Pro group call
Arousal vs Energy and Reactivity Triggers in Dogs
- Sat 10 Oct 2026
- 1 hr 15 min
In this OhMyDog Pro peer-teaching call, Manya presented a deep dive into the difference between a dog's energy and its arousal, covering physical versus emotional arousal, Panksepp's engaging and protective emotional systems, the emotional sink analogy, and a real case study of a cocker spaniel with compulsive fly-snapping caused by chronic over-arousal. Yashika followed with a session on reactivity, drawing on her own experience with her Shih Tzu Tin Tin to explain common triggers like sound, people, movement and unmet basic needs, and how the six rituals, especially structured walks and leash work, help resolve it. Sunny Luthra moderated, answered member questions, and gave feedback encouraging both presenters to use mind maps and break dense topics into shorter, more structured sessions.</br>
Key points (6)
- Arousal measures how alert and reactive a dog's brain and body are at any moment, while energy is stored biological stamina that depletes with exercise.
- Emotional arousal splits into engaging (positive, desire driven) and protective (fear, frustration, grief) systems, and both feed into one emotional sink that can overflow if not drained.
- Chronic high arousal can cause physical issues like gastrointestinal inflammation and skin disease, and behavioral issues like compulsive fly-snapping, reactivity and idiopathic aggression.
- A real case of a cocker spaniel's compulsive fly-snapping was resolved not through medication but by reducing over-engagement, fixing sleep, and teaching independence and impulse control.
- Reactivity in dogs often stems from fear, frustration, unmet walk or sleep needs, or specific sensory triggers, and is best addressed through structured walks, socialising and leash handling.
- Food timing and fasting can also raise a dog's arousal and irritability through blood sugar changes, similar to how fasting affects humans.
- On the call
- Sunny, Manya, Yashika, Sakshi, Tavisha, and others
Arousal vs Energy and Reactivity Triggers in Dogs
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Transcript
Hindi written in English letters. The audio is the record.
Sunny
So recording chaalu ho chuki hai aur aaj, aaj ek special session hai aur special session mein Manya and Yashika dono hi present karne waale hain. So Manya ka topic hai. Manya ka pehla topic kya Manya tumhara topic kya hai?
Manya
Arousal versus energy.
Sunny
Yeah, arousal versus energy. So stage is yours aur start ho jaao.
Manya
Okay, so I'll be presenting first.
Sunny
Yeah, you will be presenting first.
Manya
Okay sure. Um, so hello everyone, good afternoon. First of all, I would like you all to please, uh, like open your cameras so that better communication ho sake one-to-one kind of. Okay. So generally hum logon ko, uh, energy and arousal ke baare mein pata hai, uh, briefly.
But sometimes what we do is ki hum log arousal, aroused dog ko hyperactive samajh lete hain. Samajh lete hain ki bahut zyada high energetic hai, right? But this is because of ki lack of knowledge. Hum arousal ko as a something we see it as, uh, ki unki mating drive se arousal hota hai.
So whenever a dog wants to mate or if they are feeling sexually, uh, unke, uh, hormones release ho rahe hain. Okay, when a female is in heat, so only at that time we generally use arousal as a word or whenever see hackers on the dog, right?
But arousal is something that goes inside, matlab it is always on, it never is off. Matlab kabhi off nahi hota, right? So what is arousal? So arousal is basically measurement of how active, how alert and how responsive and a brain is and the body is at a any given moment.
Okay? It can be when a dog is sleeping, it can be when a dog is, uh, ready to eat their food. It can be when a dog is, uh, happy, excited to go on a walk. It can be when a dog is in fear state of mind or a dog is anxious, right? So it can be at any given moment. Theek hai?
Wo ek emotion nahi hai, but rather it is a physical and mental intensity of a dog's, uh, e-experience to the environment, right? So uska scale low se high tak kahin pe bhi ja sakta hai.
So whenever a dog is sleeping, jab bhi, bhi wo ek deep sleep mein hota hai, jab bhi, bhi we see that they are in a rapid eye movement kind of sleep, toh tab wo lowest hota hai because they are in deep sleep.
So their a-arousal is at the lowest stage. It is there, but it, it is at the lowest stage. And whenever a dog is a bit active, matlab wo utha hai, toh it can be from low to medium ke beech mein ho sakta hai, right? When a dog is, uh, going for a walk, right?
Toh agar wo walk pe stably walk kar raha hai, uh, calmly walk kar raha hai, relax walk kar raha hai, then it can be at a medium level of, uh, arousal.
And if a dog is, um, uh, like want playing continuously ya phir ekdam excited hai when their pet parents come at home ya phir, uh, kisi cheez se, matlab agar firecrackers phoota and ekdam dar gaya, toh wo arousal high level pe bhi ja sakta hai depending ki dog kaise us pe respond kar raha hai, right?
Now what is energy? Okay, ab ye dono different hain ek doosre se. So energy is basically biological stamina that is stored inside the dog's muscles and body. So it is something that a dog have. A-kisi dog ki low energy bhi ho sakti hai, kisi ki medium bhi ho sakti hai, kisi ki high bhi ho sakti hai.
But it is something that is stored and once they get proper exercise, proper outlet, mental and, uh, physical stimulation, ye energy kam bhi ho sakti hai. Okay? But energy is not something ki wo achanak se badh jaayegi like arousal. Okay? It is something that is stored and it comes from calories and rest.
Matlab ek dog jo, uh, khaa ke, matlab khaa liya usne, wo so gaya, doosre din subah utha, toh wo high energy mein ho sakta hai but uska arousal low hoga, right?
Ek dog jo aise dono cheezein differently work karti hain and isliye kabhi, kabhi hum soch lete hain ki ek dog jo, uh, frantically run kar raha hai, pace kar raha hai and at times bark kar raha hai, so humein lagta hai ki yaar ye bahut hi energetic hai. Zoomies aa rahi hai usko, ye bahut hi energetic hai.
But it is not always ki uski pent-up energy iski wajah se wo aise, aise, uh, react kar raha hai. Uske peeche wo behavior ke peeche it can also be arousal, right?
So ye distinguish karna bahut important hai ki ek dog behave jo kar raha hai wo, uh, high energy ki wajah se kar raha hai or high arousal ki wajah se kar raha hai.
Kya uska state of mind hai? Now arousal ke further types hote hain, right? So ek physical arousal hota hai and emotional arousal hota hai. So physical arousal is that when ki jab mechanically dog ka state, body ka state working hota hai, right?
Jaise heart rate badhna, uh, breathing rate badhna, panting kar raha hota hai. So physically you can see ki ye symptoms aapko dikh sakte hain dog mein. So dog high aroused tab bhi ho sakta hai jab wo walk karke aaya, uska panting high hai, uska, matlab walk kar raha hai, tab bhi, bhi wo aroused ho sakta hai.
Uska heart rate high hai, uska breathing rate high hai, right? So ye tab bhi, bhi ho sakta hai. But it is not necessary ki at that time wo dog emotionally aroused ho.
Okay, so yeh cheez bahut hi important hai. Now emotionally aroused kya hona hota hai? Jab dog ka jo chemical response hota hai brain ka feelings ke related, okay. Emotional arousal is dog's brain's response to their feelings. Jo bhi emotions wo feel karte hain, right.
So aage main aapko bataungi ki emotions kaun-se hote hain unke and uske, a, saath mein wo kaise respond karte hain, use hum emotional arousal kehte hain, okay. Now physical ek dog mein jo dog emotionally aroused hai, wo hamesha physically aroused hoga, right. Wo aapko dikhega.
But ek dog jo physically aroused hai, it is not necessary ki wo hamesha emotionally aroused ho.
So it is very important to see ki dono matlab physically aroused hai dog ya emotionally aroused hai or both, okay. But it is very important ki jo dog ek physically aroused hota hai, it can easily get triggered, okay. Matlab ek dog, uh, long walk karke aaya hai, long run kar raha hai ya long run karke aaya hai.
Uske, uski body abhi highly physically aroused hai, okay. So agar us time pe usne kuch bhi trigger dekh liya, maybe a cat, maybe a something that triggers that dog, okay. Toh woh easily us high uska emotional state of arousal bhi high ho sakta hai.
Toh yeh cheez bhi hum note karenge ki physical arousal agar physical arousal mein hai dog, toh it can easily agar kuch trigger hua use, toh woh fast us, uska instantly response ho sakta hai. Emotional arousal bhi uska turant badh sakta hai through that, okay. Because their body is already in action mode.
So now emotional arousal ke bhi like do subpart hai. So to understand ki emotions kaise work karte hain in dogs. So, um, this is based on, uh, Panksepp's active systems jinhone e-emotions pe work kiya hai like for all animals, even humans and other animals, dogs, cats and all the animals.
So according to him, there are two kind of emotions, positive and negative. Abhi although positive and negative se log biasedly sochte hain ki negative is always bad or positive is always good. But this is not that kind of thing.
