Abuse Is The Main Cause For The Behavior Of Dogs

Dogs all around the world have different behaviors. Some can be very calm and professional like, loud and messy, kind and cuddly, or dangerous and aggressive. Specifically, the dogs who are on the more vicious side, all have a reason for their being. Their misbehavior doesn’t happen by nature, something has caused these pets to go wild. Abuse is the main cause for this type of behavior. Because of this, overpopulating shelters and even dogs themselves are being put down due to the abusive actions they have been through.
It is difficult for dogs to be able to trust anyone or anything that comes their way. As newborn puppies, they aren’t familiar with anything yet. They don’t know the bad thats coming towards them. As they begin to grow, the

more people start looking into them. Whether its for protection, modeling, or cruelty. Dogfighting being a common form of abuse. Dogfighting is the illegal use of dogs being put to fight each other for big amounts of money. In an ASPCA article called, A Closer Look to Dog Fighting, it states, “...Using the animals...to demonstrate their strength and prowess. When a dog loses, this can cause the owner of the dog to lose not only money...and may lead to brutal actions against the dog.” When a dog loses in a very brutal fight, the owner will most likely be angry and end up taking their anger out on the dog. The dog will be abused and thrown away out to the streets. Because of the abuse the dog went through, it will now become fearful, it will fear other dogs and people who will approach them. Their only response is to be aggressive and attack, but they attack out of fear.
The number of homeless dogs in the U.S. is about 3.9 million dogs, according to an article by Dosomething.org. Dogs in the streets are exposed to unsanitary environments and lack of clean water and food. With this condition, the dog may die from malnutrition or even in an accident such as being hit by a car. On the other hand, the local animal shelter would pick up the dog and take it in and attempt to nourish it and bring it back to its healthy state. It’s not as easy as it seems. The dog may attempt to bite the person trying to tame it. Again, this is done out of fear. All the abuse the dog has been through, it will only assume it will get beaten again.
When taken to the shelter, the dogs are put up for adoption once they are in a healthy state again. Yet, there are still millions of abused dogs out without homes. Shelters become packed. They become so overpopulated that they have had to put down many animals. Dog owners don’t have it easy. The dog may still have an aggressive and frightened behavior. A dog owner who has adopted a former dog fighter has lived with these effects of what abuse has done to the poor dogs. “We were so upset...humans could do this to her. She was not angry, she was scared,” stated a dog owner from Thedodo.com. Overtime dogs will get better with the help of the love their owners provide and they will be able to regain that trust they once had.
In conclusion, dogs from the start, are exposed to bad actions. It’ll mostly be involved with abuse such as dogfighting. Because of this, shelters are overpopulating and having to put down more and more animals because they don’t have a home to go to. This bad behavior can lead to harm to those who adopt the dog. Many dogs have been saved, but there are still millions of them filling the streets each day all for the same reason.