Speaker 1
Yeah, so intro household means within the home. So intro is like between two dogs or more dogs that are happening under the same roof versus inter, sometimes we hear that as well. So it would be like inter household would be like fighting between two homes. So it is intro, which is within the home. So we're focusing on dogs that live together or this could pertain to dogs that are like foster dogs that are coming into the home or basically any two dogs spending some time together under the same roof.
Speaker 2
I feel like it's super not super common, but it's much more common at least for intro household dog digression to take place than we talk about or that it appears. So do we have any numbers? Do we know how common it is? Any thoughts on why we don't talk about it?
Speaker 1
I wish I had numbers on how many I think, you know, it's like our kids like we don't always talk about our kids having problems, right? So it's the same thing when there's dog issues and I think this is universal across any dog behavior problems, but especially with aggression and then especially when it's aggression in the home and a lot of people kind of blame themselves or might feel guilty. So they're less likely to talk about it or maybe they don't know they have a problem in their dogs. And this happens a lot as I'll actually get cases where it's escalated to the point where it's been going on for a while and they didn't realize that they had an issue or because it's starting to escalate. So they start off with like the growls or snarls and then it starts to escalate into some air snapping and maybe a little conflict to full blown conflicts, which is then when they usually reach out and they realize they have an issue. So I think it's probably a combination of that as well, right? People actually not realizing that they have the issue. It's always better to catch it early like any other behavior issue though, right? Yeah, absolutely.
Speaker 2
Speaking of that, so I think it's hard sometimes, especially if somebody isn't super well-burst in dog body language. And I figure out what's normal dog dog communication, just like, hey, that's mine back off or like whatever, right? Versus what actually counts as a fight. Can you kind of talk a little more about