So iske wajah se then, uh, jo bhi abhi modern, uh, we can say clinicians hai ki jo bhi researchers hai un logon ne use as engaging matlab positive ko engaging emotional arousal mein, uh, ki tarah bolte hain and negative ko protective emotional arousal ki tarah bolte hain.
So that logon ko aisa na lage ki jo positive arousal hai it is always good for dog. Matlab dog agar positively emotionally high aroused hai so it is always good and negatively agar woh emotional aroused hai, agar low bhi hai, medium bhi hai so it is always bad for the dog.
No, but we have to understand ki uske andar kya hai, kaun-se emotions hain and how it is also important for every being. Even not only dogs but also other like, uh, us humans and all other beings.
So engaging, engaging emotional arousal, uske name se hi aapko thoda idea aa gaya hoga ki something that motivates an individual to engage with a stimulus. Woh trigger se ya usse engage karne mein usko motivate karta hai, right.
So isme desire seeking aa sakta hai, isme social play aa sakta hai, isme care aa sakta hai, isme lust aa sakta hai, right. So desire seeking mein there are, uh, desire to play, uh, like desire to acquire, uh, resources, right.
Isme scent work aa sakta hai. Then prey matlab predates like, uh, prey drive bhi hum usme le sakte hain desire seeking mein ki hunt karna, right. Social play mein interacting with their species matlab interspecies ke saath interact karna.
Now desire seeking mein uh, since hum log dogs ke saath involved hain now, uh, as hum humans. So our affection can also be desire seeking for them. Iske andar aa sakta hai dogs ke. Then care mein matlab, uh, uh, care karna apne, uh, offsprings ke liye, apne babies ke liye care karna, nurture karna, woh aata hai.
And lust mein mating drive aata hai ki, uh, reproductive, uh, usme you know us reproductive way se engage hona kisi ke saath.
So yeh sab engaging emotional arousal hai. But and then we have protective emotional arousal. So protective emotional arousal it is something that motivates an individual to protect themselves from a stimulus, okay. Woh unhe motivate karta hai ki use ap-protect karna hai apne aap ko from an environment.
So whenever they feel, uh, fear and anxiety is an emotion ki jahan pe woh, uh, it is a protective response to a pro-possible threat or we can say a real threat, okay. So it can be both. It is not necessary ki, uh, threat is actual threat. Woh possibility bhi ho sakti hai.
But a fear and anxiety is under protective, uh, emotional arousal.
Then rage, rage we can say it as frustration. So whenever a dog or a any individual wants to Uh, seek something, right? They want to get something and their desire or goal is blocked. Matlab uske beech mein koi aa jaye kisi bhi tarah.
Okay, so it is, it creates frustration inside the dog or the human or any, any individual. Okay. And use ham rage kar sakte hai. Then there is panic and grief. So it is like ki agar dog apne humans se separate hua or any-anything that they, uh, uske nurturing caregiver.
So like if a puppy separates from her mother, so they'll, they'll, uh, get, get an emotion of panic and grief, okay. Because woh apne mom se dur hai ab uski mom dur gayi hai toh woh whine karenge tabhi. Jaise agar hum log hamare dogs ko ghar pe rakh ke jaate hai so they can get separation anxiety. So in that way.
Then there is pain. So pain can be emotional, physical, right? So all these things, all these emotionals, uh, emotions trigger protective emotions, right? Matlab dekho, uh, dono hi cheez bahut important hai. Agar ek cheez or balance bhi dono mein bahut important hai.
Abhi hamen lag sakta hai ki all these emotions are negative matlab ki what is the need of these things, right?
Matlab ye humesha ka, humesha kuch bad hi way mein hum isse dekhte hai. But what if there is an actual threat? Abhi ek rabbit hai usko agar fear or we can say kabhi fear hi mehsoos hi nahi hua usko aur usne uske upar act hi nahi kiya toh woh aur kisi ka bhi shikar ho sakta hai.
Matlab uske peeche ek dog jaa raha hai and usko fear hi pata nahi chala uske uss response ke through usne fight ya flight, uh, generally they choose, uh, flight. Toh usne agar woh choose nahi kiya toh woh udhar mar jayega. Matlab uski life end ho jayegi, right?
So dono hi emotions bahut hi, uh, necessary hai, but it is also important ki dono ke beech mein balance ho. Okay.
Now to, uh, explain ki kaise, uh, ye emotions work karte hai, kaise ye dog ke, uh, system ko deride karte hai, override karte hai toh uske liye, uh, there is an analogy, sink analogy kehte hai, emotional sink analogy.
So consider ki, uh, there is a sink. Okay. Uh, toh woh dog ka emotional ek sink hai. Okay. And there are two taps. One is cold tap and one, one is hot tap. Jisme cold water aata hai and hot water aata hai. Okay. So co-- uh, re-- like cold water represents, uh, engaging emotional arousal.
Jo bhi positive arousal hai like desire, I said, then play, right? So woh sab cold, usmein aata hai, cold tap ke andar. And jo bhi protective emotional arousal hai, uh, like fear and anxiety, pain, grief, all this comes in hot tap, under hot tap. And ye dono hi linked hai ek hi emotional sink se.
So there are no different emotion, emotional sinks. Okay, ye dono hi milke sink ko overflow bhi kar sakte hai, right? So we have to keep in mind about that.
And then agar jab bhi ye dono, uh, cheeze trigger ho jaati hai ya phir ye dono mein se koi ek cheez trigger hoti hai, tab agar uss time pe dog ki matlab woh sink ko drainage nahi mila, matlab ek proper outlet nahi provide hua, then phir woh overflow ho sakta hai.
And jab ye cheez overflow hoti hai, tab, uh, we can say a dog is in hi-- in an, is in, is in an high arousal state of mind. Okay, so uss time pe phir, uh, we have to provide, we have to keep the balance to maintain ki woh overflow na ho.
Toh uske liye hum ek proper outlet provide karna hota hai. Ek proper drainage dena hota hai taki agar dono cheeze flow ho rahi hai toh dono, uh, easily pass out ho sakte hai, right? So iske consequences kya hote hai?
Agar ek dog, uh, high state or high emotional arousal state mein hai, toh uske consequences kya ho sakte hai? Agar uska sink overflow ho gaya, emotional sink, toh uski consequences kya ho sakte hai? So physically, if we see, toh kaafi saara medical issues ho sakte hai dog ko.
Agar woh chronically high arousal state mein rehta hai dog, matlab day-to-day life mein uska arousal hamesha high rehta hai, spiked rehta hai, toh unhe medical issues bhi ho sakte hai.
Like unhe compulsive behaviors ho sakte hai, right? Unhe gastrointestinal inflammation ho sakta hai. Then skin diseases ho sakte hai and pain bhi ho sakta hai. Now compulsive behaviors mein aise behaviors aa sakte hai like fly snapping. Dog aise randomly fly snap kare but actual mein there is no fly, right?
Apne tail ko chase karte rehna, ghol, ghol, ghol, ghol, right? Uh, pace karte rehna idhar se udhar, idhar se udhar. Excessive self-grooming karna. Poora din khud ko groom karte rehna. So we must have seen kahin na kahin ki aise dogs karte hai, right?
And we can say ki iska, ye woh sab behaviors hai jiska reason humein nahi pata, right?
And so ye sab cheeze a-agar emotional, uh, state of mind dog ka high hai toh unhe ho sakta hai chronic ari. So it is very important ki humein ye samjhe ki sirf behavioral issues nahi hote dog ko iss cheez se, but also physical consequences bhi hote hai.
So behavioral toh as we all know ki agar high engaging and protective agar arousal hai dog ka toh unmein reactivity aa sakti hai, aggression aa sakta hai, leash reactivity aa sakti hai, destructive mouthing ho sakta hai matlab furniture destroy karna hai aur bahut saari cheeze jumping, barking, frantic zoomies aana.
but phir uski jo bhi impulse hai woh increase hi rehta hai at the all time matlab woh edge pe hi rehte hain hamesha.
ye kar doon, woh karoon, ye kar doon, woh karoon kind of thing. So it is very important ki ye bhi humein dhyan mein rakhna hai right.
and also there is one more thing called idiopathic aggression like generally idiopathic matlab jo aggression hai woh genes ki wajah se bhi ho sakte hai matlab genetically bhi kisi dog ko ho sakta hai. but kaafi time ye bhi ho sakta hai ki ye trigger stacking ki wajah se bhi idiopathic aggression ho sakta hai.
now consider a dog which is in a high matlab uske upar stack ho raha hai.
we all know ki what is trigger stacking right ki arousal ki ek ke baad ek ke baad ek ke baad ek trigger se dog growl ho raha hai and uska baar-baar uska arousal spike ho raha hai uske saath and unhe woh time nahi mila ki woh wahan par rest kar paaye, use outlet de paaye.
so woh ek ke baad ek ke baad overflow ho raha hai uska emotional sink.
