You didn’t see it coming. You weren’t supposed to. We share our lives with a captive animal. That’s the reality. An animal with natural behavioural patterns we don’t fully control and don’t always fully understand. That doesn’t make them dangerous. But it does mean we need to take responsibility for the environments we place them in and the behaviours we allow them to practise. Because we don’t always know what experience might awaken something natural. And once a pattern begins, it becomes something the dog will seek. This is where risk develops. Not from intent but from experience. Chasing wildlife, focusing on movement, rehearsing parts of the sequence all strengthen the behaviour over time. So the focus isn’t just on stopping behaviour in the moment. It’s about awareness. Avoid repeated chasing. Pay attention to early focus and interest. Be thoughtful about exposure to fast movement, smaller animals, and unpredictable environments. Not to create fear. But to build awareness earlier. Because the goal isn’t to remove behaviour. It’s to manage it responsibly.

Would you know the difference between Affective aggression and Non Affective aggression?