s tendency is to bite to make the person leave his property alone.

Pain.  When the dog is not feeling well, he does not understand why he is feeling that way. Therefore, when a person, even if it’s his master, touches him, he may think that it’s the person who causes the pain and so his tendency is to fight back by biting.

Fear.  Dogs are sometimes afraid just like humans.  That is why when somebody startles him, the dog’s only known protection for itself is to bite back.

Like humans, dogs have feelings too. When these feelings are all mixed up, their only known protection for themselves is to bite because they cannot understand the situation logically. Therefore, people should know that in order to avoid such circumstances.