so jab ye hota hai and consider ki woh ek emotional sink hai unka, woh already edge pe hai, woh 95% full, full hai right and kuch tiny si bhi cheez ho gayi matlab abhi kuch ek needle bhi gir gayi, kuch bhi movement ho gayi jo tiny si movement unko trigger karti and then they can show aggression so they can go into that fight or flight mode right.
so and humein lagta hai ki kya hua, ye toh sirf itna sa cheez tha, ye ek needle giri, ye itna kuch trigger hua, ismein toh kya hi dog ko itna darne ki zaroorat thi right. but actually uski emotional state already stacked up hai right. use uske arousal ko outlet mila hi nahi hai right.
usko kabhi low hone ka time hi nahi mila hai right. wo usko rest karne ka, usko relax hone ka time hi nahi mila hai. so in this cases idiopathic aggression bhi matlab ho sakta hai dogs ko. you can see that.
so yeah and now I wanted to say ki kaise abhi ek question hoga ki kaise pent-up energy arousal ko affect karti hai right. so pent-up energy matlab agar dog kya hoti hai.
first of all, I wanted to let you know ki pent-up energy ye hota hai ki jab dog ko apna daily basis pe jo energy release karne ke liye nahi milta matlab unki jo needs hai wo fulfill nahi hoti daily basis pe walk ki needs, unki breed specific needs, wo jab fulfill nahi hoti hai tab wo energy stack hoti rehti hai matlab wo stored hoti rehti hai right and jab ye hota hai tab dog ko and when they are inside a four walls matlab ek room ke andar hai, ek ghar ke andar hai, maan le wo kitna bhi bada ho but they are confined.
so as we all know ki humne abhi dekha ki jab frustration ka hota hai, jab desires kisi dog ka ho ya kisi cheez ka, kisi individual ka goal ho, use block kiya jaata hai, uspe koi barrier rakha hota hai. matlab abhi dog ka goal kya hoga jisme full energy hogi.
uska goal ye hoga ki main jaakar wo energy release karun, theek hai. toh usko chahiye hoga ki main walk pe jaun. usko chahiye hoga ki main play karun or something run karun right. but uske aage abhi ghar mein wo confined hai right.
so wo cheez uske andar frustration create kar sakti hai and phir uski wajah se usko arousal uska badh sakta hai right. so ye bhi important cheez hai ki pent-up energy release honi chahiye warna pent-up energy ki wajah se bhi dog high arousal state of mind mein ja sakta hai.
now there matlab ek aur question aata hai hamare mind mein ki, ki high arousal aur pent-up energy ke beech mein bhi difference kaise batana hai right because dono visually aap dekho toh same lagega, theek hai. agar ek dog frustrated hai, usko baahar jaana hai, wo baat karega, theek hai.
wo aggression ki or ja sakta hai, wo reactivity ki or ja sakta hai. at the same time agar ek dog highly aroused hai toh wo bhi same cheezein dikha sakta hai right. wo frantic zoomies bhi kar sakta hai right.
so ye hume focus karna hota hai ki, ki agar ek sirf ek dog jo energetic hai jisme pent-up energy hai theek hai, wo focus kar paayega agar aap use kuch bhi agar aap bolo matlab aap kuch bhi uske saath interact karo theek hai toh wo aap pe focus kar paayega.
but agar jo ek highly aroused dog hoga wo focus nahi kar paayega. agar ek pent-up energy wale dog ko adequate walk or exercise provide hoti hai toh they will be able to come and sleep and rest. but a highly aroused dog jo matlab arousal state of wahi high arousal state of mind mein hai, wo easily rest nahi kar paayega.
wo sleep nahi kar paayega theek hai because uski, usko uski body usko wo karne nahi degi right. ek over aroused dog hai wo pace karega, pant karega, commands ignore karega theek hai. unki eyes bhi aapko dikhegi aise dilated hogi, veil eyes hongi unki theek hai.
matlab anxious hoga wo, frustration ke usmein hoga and wo easily settle nahi kar paayega.
Even though wo physically exhausted matlab uski poori energy khatam ho gayi hai, uski jitni bhi hai, woh low energy dog hai, medium hai ya high energy hai, usne apni poori energy release kar di aur but agar wo highly aroused hai toh phir bhi wo settle nahi kar paayega.
Wo poora exhaust ho jaayega but wo settle nahi kar paayega easily. Toh kabhi-kabhi yeh bhi hota hai ki aap dog ko walk par lekar gaye toh kabhi bhi you can see ki aap ghar par aaye, wo dog settle nahi kar paa raha hai.
So it can be possible ki wo walk uske liye bahut hi zyada stimulating ho, kaafi saare triggers ho, triggers stack up ho gaya uske andar, right. So wo cheez bhi arousal uska increase karegi.
Then we can, we can't say ki matlab wo gaya tha, the arousal nahi tha mere ko but wo gaya, walk par gaya, apni energy release kar di usne but wahan par usko itna zyada over stimulate ho gaya wo ki wo waapas high arousal mein ghar par aa gaya, right. So yeh cheez abhi dekhne ko milegi.
So at that time you have to observe the dog's body language ki agar wo walk par ja raha hai toh wo kya calmly walk kar paa raha hai, kya wo focus kar paa raha hai aapke saath, maybe impulse control kar paa raha hai ya nahi kar paa raha hai.
So all these things we have to observe, tabhi humein samajh aayega exactly ki dog ki toh kya need hai, uski pent-up energies ko energy release karwani hai ya iska arousal kam karna hai, right. So now we will come to management and solutions for this thing.
Abhi energy hum release kaise karenge uski, wo outlets kya best rahenge dog ke liye. Jab uska sink full ho gaya toh hum use kya outlets de sakte hain day to day aur kaise hum sink overflow hone se prevent kar sakte hain.
So is par, toh agar ek dog ki arousal baseline ko kam rakhna hai toh uske liye dog ki biological outlet is also important jaise unko ek adequate amount of sleep milni chahiye.
Preferably wo sleep undisturbed like REM sleep ho toh best because when they are in a rapid eye movement sleep, wo log deep sleep mein hote hain and they are able to, you know, lower their arousal faster, right.
Wo zyada calm ho sakte hain and also after waking up unmein tolerance level zyada rehta hai, unka emotional jo arousal baseline rehta hai, wo low ho jaata hai, right.
So sleep is something that is very important jo hum generally bhool jaate hain, right ki humein lagta hai ki hum bhi itne ghante jage hue kaam kar rahe hain toh hamara dog ko bhi karna chahiye.
Chalo isko poora din khilaate hain, chalo isko bhagaate hain, idhar-udhar wo karte hain but yeh bhool jaate hain ki sleep is very important. Unke liye 18 hours of sleep is needed and 20 ho toh then it is best, right.
But yeah, sleep dene se pehle yeh bhi mind mein rakhna hota hai ki aap uski energy pro-properly uski jo needs hain wo fulfill kar rahe ho, then only wo dog settle kar paayega, wo sleep kar paayega actually, right. Then, licking is a good option. Aap unhein licking karne ke liye koi lick mats de sakte ho.
Sniffing is a good option. Chewing unka emotional arousal down karta hai, so chewing ke liye bhi aap de sakte ho. Now to prevent trigger stacking, you have to manage their environment, okay. So abhi humein pata hona chahiye ki hamare dog kis cheez se kitna jaldi trigger ho jaata hai, right.
So humein pehle like uske liye uska man-uska jo environment hai, wo manage karna hota hai. Agar hamara dog already ek edge par hai, high arousal ke edge par hai toh hum use jaakar itna zyada expose nahi kar sakte jo uske liye bahut hi over stimulating ho jaayega, right.
So humein yeh bhi dekhna hota hai ki pehle hum uska arousal lower karein then uske baad us way mein usko expose karein ki wo actually mein use help kare, ki uske triggers ko hum waise expose karein, right.
So yeh ek way hai ki hum manage kar sakte hain unka high arousal. Uske liye hum unko decompression ke walk bhi de sakte hain matlab nature mein lekar ja sakte hain, trekking ke liye lekar ja sakte hain, jahan par unhe sniff karne mile, different, different cheezein.
There are less stimulus aaju-baaju mein, triggers kam ho, traffic nahi ho, noise nahi ho, right. So yeh sab cheezein unhe hum de sakte hain.
Then, another thing is that we have to give them a structured walk like structured exercise humein deni hoti hai and unki jo breed specific needs hoti hain, wo bhi fulfill karni hoti hain because agar hum wo nahi karenge then as we saw ki unmein frustration ho sakta hai and then that can spike their arousal, right.
So yeh do cheezein bhi bahut hi important hoti hain ki hum daily basis par dog ki exercise unhe provide karein, jo bhi unki breed specific needs hain, wo hum fulfill karein. Then one more important thing is to provide them predictability, to provide them a predictable routine. Unka ek routine set hona chahiye.
Unhe pata hona chahiye ki kab mujhe walk par jaana hai, kya mera walk ka time hai, kab mujhe rest karna hai, kab mujhe khana milne wala hai, right. Kabhi-kabhi koi guest aa jaaye ya phir koi bahar se aata hai then it is a different thing ya phir routine mein kuch upar-neeche ho jaata hai.
