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Steven R. Lindsay, nan fondateurs Manyèl de-volim li nan aplike chen Konpòtman ak Fòmasyon, eksplore sipozisyon te fè sou abi nan akizisyon a nan chen. Ka bezwen pè a kontakte moun ak lòt konpòtman evite pafwa ka remonte nan move tretman anvan, Lindsay rekonèt. Men, travayè abri yo rapid nan envoke ki eksplikasyon lè yo pale ak précoces potentiels, san yo pa konnen si li nan vre. “San dout, abi fizik ak emosyonèl rive epi yo ka yon kòz enpòtan nan gen krentif pou,” Lindsay ekri. “Sepandan, li pwobableman rive lwen mwens souvan pase youn ta ka atann soti nan frekans nan rapò sa yo.”
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Steven R. Lindsay, in his seminal two-volume Handbook of Applied Dog Behavior and Training, explores assumptions made about abuse in the acquisition of dogs. Fear of human contact and other avoidance behaviors can sometimes be traced to previous mistreatment, Lindsay acknowledges. But shelter workers are quick to invoke that explanation when they talk to prospective adopters, without knowing whether it’s true. “Undoubtedly, physical and emotional abuse occurs and may be a significant cause of fear,” Lindsay writes. “However, it probably occurs far less often than one might expect from the frequency of such reports.”