Thai Bangkaew Dog: How should an owner handle adolescent behaviour changes?
When a young Thai Bangkaew Dog becomes less reliable, return to the last version of the behaviour that was working and rebuild from there. Keep Thai Bangkaew Dog close to a calm handler and use reward-based cues during the first repetitions. Return to easier cues, shorten sessions, increase reinforcement, and manage the environment while skills are rebuilt. Keep the easier version in the routine while reliability returns; do not test the hardest version every day.
What can change during adolescence
Thai Bangkaew Dog's temperament is recorded as Alert, intelligent, loyal, watchful and obedient. Here, that matters because it is a clue about the dog's likely response to people, animals, handling, or change, not a guarantee.
Rebuild the behaviour you want
- Return to easier cues, shorten sessions, increase reinforcement, and manage the environment while skills are rebuilt.
- Let the temperament note (Alert, intelligent, loyal, watchful and obedient) set the reinforcement, session length, and distance from distractions.
- Keep the easier version in the routine while reliability returns; do not test the hardest version every day.
Arrange an assessment if
Escalate for sudden personality change, pain, disorientation, or aggression that cannot be safely managed.
References
Official FCI name: THAI BANGKAEW DOG
FCI nomenclature page > breed name
FCI group: n°5 - Spitz and primitive types
FCI nomenclature page > Group
Country of origin: THAILAND
FCI nomenclature page > Country of origin of the breed
FCI standard date: 7/4/2022
FCI nomenclature page > English standard date
FCI standard PDF: https://www.fci.be/Nomenclature/Standards/358g05-en.pdf
FCI nomenclature page > English standard PDF link
Utilization: Companion dog
FCI standard PDF page text > utilization
Temperament: Alert, intelligent, loyal, watchful and obedient. The breed is easy to train. It could be slightly aloof towards strangers. HEAD CRANIAL REGION: Skull: The skull is wedge-shaped and should be stro ng, fairly broad but not coarse, and in proportion to the body. Stop: Clearly defined, but moderate. FACIAL REGION: Nose: Black and in proportion to muzzle.…
FCI standard PDF page text > temperament
Historical summary: The Bangkaew Dog is an old breed that originated from the Bangkaew village, in Thanang-ngam area in the Bang-rakam district of Phitsanulok prov ince in Thailand. The breed traces its ancestry back to a cross betwe en a Buddhist abbot’s local black & white female dog and a now ex tinct wild dog producing today’s breed. In 1957, selective breeding from single…
FCI standard PDF page text > historical_summary
Gait: Flexible and strong movement with good reach and drive, but never with exaggerated reach, drive and FCI-St. N° 358 / 04.07.2022 5
FCI standard PDF page text > gait
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