But otherwise best rehta hai ki agar predictably, predictability hoti hai then dog ke liye better hota hai because unhe anticipation nahi hota phir unhe.
Unhe, wo confused state of mind mein nahi rehte ki arey abhi mere ko yeh milne wala hai ya nahi milne wala, abhi kya khana milne wala hai, abhi kya main walk par jaane wala hoon, theek hai. Toh wo bhi unko edge par rakhta hai, theek hai, anxious wo state of mind mein rakhta hai ki arey yeh, yeh, yeh aise karein.
Then another thing is ki humein unke saath impulse control practice karna hota hai ki agar like agar hum dog ke saath impulse, impulse control practice karte hain, triggers ke saath desensitize karte hain so that can help with ki unki jo emotional arousal baseline hai usko low rakhne mein help karta hai, theek hai.
Wo zyada usmein hum log unko like frustration unka level kam kar sakte hain through impulse control, teaching impulse control.
But that also we have to make sure ki hum tabhi sikhayein jab dog ek low arousal state of mind mein ho ya medium mein ho, right. So humein use spike nahi karne dena. Humein dheere-dheere gradually unhe ye sab cheezein sikhana hoti hain. Ab now I would like to show a case.
So maine just research paper se ye go through kiya hai. So usmein ek case tha about a cocker spaniel. So us case mein ye tha ki there was a cocker spaniel jo 7.5 months old hai, theek hai. And uska, uh, usmein ye issue tha ki wo fly snapping karta tha.
Usmein jo compulsive behavior jiski baat humne aage ki, toh waise wo fly snapping karta tha. Uh, I will show a video of this.
Uh, I hope meri screen visible hai sabhi ko.
Sunny
Yes, visible.
Manya
There is one more video I show.
So ye wo 7.5 months old, just a puppy. But usko ye issue hai and this started from jab wo sirf sadhe teen month ka tha, matlab sadhe teen mahine ka tha. Ye tab se wo fly snapping behavior uska hai.
But jab bhi ye case matlab jinhone ye research paper likha tha, unke haath mein jab ye case aaya tab wo seven months ka tha. Okay. Tab tak inke jo caregivers the, un logon ne sab medication try kar li. Capra medication try kar li.
Seizure anti medication try kar li because unhe lag raha tha ki use seizures aa rahe hain, neurological problem hai, issues hain. Ye sab un logon ne try kar liya but ye medication ne koi bhi response nahi diya. Uske behavior mein koi bhi change nahi aaya.
Okay. They were on the verge ki wo log soch rahe the ise euthanize kar dein, right. But then unka contact inke saath hua and then unhone diagnose kiya in a way ki unhone ye assess kiya ki kya iska emotional arousal state of mind kya rehta hai poora din.
Kahin ye wo viewpoint se ise dekha ki kahin uski wajah se toh ise ye compulsive behaviors nahi aa rahe hain, right. So unhone waise assessment kiya and then unhe pata chala ki uh, uski jo sleep thi day to day matlab uh, uski eight hours of sleep jab raat ko pet parents so jaate the tab ki sleep thi uski.
Subah wo phir jab wo uthte the tab do ghante sota tha apne crate mein.
Then wo walk ke liye bhi ek se do ghante ki walk uski solo rehti thi. Unke ghar mein a, doosre do dogs bhi the ek. So wo dono dogs old the, right. And toh unke saath ye garden mein ek se do ghante play karta tha, theek hai.
Phir unke ghar mein jo primary caregiver thi, wo female jo thi, unke husband the and unke do bachhe the who were adults. So ye sab cheezein unka tha setup, right. So unhone notice kiya ki ye compulsive behaviors wo tabhi zyada dikha raha tha jab wo primary jo human tha uske saath rehta tha, right.
And jo primary human the jab bhi ye compulsive behaviors show karta tha tab wo kya try karte the ki wo use play mein engage karne ki try karte the taaki wo ruk jaaye.
Wo kisi na kisi use, kisi na kisi tarah use distract karne ki try karte the ki ye behavior uska stop ho jaaye, isse uska dhyaan bhatak jaaye, theek hai. So jab bhi wo play mein aise engage karte the tab wo happily engage ho jaata tha. Wo ruk jaata tha and kaafi time tak, phir wo usme nahi jaata tha, us behavior mein.
Phir unhone chew toys dena bhi try kiya ki chew toys mein deti hoon taaki wo usme chew karke usme engaged rahe. But wo bhi sirf jitni time wo chew karta tha, utni time work karta tha. Phir uske baad wo waapas ye fly snapping karne lagta tha.
Right, so unhone ye dekha ki jo primary jo caregiver thi, un-unki ye galti ho rahi thi ki wo unknowingly uska behavior reinforce kar rahi thi.
Theek hai. Wo dog already high arousal state of mind mein hai and ye unhe distract kar rahi thi food ke through, theek hai, engage kar rahi thi play mein, so wo aur spike ho raha hai. Theek hai. So ye bhi phir unhone uske upar behavior ke through work kiya ki us-unki uski sleep badha di. Theek hai.
Matlab use, use crate mein jaane ko bataya. Matlab cue pe wo crate ke andar jaake so jaata tha. Toh usme unhone kaha ki aap ise cue mein crate ke andar jaane ke liye bata dena. Matlab usko push karna ki wo crate mein jaake so jaaye. Theek hai. Phir dheere-dheere usne ye sab chee-changes laaye.
Phir unhone jo primary human tha, unhe kaha ki aap iske saath jo aise aap usko galti se aap badha rahe ho uski arousal ko. Aap unko distract karne ki try kar rahe ho but unawarely aap use zyada badha rahe ho, theek hai, usko zyada engage kar rahe ho.
So ye unhone phir unhe suggest kiya ki aapko use structured play dena hai, theek hai. Aapko impulse control ke saath usko play dena hai and jab bhi yeh behavior kar raha ho tab aapko use uske saath engage nahi karna hai because wo jo behavior kar raha tha, wo engaging emotional arousal ke usme kar raha tha.
Wo desire seek kar raha tha. Theek hai. But at the same time we-- wo bhi un-unko ye rakhna tha ki agar desire seeking usko nahi mila, usne kuch desire kiya, usko nahi mila toh usme frustration bhi aa sakti.
So gradually unko ye cheezein switch kar rahi thi ki wo zyada independent rahe. Theek hai. Wo jo primary human tha, us par bahut zyada dependent ho gaya tha. Ye hum gharon-gharon mein bhi dekhte hain aaj ki zyada cuddle kar rahe hain log, zyada emotionally dog ko rely kar rahe khud pe, unko stable nahi hone dete khud.
Right, then phir dog hamesha khud-- dog ko samajh nahi aata ki wo khud kaise apna arousal kaam-kaam kare, matlab kam kare use, kaise wo settle ho sake khud. Unko ye samajh nahi aata ki wo kaise relax kar sake.
So ye sab issue yehi sirf nahi hai ki hamesha protective emotional arousal ki wajah se hi dog-dog ko behavioral problems ho sakte hain, medical issues ho sakte hain.
Isi ki engaging arousal bhi agar zyada ho jaaye toh kya effects ho sakte hain uske. Sirf ek seven point five months old puppy, wo jab three point five months se tab se ye behavior wo kar raha hai. Toh ye ab, ye kitna matlab khatarnaak ho sakta hai agar ye knowledge na ho logon ko.
Matlab wo puppy ko hai toh wo khilaate rehte hain poora din ki chalo engage ho play mein, chalo ye activity karo, zyada phir inko training-vaining sab sikha dete hain, zyada phir unko poora din lekar ghoomte rehte hain.
So ye sab cheezein bhi important hai ki ye bhi dekhein ki ye sab cheezein bhi unko bhi independent rehna sikhaana hota because otherwise wo self regulate nahi kar paayega apne aap ko and ye bhi unko problem de sakti hai unhe.
Right, so after a one month, matlab jo unhone ye sab cheezein unko suggest ki, after one month ye behavior completely stop ho gaya and uski sleep cycle regular ho gayi.
Usko samajh aa gaya ki usko hamesha rely nahi karna hai, hamesha poora din play mein interact nahi hote rehna hai and dheere-dheere three months tak unhone follow kiya. Wo better hua.
Uske baad aage un logon ne fourteen months aur follow kiya and phir uske baad jo pet parents ka yehi tha ki nahi, ye completely abhi gone hai. Theek hai. Abhi sab kuch theek hai. Na usko koi behavior issues hai, na koi neurological aise koi behaviors wo kar rahe hain and it is all good.
Right, so this case se humein yehi samajh aata hai ki dono hi cheez positive ho ya negative ho, we see, engaging ho ya protective ho, it should be given in a adequate way.
Matlab ek baseline uska moderation mein dono cheez karni hoti hai. Zyada play bhi nahi de sakte, na zyada hum use fearful usme bhi nahi daal sakte ki theek hai bhai, tu abhi kar le tera hisaab se, theek hai. Tujhe main idhar chhod raha hoon. Theek hai.
