Dog Behavior: You Won't Believe the True Reason Why Street Dogs Chase Your Car
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Dog Behavior: You Won't Believe the True Reason Why Street Dogs Chase Your Car
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Warm sunshine and beautiful scenery are common during a leisurely weekend drive through the neighborhood, until a neighborhood street dog unexpectedly runs alongside your tires. This dramatic behavior is rarely the result of pure aggression, according to behavioral studies published in the Journal of Veterinary Behavior. Rather, canine researchers hypothesize that rapid movement sets off an ancient predatory chase sequence and that other roaming dogs' territorial scent marks on tires intensify their defensive motivation.