Hi all!
I'm with German Shepherd Rescue of Northern California. (www.savegsd.org) I'm looking for any data from a professional regarding the progression of behavior of dogs left to fend for themselves (in the wild or stray) after being house pets. Additional information would be the progression of behavior once the dog is put back into a loving home. Apparently it doesn't take long for a dog to become feral/display feral behavior, and it doesn't take long for the dog to revert back to a happy pet IF the dog had a solid nerve package and received love and security before it was put out to pasture.
Articles from 1974 and 1982 were written by Rubin and Beck and Berman and Dunbar, but I'm not receiving any responses from Dunbar or Dr. Michael Fox. Any other ideas???
I'd sure appreciate any information if anyone knows of any.
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As far as reverting a dog back to happy pet, also look into what is called post-traumatic stress disorder as the symptoms: anhedonia, hypoactivity/hyperactivity, hypervigilance, social avoidance, depressed moood, impulse/outburst aggression are very much in line with what many think of as "feral behavior." Feel free to PM me with questions.
The Handbook of Applied Behavior and Training does discuss this in detail and references studies that may interest you. Also the section on domestic vs. tame and the related studies may also apply to your research.
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requesting data re: stray pet and feral behavior
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