So dono cheezein humein dekhni hoti hai because and most importantly humein observe karna that dog ko ki wo high energy mein hai, iski need kya hai, usko energy release karna hai ya phir usko arousal release karwaana hai. Theek hai.
Wo high arousal pe hai and kaafi saari time log ye soch lete hain ki dog ko bahut zyada high energy mein hai, phir usko zyada play mein engage karte hain, zyada walk de-de dete hain phir ya zyada run karwa dete hain and phir ye hota hai ki wo-uska arousal aur spike ho jaata hai, theek hai, aur usko problem hoti hai, wo settle nahi karwa paata.
So yeh cheez bahut important hai ki hum differentiate karein. And yes, so this is all about my topic. I hope you all understood and I have one question for all of you.
I know maine bahut zyada time le liya but I have one question for all of you ki, uh, tell me what type of dogs are more prone to getting, uh, getting in a high arousal state of mind faster? Yes, Sakshi ji. Hi Manya, sorry abhi main camera on nahi kar rahi.
Speaker 3
But I think, uh, jo working breeds hoti hain, unko mujhe lagta hai arousal state mein jaane ke chances zyada hote hain.
Manya
Yes, yes working breeds hote hain. Then aur?
Speaker 3
Um, big dogs. Nahi big dogs nahi actually we, haan that is a, I think controversial, debatable hai matlab, not controversial, right?
Manya
Yeah.
Speaker 3
Um, okay, I think- Yes, high prey drive. Yeah, high prey drive.
Manya
Jo dogs ki prey drive zyada hoti hai, wo bhi jaldi aroused ho jaate hain. Then anyone else koi try kar raha hai?
Sunny
I-I'll add it. Manya great session. Mera camera nahi chal raha, sorry. Toh I think jahan par jin ghar mein pet parents, pets ke saath bahut zyada vocal hote hain, jahan par unko bahut zyada communication ho raha hota hai, wo wale dogs, I think zyada arousal state mein jaate hain.
Manya
Yes, yes, wo bhi hai. But, uh, like in general, I am telling ki, uh, kis type ke matlab wo genetically kaise dogs hote hain, right? Yeh toh environmentally affect kar raha hai unko ki pet parents aise hi unke saath behave kar rahe hain isliye, right?
Wo bhi hai ki hum use bhi waise ek option condi-consider kar sakte hain. But jaise working dogs hain toh unki genes hi waise hain ki they are bred to work, they need a job, right? Jo high prey drive hai, dogs hain, unko zyada kaam karne ki zaroorat hai, unka mental and physical engagement zyada chahiye, right?
So wo jaldi is state mein ja sakte hain. But there are also sensitive dogs, right?
Sunny
Hmm.
Manya
Toh sensitive dogs matlab jinki zyada protective hote hain genetically, jinke protective emotion wali side zyada hoti hai, matlab jo jaldi fearful ho jaate hain, jaldi an-anxious ho jaate hain, right?
Toh inke bhi chances zyada hote hain ki wo jaldi spike kar le towards high arousal state of mind. And also those dogs jinka, uh, frustration level kam hota hai, matlab frustration tolerate karne ka level.
Sunny
Hmm, hmm.
Manya
So yeh sab dogs bhi, uh, jaldi ja sakte hain. And one last thing jo, uh, Sakshi ji ne question poocha tha group mein ki can dogs distinguish sexual arousal from general excitement or do the two share overlap-overlapping behavioral and neurological mechanisms?
So to answer this, uh, matlab behavioral and neurological jo bhi unka mechanism hai, wo overlap toh hota hai. But yes, uh, jaise ki I said ki, uh, last matlab jo bhi, uh, unka mating drive hai, wo aata hai engaging, uh, emotional arousal ke under, right?
So but yeh matlab wo log apne sense ke through differentiate kar sakte hain. A dog who is just generally excited and a dog who is, uh, uh, aroused because of sexual or mating drive ki wajah se aroused hai, wo dono similar dekh sakte hain.
Dono hi whine kar sakte hain, dono hi pace kar sakte hain, dono hi vocal ho sakte hain, right?
But yeh ho sakta hai ki jo generally excited hai, wo, uh, wo sirf apni excitement matlab, uh, different things ki wajah se ho sakta hai ki usko play karna hai, usko, uh, baar-baar usne engage kiya usmein, uh, like walk ke usmein engage kiya ya phir play mein engage kiya, food ki wajah se excited ho sakta hai.
But jo ek dog sexually arousal, uh, zone mein hai, usko scent ki wajah se wo active hota hai usmein. So wo waise differentiate kar sakte hain, right? Matlab body ka-- body mein jo, uh, hormones hote hain, wo same release hote hain dopamine, oxytocin.
So general excitement mein bhi hota hai and jab sexual arousal ke usmein hota hai, tab bhi hota hai. But dogs smell ke through samajh sakte hain ki, uh, mere se itne door ek female heat par aayi hai, right? And then phir unki mating drive trigger hoti hai uski wajah se. So uski wajah se wo arousal mein jaate hain.
And then agar wo confined rahe, toh wo arousal spike hote hain because usmein frustration create hoti hai. As we see barrier aa gaya unke desire ke saamne. So that is the thing. That was the answer to your question.
Speaker 3
Thank you so much.
Manya
Yeah and yeah, that's it.
Sunny
So bahut detailed wala topic tha aur mere khayal se yeh poora ka poora ek topic nahi tha, chaar se paanch topics the. Ek hi, ek hi, ek hi session mein humne cover karne ki koshish kari.
Aur like abhi aapse questions toh aur nahi poochenge like, uh, kyunki kaafi cheezein aapne cover kari aur bahut saari cheezein mere liye bhi nayi thi jab emotions ke baare mein bol rahe the.
Lekin feedback yahi rahega ki for example hum agar itne lambe time tak kisi audience ko attention mein rakh ke rakhna chahte hain toh kaafi structure ke saath humein aana padega. Matlab for-for future reference aapko bata raha hoon.
For example agar aap is cheez ke oopar agar mind maps ya kuch lekar aate na, like ox-- like, uh, emotion-- kyunki wo interesting bahut-bahut hai, hai na? Lekin- Right. Us cheez ka-- ab wo toh tumne toh padha hua hai.
Tumne toh tumhare dimaag mein ek mind map ek create kiya hua hai, lekin wo audience ke dimaag mein nahi rehta.
So hum wo modify mind mein create toh kar lenge ki haan yeh emotions idhar hai, yeh emotions udhar hai lekin again usmein efforts lagta hai toh audience se humein kam efforts lena hota hai aur usko unko zyada wo provide karna hota hai ki aap mind map toh bahut detailed topic tha yeh aur bahut deep topic tha aur kaafi nayi cheezein bhi saamne ko aayi iske andar and I think agar ismein humne kuch assets lagaye like kuch presentations lagaye ya phir humne mind map lagaya ya phir kuch kisi tareeqe ka infographic ya visualize karke dikha, dikha sake is cheez ko aur poore section ko multiple parts mein divide kar le like you can tumne jitne bhi topics ek session nahi tha ismein multiple topics the.
Hai na kyunki hum problem ke baare mein bhi baat kar rahe the. Hum solutions ke baare mein bhi baat kar rahe the.
Hum environment ke baare mein bhi baat kar rahe the. Hum genetics ke baare mein bhi baat kar rahe the. So it was a huge topic so hum isko bits and parts mein waapas se divide kar sakte hain and it will be a very interesting thing for you like kyunki tum isko bahut achhi tareeke se agar tum practice karte raho na.
Ek toh sabse pehle yeh bahut interesting topic hai. Doosri cheez iski zaroorat hai logon ko samajhne ka. Matlab jis deepness ke saath tum bata rahe ho, tumne jo study kari hai obviously tumhe aur study karne ki zaroorat hai aur baar-baar practice karne ki zaroorat hai. But is raaste par, is raaste par raho.
Is emotions ke us cheez ke oopar aur iske assets ready karo.
Like chaar se paanch topics kaise main nikaal sakti hoon is section se and then uske oopar tum notes bana sakte ho ki like iske yeh aise aise notes hai, iska yeh mind map hai and then phir waapas explain karna start kar sakte ho and again woh jo last mein tumne case bataya woh bhi khud hi ek topic hai.
Manya
Yeah.
Sunny
So, so there are lots of topic ho tum isse kya hai na tumne time se ek ghante se tum bol rahe ho. 50 minutes se tum bol rahe ho. Woh ek easy thing nahi hoti. So 50 minutes tak kisi topic ke oopar bolna 50 minutes tak obviously audience ko tumne sambhaal ke nahi rakha. Audience toh idhar-udhar chali gayi thi.
Koi toh beech mein so bhi gaya hoga. So that is the, that is the, that is there aur woh it's a, it's a reality it's not ki waise nahi bolenge ki yaar yeh Tavisha ji ka jo hans ke aaya na yahi so rahi thi. So, so woh, woh, woh, woh pakad ke rakhna.
