The Independent Dog Personality
Understanding The Independent Dog Personality
The independent personality is basically the un-dog like dog and demonstrates traits that one could attribute to either a fox or a cat and not to a dog. This is not to say that the independent is non affectionate, it is just affectionate on its own terms and when it chooses to be. The independent tends to be very aloof and appear disinterested in human interaction leaning more towards limited social interaction with other canines. Always appearing to be on the outside of the window looking in, rarely showing strong pack behavior or a high play drive the independent marches to the beat of its own drum.
The independent is the least likely to resort to violence in the resolution of conflict choosing to adopt more of a neutral role or flee the situation entirely. The independent when forced into a never before seen situation tends to freeze up and show a high level of anxiety, to include rapid heart beat, urination, defecation or a release of the anal glands. The independent can be very easy to intimidate when in the face of overly strong leadership or an overbearing owner. Like the insecure this personality does best on a diet of positive reinforcement; negative reinforcement or attempts to dominate it will only result in strengthening its independent and aloof nature.
Do not expect this dog to grow into a super loving, human attention seeking member of the family and understand that there is nothing wrong or askew with this personality that needs repair. The independent will exhibit little or no destructive or separation anxiety driven behaviors when left alone and will settle on a nice place to sleep. The independent nature of this personality does leave it prone to wondering off or escaping as it does not have a strong bond to the family pack. It is unlikely that it will respond to yelling or frantic actions if it finds the opportunity to leave a controlled environment and will continue to walk away as if it has not a care in the world while you call for it to return.
The independent is highly compatible with the confident and outgoing and under the right circumstances will exhibit small amounts of pack related play.
The independent is also compatible with the aggressive under close supervision, and will also work well with the adaptable and insecure personality types.
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