But yeh yahan par jitne bhi log hain na yeh actually yeh poora session unke baare mein nahi tha. Yeh session tumhare baare mein tha ki tumhe learn karna hai aur yeh sab aakar yahan par saath de rahe hain. Koi samajhne ka woh nahi kar rahe. Tum samjha paa rahe ho that is a great thing.
Lekin yahan aakar tumhara saath de rahe ki tumhe hamare andar confidence aaye bolne ka aur woh tum project kar rahe ho.
So inmein se chaar se paanch topics nikaalo obviously main aaj lagne waala hoon tum sab ke videos ke oopar and I will yeh topics nikaalunga lekin you go ahead aur tum inke topics nikaalo aur us topics ke andar aur deep jaao and figure out ki kaise usko aur achhi tareeke se explain karna hai.
So these are four five topics in your this session jab upload ho jaaye toh waapas se dekhna. Theek hai. Great work Manya great work.
Manya
Thank you.
Sunny
So next session.
Manya
I will also share the link to that research paper jismein yeh hai so everyone can go in deep into that and woh agar padhoge toh better idea aayega ki kaise process hua and everything kya reason.
Sunny
Ya padhenge bhi, ya padhenge bhi sahi aur waapas se present bhi karenge kyunki bahut achha topic hai. Lekin is baar apan hai na assets lagaayenge iske andar mind map lagaayenge jisse samajh mein aaye aur ek-ek topic choose karenge like jo 10 minute mein 12 minute mein khatam ho jaaye.
Yeh bahut interesting topic hai. Bahut interesting topic hai. Isko deeply samajhna zaroori hai aur kaafi dog ke baare mein understanding dega.
Kyunki jo tum terms use kar rahe ho na like engaging arousal and different tareeke ke arousal that is good thing matlab we should lekin usko hum kaise simplified tareeke se samjha sakte hain. So woh hume weightage dega hamaari baat ka.
Lekin hume figure out karna kaise simplified and chhote session mein hum usko samjha sakte hain. Good work yaar.
Manya
Right.
Sunny
We will go matlab usmein aur deeply jaayenge is emotions waale part mein so nikaal ke rakhna topics tum dekh ke rakhna. Okay cool.
Manya
Okay sure.
Sunny
So next chalte hain aur woh hai Yashika ji ke oopar aur Yashika ji ka topic hai reactivity ke baare mein aur unka khud ka personal experience bhi hai isko lekar so kaafi achha insights milenge hume aur jitne bhi humne abhi sessions dekhe hain usse jo personal insights aate hain woh mere ko bhi knowledge dete hain ki this, this yeh ek tareeka ho sakta hai sochne ka aur yeh ek tareeka hota hai like figure out karne ka diagnose karne ka so nayi cheezein pata chalti hain.
So Yashika ji stage is yours please start.
Yashika
Thank you Sunny. Guys first of all main apna topic thoda chhota hi rakhungi because I know kyunki Manya ne kaafi cheezein cover kar di and that will be little repetitive so please ignore me for that because yeh cheezein hum already padh chuke hain jo Manya bata rahi thi.
So when we talk about sensitivity of reactivity of the dog we have to understand ki reactivity ka core cause kya hai and how it is coming up.
So how do we, how we define reactivity is basically zyaada barking ho gaya, growling ho gaya, lunging ho gaya aur hum kya hota hai jab hum parenthood mein hote hain when we are grooming a puppy hum logon ko yeh cheezein tab samajh mein nahi aati hain.
But this is the reason when the dog gets into adulthood aur uske baad jab uske reactions thode extreme mein ho jaate hain tab humein lagta hai ki yaar yeh cheez hai.
Hum logon ne in cheezon, is cheez par dhyaan nahi diya and that's the reason actually I am here on this platform and I am presenting also because that is something which I also never figured out ki kya hai yeh sab cheezein.
So why the core cause of reactivity could be fear, anxiety, frustration, ex-- over excitement, genetics ho gaya in terms of some kind of medical issues these are the major concerns jo mujhe lagta hai ki could be the reasons of causes of reactivity.
Then how do we figure it out ki kis tarah se kaun sa cheez hamaare dog ko trigger kar raha hai and how do we then comes how we do a correction or how we make that dog pacify.
So when we see in terms of when we want to understand ki dog reactive ho raha hai toh pehle toh uska sabse basic cheez hota hai ki uski basic needs fulfill nahi ho rahi hai like structure walk nahi ho raha.
Manya very well said that agar uska pent-up energy hai aur main usko ek chakkar kata ke chhod doongi toh woh dog Uh, irritate huega hi and at the end of the day it will result into excessive barking, snapping and any other thing. Phir ek hota hai proper playtime.
Lot of dogs are very friendly and they want to proper half an hour, 45 minutes of play session. Therefore, playtime is also very important. And third important thing is proper sleep. Yeh toh main aapko apne experience se bata rahi hoon like specially for small dogs.
Mera jab Tin Tin aaya tha woh Shih Tzu hai, bahut cute tha, toh woh so raha tha toh kai baar main utha leti thi. But jab maine is dog behavior ke baare mein padhna shuru kiya toh then I realized that that was something which was wrong, which I have done to my dog.
Then, uh, second option-- second thing is when it's like a, a dog is going under a medical issue.
Lot of times we don't understand ki dog kyun is tarah se react kar raha hai jab hum usse haath laga rahe toh woh snap kyun kar raha hai. Again main Tin Tin ka example lungi.
Usko hip dysplasia tha aur mujhe nahi samajh mein aa raha tha jab main usko haath lagati thi ya usko walk pe excessively chalana chahti thi, toh he used to snap at me. But later on, I got to know ki these are the issues and dogs are very good in hiding their pain.
Therefore it is very important ki humeko underlying issue jo hai uska woh samajh mein aana chahiye ki hamara dog is cheez ko kyun, kis cheez ki wajah se kyun react kar raha hai. The-then third thing is dogs can be reactive to humans. So it's like if it's a small dog, again, I will take Tin Tin example.
Agar bahut lamba aadmi aa raha hai toh he starts barking. Ya if somebody is too fat and short, usko thoda figure ajeeb sa lagta hai ya koi aisa banda aa raha hai jo fearful hai jisse use lagta hai ki yaar mujhe thoda sa darr hai, he will start snapping and he will start growling.
Even in terms of kids, when he sees kids toh his prey dive-drive gets active and he starts, uh, barking. So that those are the lit-- some triggers which I have discovered in my journey so far. Then, uh, third important thing is sound. So sound of drum leads to arousal for some dogs.
Sound of sneezing and coughing might be scaring him. Sound of a motorcycle might be a again, uh, maybe makes him fearful. And agar koi human bhi zor ki baat karta hai in our house then my dogs gets fearful and he starts barking loudly because that's his fear.
And these are some triggers which we keep on experiencing, tab hume samajh mein nahi aata. But lately when we keep on observing our dog, tab we figured it out that these are the few triggers which we have been missing out.
And then there is some dogs get, uh, triggered by moving bicycle. In my case, my dog gets triggered with a, uh, wiper. If we use a wiper in the house, usko lagta hai ki kya ho raha hai because ek do baar hum logon ne usse daraya tha.
So like ek baar Kashish ji ne mention kiya tha ki at, uh, our dog Pino, uh, gets, uh, uh, uh, fearful with the huge dustbin. Some dogs get, uh, triggered with running kids when they see movement all around. Dogs can get reactive to animals and dogs as well.
So therefore it is very important we need to understand what are the triggers and woh trigger kis threshold pe level pe jaa raha hai because the moment if we don't put a pause to that trigger which jo uski inten-intensity ko badha raha hai, it will lead to, uh, snapping or maybe a biting incident.
Therefore, it is very important that we, uh, figure out these thing, uh, triggers for in our dogs and then we start working on them with our proper, uh, six, uh, rituals, dog rituals. Proper structured walk plays a very important role.
Bala main jitne bhi abhi tak cases suna hai, I think 65% of the cases get solved if you are, you are giving a dog a structured walk. Socialization plays a very important role. The way we give them food and all these things play.
And then comes last and least the leash training because jo aapka relationship ek walk ke time pe banega aur aap usko correction doge apne dog ko leash pe, wohi aapka dog define karega ki how he has to behave across around the surroundings. So, uh, that's what all my topic was for now.
Thank you.
Sunny
So yeah, yeah. Yashika ji amazing tareeke se aapne bataya aur ek cheez maine note kari aap mein ki jab aap bolte ho ki toh there was like dimaag mein koi bhi thought nahi tha, it's just flowing out ki aap just woh cheez. So aisa lag raha tha ki aap like steer kar rahe ho apne uss cheez ko.
So steer kar rahe the kabhi idhar jaa raha tha, kabhi udhar jaa raha tha. So aapko bhi mind map bahut zyada help karega because phir kya hai aap hai na apni steering predefine kar sakte ho. So aap apni-- you getting my point main kya bol raha hun?
Yashika
Yeah.
Sunny
Jaise aap you understanding hai na ki aap steer kar rahe the the energy which is like aisa nahi ki soch ke aap koi cheez, koi cheez aap bol rahe the. It was like ek dhakkan tareeke se khul gaya tha and it was flowing kind. Lekin hume usko steer karna padega ki hum kis direction mein leke aa rahe hai.
Woh kisi bhi direction mein jaa sakti hai.
So that is woh amazing thing hai ki aap ek complete nonstop tareeke se aur ek user ko ek tune mein, ek rhythm mein lekar aap puri cheez samjha sakte ho. Mera kehne ka matlab hai unko ek rhythm mein leke jaa sakte ho.
Lekin woh rhythm deterministic ho sakti hai aur woh deterministic matlab we can prepare that mind map jisme hum unko ek rhythm mein leke ja sake. So ek amazing skill hai aapki aur aapne bahut achhi tareeke se bataya aur apne personal experience se bataya so that's amazing.
Log aap agar kisi ke bhi kuch bhi sawaal hai please unse puch lijiye. It will be great agar koi sawaal puchega unse Yashika ji se. Tin Tin ke baare mein, bachpan mein kya hua tha, kaise hua tha, kab laye the, then kab issues dekhne ko mile, kab pehli baar roye the uske issues pe. Anything. Yeah. Yes, Sakshi ji.
Speaker 3
Hi Yashika.
Yashika
Hi Sakshi.
Speaker 3
Great work. Kaafi interesting topic ho gaya aaj. Uh, toh mera actually mein yahi sawaal hai aapse ki aapne first time reactivity observe karna kab shuru kari thi? Kyonki jaisa main samajh paa rahi hoon Tin-Tin thoda sa fearful state of mind mein rehne laga hai ya reh raha tha.
Speaker 5
I am not aware abhi kya situation hai sorry. Toh woh aapne kaise aur like were there any signals jo aapne pehle observe kare jab may be incidents jo aapne biting ke bataye usse pehle ke.
Yashika
So Sakshi first of all jab na usko ek baar walk par lekar jaa rahi thi and obviously mere ko tab itna education nahi tha ki dog ko apne paas karke lekar jaana and all that.
So first time he snapped at somebody and I didn't understand ki isne saamne se wala banda toh kuch bol bhi nahi raha. Woh chal ke jaa raha hai chupchaap toh ekdum isne snap kiya which was something I couldn't understand ki usse pehle Tin-Tin used to be very friendly. Woh sabke saath khelta tha.
Jitne bhi bachche the unke saath bhaagta tha, sab kuch hota tha. But that was one incident which was surprising and then second incident happened jab usne mere father par attack kiya tha because my father was talking loudly with my mom toh woh jaakar mere papa ke literally munh ke paas se aaya.
Pehla incident matlab first time aisa hua. Second time usne kaat hi diya tha toh mujhe samajh mein nahi aaya. I did under did ask people ki what is this behavior kyunki education level kam tha. Then main Sunny ke platform par gayi thi jo which is open for public.
Then he asked me to consult a behaviorist and therefore I joined one behaviorist but wahaan par achha experience nahi raha tha. Phir I joined this platform.
Speaker 5
Okay toh yeh toh aapke ekdum high risk type ke incidents hue right. Yeh kya age mein aapne observe kara?
Yashika
Almost after one year.
Speaker 5
One year.
Yashika
Kyunki usi ke baad na usko hip dysplasia bhi hua tha toh hum logon ko samajh hi nahi aaya tha ki kya ho raha hai.
Speaker 5
Aur yeh hip dysplasia jo usko hua tha yeh itni early age mein toh usually hum nahi sunte dogs ko toh genes ka bhi I am sure contribution hoga.
Yashika
Genetically hi hai because doctor ko dikhaya tha toh uske chaaron legs mein deformity hai so it's genetical.
Sunny
Inbreeding ka inbreeding ki wajah se hai woh.
Speaker 5
Okay, okay got it. Just thoda mind clear karna tha sorry. Thank you.
Yashika
No worries.
Sunny
Yes Tavisha ji next.
Speaker 6
Haan, mera, mera sawaal dono se hai. Toh pehle Yashika ji se pooch leti. Toh aap matlab batane ke time bata rahe the ki sleep important hai aur aapne us par kaam kiya toh aap uske baare mein bata sakte hain kya ki aapko kaise samjha ki sleep important hai aur aapne us par kaise kaam kiya?
Yashika
Toh Tavisha ji maine na pehle itna videos wagera nahi tha aur maine phir dog behavior ke baare mein thoda online padhna shuru kiya aur maine sabse iska importance iska kyunki beemar rehta tha toh maine iska nutritionist se ek woh session liya tha ki how I can improve his health.
Toh usne mujhe sabse pehle mujhe guide kiya ki pehle aap iski sleep monitor karo kyunki agar dogs ko agar sona hota hai toh it is minimum fourteen to eighteen hours.
It's unlike human ki hum aath ghante ki sleep liye hain par dog ke case mein unhein chaudah se athaarah ghante dog to dog aur unki activity par depend karta hai. Sona zaroori hai.
She asked me to monitor the sleep and therefore I figured it out ki Tin-Tin dhang se nahi sota tha and iski wajah se bhi uska ek aggression chidchidapan rehta tha. Toh isliye maine phir wahan se mujhe samajh mein aaya ki iski sleep par kaam karna zaroori hai. And uske alawa then maine articles bhi padhe online.
Tab mujhe samajh mein aaya ki sote hue dog ko nahi chhedna chahiye.
Speaker 6
Achha aur uske alawa aapne kuch nahi kiya extra matlab jaise environment change kiya ya phir room mein darkness ya matlab aise kuch bhi nahi.
Yashika
Usko maine crate mein rakha hua hai but usko itna pasand nahi hai toh I leave the crate open agar usko wahan par sona hota hai sota nahi toh uska ek bed ka side hai jahan par woh jaakar sota hai.
Apart from that uske medical reasons the toh doctor nutritionist ne mujhe CBD aur hemp oil bola tha dene ke liye toh woh bhi maine add on kiya tha.
Speaker 6
Okay, thank you. Mera ek sawaal Manya se agar time hai toh.
Sunny
Yes, yes please.
Speaker 6
Haan Manya se sawaal yeh hai jaise Manya ne bataya ki aisi-aisi cheezein hoti hai matlab kyun arousal hota hai, kaise hota hai. Toh mujhe yeh poochna tha kya food ki wajah se bhi arousal hota hai kya?
I am just asking may be woh relevant na ho but ek curiosity hai poochne ki toh kyunki jaise insaano mein hi aap maine log dekhe hain jo kaafi fasting wagera karte hain toh ek point par woh chidh jaate hain.
Matlab aap unko kuch bhi poochoge na toh aise chidhe hue lagte hain toh waise hi dogs mein iska arousal ke saath kuch relationship hai kya?
Speaker 5
Like fasting ke saath matlab unhone zyada time tak khaana nahi liya hota hai.
Speaker 6
Haan, fasting matlab kam khaana diya samjho aapne ya phir jaise ek time par hum log rakh rahe hain toh.
Speaker 5
So yes matlab hum ise desire seeking ke saath link kar sakte hain.
Matlab food ek desire hai, resource woh hai uske liye food toh jitna usko chahiye hota hai day to day meals par it is needed. Even I have seen this observed in my personal life Batti ke saath.
Jab bhi use kisi time kuch kam khaana ban jaata hai, use kam milta hai aur usko zyada bhookh lagi hoti hai, then uske baad woh aroused hokar ghoomti hai. Matlab woh baar-baar aayegi mere paas. Woh pant karti rahegi even though uski walk kab ki ho gayi. Ek ghanta ho gaya uski walk ko.
Theek hai, woh uske baad relaxed thi.
Manya
But usne khaaya aur phir uske baad woh aroused hogi. Woh pant karegi. Woh settle nahi kar paayegi achhe se. Usko chahiye hoga ki main uske saath kisi tarah engage karun. Theek hai. Woh mera attention grab karne ke liye kuch cheezein le aayegi. Usko grab karegi. Kuch phaadne ke liye kuch utha legi.
Toh yeh sab cheezein maine bhi observe ki hain. So yes, I think ki food matlab agar achhe se nahi mila dog ko jitna unhein required hai toh yeh issue aa sakte hain unmein.
Sunny
Basically issue usse hai. Basically issue sugar ke level ki wajah se hota hai.
Matlab agar insaan bhi jaise insaan bhi agar fast rakh rahe hain aur unki body accustomed nahi hai apni apna sugar level ko maintain karne ke liye without any carbohydrates toh unki body mein low energy aati hai jiski wajah se chidchida frustration aata hai. Toh woh hua woh sugar ki wajah se.
Aisa nahi toh agar bahut so ki bahut si toh for example iska, iska importance kya hai? Is baat ka importance kya hai? Toh shuruat agar suppose kar lo fasting par ja rahe ho toh shuruat ke do se teen din tak problem aayegi kyunki body adapt nahi hui hai.
Then uske baad woh adapt hoti hai. Same tareeqe se dog ke saath agar dog ka hum khaana change kar rahe hain. Subah dete the lekin hum shaam ko kar rahe hain toh subah ki sugar ab manage nahi hogi toh subah-subah ke time par woh crankiness ho sakta hai. Ya phir hum uska khaana kam kar rahe hain.
Bahut zyada weight badh gaya hai uska toh hum uska khaana kam kar rahe hain toh woh kuch dinon ke liye woh cranky rahega kyunki uski body mein sugar maintain nahi ho paayegi aur sugar agar maintain nahi ho paayegi uska matlab hai ki sugar low rahegi. Uski body ko high sugar ka aadat tha.
High sugar mein rehne ke liye accustomed thi. Andar changes hote hain. Like agar humare andar ka environment kya hai? Agar andar ka environment hai high sugar toh cheezein different tareeqe se work karti hai. Aur ek din tum sochoge nahi bhai aaj high sugar nahi. Aaj hum low sugar rakhenge.
Aaj hum carbohydrates khaayenge hi nahi. Aaj hum fast rahenge, fast hi rakhenge toh phir andar woh manage nahi ho paata hai na.
Toh uske liye chidchidapan aata hai. Chidchidapan aata hai us cheez ke liye. Lekin woh kuch dinon ke liye rehta hai. Not a like us tareeqe ke ki hamesha rahega. Toh dog phir adapt ho jaata hai. So yeah, I think that's it guys. Aaj ke liye kuch reh toh nahi gaya. Saara kuch ho gaya cover.
Dono ke topics ho gaye aur kaafi important topic the aur Manya ne kaafi chaar-paanch sessions ek hi mein le daale hain yahan par aur like lekin woh kaafi deep topic hai aur kaafi interesting topic hai ki usne jo-jo cheezein terms bataye woh mere liye bhi nayi thi. Matlab like it's like it's new thing.
Haan, kyunki research vast hai yaar. Matlab it's like poori information vast hai. Aisa thodi ki mujhe har cheez hi pata hai. So woh apni research karke lekar aayi thi aur jo research karke lekar aayi thi woh mere liye naya tha. Lekin woh bahut interesting laga woh cheez ke liye.
Lekin ye cheez bhi laga ki us par aise mind map hone chahiye ya phir kuch cheez honi chahiye jisse hum behtar tareeke se us cheez ko bata sakein. Aur wo phir case bhi lekar aayi aur wo case bhi achha tha like wo case se dikh raha tha.
Ab wahan par us case mein agar aapne dekha hoga, us cocker spaniel mein arousal dikh raha tha. Waise hi aapko labrador mein arousal dikhega. Bahut saari mein arousal dikhega. Lekin agar jab aap unke chehron ko dekhoge toh ho sakta hai lab ke chehre par khushi wala arousal lage. Wo out of this world wala khushi lage.
Lekin agar aap is cocker spaniel ke arousal ko dekhoge toh isme aapko ek pain dikhega, ek worriedness dikhegi. so arousal same tha. Lekin agar aap us case toh wo ek case hi ek topic hai. Toh wo case bahut achha tha. Wo please uska video share karna. Saare documents share karna.
Saath mein Yashika ji is like unhone completely apna personal experience ke saath wo lekar aaye.
Personal experience bahut zyada matter karta hai is field ke andar. so agar hum apne for example Yashika ji ke jo personal experience hai na aur wo unhone jo-jo galtiyan kari hain, wahi same tareeke ki galtiyan log bhi karte hain.
We understand this thing aur jab hum same tareeke ki galtiyan, kitne logon ke paas Shih Tzu honge aur kitne logon ne ye galtiyan kari hongi? Ab toh sirf Shih Tzu ki baat kar lo. Saare dog breed ki baat hi mat karo. Sirf Shih Tzu ki baat kar lo. Kitne logon ne same galtiyan kari hongi?
Kitne logon ke paas possibility hogi same issues? Bahut logon ke paas possibility hogi same tareeke ke issues aapko dekhne ko aur cheezon ko milenge. so hamare jo personal experience hote hain na wo theory se bahut zyada oopar hote hain. Lekin theory kya hai?
Humein ek framework de deti hai un sab cheezon ko decode karne ke liye, diagnose karne ke liye yaar yahan par aisa. Agar-agar aapke paas theory nahi hui toh aap toh galtiyan karte reh jao, lekin aapko pata hi nahi chalega.
so agar aapke paas theory nahi hui, aapke paas information nahi hui toh un galtiyon ko pakad kar hum solution mein kaise convert karenge?
so agar hamare practical experience ya phir hamare personal experience mein hamari jo bhi galtiyan hoti hain aur uske solutions hamare paas pata ho jaate hain, wo ek tareeke ka value creation ka formula hai. Matlab hamare paas ek market mein value creation ki kuch skill aa gayi. Getting my point?
Aap is problem ka is ye solution kar sakte ho. Now you have that. Wo aap market mein ek value proposition create kar sakte ho ki haan main value create kar sakta hoon.
so apni personal experience se aap jo bhi problem ko solve karoge apne dog ke saath wo it's like gold and us cheez ko observe karna and us cheez ko note karna aur kahan par kya-kya issues aaye wo aapko aage chalkar bahut zyada help karega aur aapne kaise solve kiya.
different agar isme professional mein humein aage badhta rehna hai toh professional aapko different cases mein bahut zyada help karega kyunki dog ke almost same tareeke ke cases aate hain.
whether agar aap jitne bhi dekho same tareeke aur aap interlink kar sakte ho un sab cheezon ko. okay. so great session, great confidence and great progress. Aap log bahut deep topics lekar aa rahe ho aur bahut fluently topic ke baare mein bata rahe ho.
Main bahut zyada confident hoon hamare future ke baare mein ki we will grow aur hum aur interesting cheezein lekar aate rahenge aur hum logon ko bhi sikhana chaalu karenge bahut jald. okay. that's it guys. thank you so much. next week extra classes hain. Main aapko kal tak bata doonga uska timing confirm karke.
Monday ko hoga ya phir Tuesday ko hoga but weekdays mein kuch hoga and then we will connect back and we will talk more deeply about dogs. okay. Aaj ke liye itna hi and please dog ke baare mein padhte rahiye aur community mein communicate karte rahiye.
Koi bhi aapke issues aate hain wahan par post kijiye aur ek doosre ki help kijiye.
Apna dimaag bataiye. Apna like mindset bataiye iske baare mein. Bhale wo health ke baare mein conclusion par mat aaiye but still figure it out ki kaise us cheez ko figure out karna hai. Hai na. Kaise aap aur detail mein ja sakte ho. All guys thank you so much aaj ke liye.
Manya
Also it is very interesting because puppies ko arousal zyada jaldi aa sakta hai because is case mein jaise use aaya because wo apne aap self regulate nahi kar paate. So yeh bhi ek achha topic hai. Maine is par zyada nahi kiya research. Mere paas time kam tha.
Sunny
That is, that is a saare issues jitne bhi arousal ke aur uske issues aa rahe hain na wo puppies se bahut zyada related hai kyunki puppyhood mein humein sikhana hota hai aur puppyhood mein hum fail ho jaate hain.
Wahin par fail hote hain kyunki tum socho behaviorist ko log kab dhoondhte hain jab problem aa chuki hoti hai.
Problem aa chuki hoti hai yaani ki puppyhood mein hum fail ho chuke hain. So wahi sabse bada ek issue hai aur main mere pehle bhi behaviorist ke groups the aur un sab se main yahi baat bolta tha ki puppies par focus karo. Like wo unki taraf se aata hai puppy mein koi hamare paas aata hi nahi hai.
Tab main unse bolta tha puppy mein tumhare paas koi nahi aata. Humein unke paas jaana padega. You have to make this thing ki humein puppies se start karna padega. So ye puppies mein bahut dikkat hoti hai aur puppies ka mind completely blank hota hai. It's completely wo unki apni personality ke saath aate hain.
Personality matlab apni arousal ki apni energy ke saath aate hain ki ye jald, ye itna jaldi arouse mein chala jaayega. Ye itna jaldi so jaayega, ye itna hyper hoga. Lekin unke mind ko kuch bhi nahi pata hota ki kya sahi hai, kya galat hai. Then wo start hota hai saari galtiyan jab human ke us influence mein aate hain.
So wahi hamara kaam hai wo batana ki aisi galtiyan na karein. All guys that's it. Thank you so much aaj ke liye aur main recordings upload kar doonga aur extra classes ke baare mein bata doonga. Kal bahut saare calls hain bahut saare logon ke kisi group mein se. So waapas se milte hain. Thank you so much.
Manya
Thank you.
Sunny
Bye, bye.
Manya
Okay, bye. Thank you.
Sunny
Yeah, bye.
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