{"id":3559,"date":"2021-08-06T16:47:49","date_gmt":"2021-08-06T20:47:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sitmeanssit.com\/dog-training-mu\/raleigh-dog-training\/?p=3559"},"modified":"2024-07-22T18:04:44","modified_gmt":"2024-07-22T22:04:44","slug":"what-your-dog-is-saying-with-their-scratching","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sitmeanssit.com\/dog-training-mu\/raleigh-dog-training\/what-your-dog-is-saying-with-their-scratching\/","title":{"rendered":"What Your Dog Is Saying With Their Scratching"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When dog&#8217;s scratch themselves, as pet parents you often wonder what&#8217;s causing them to itch. Fleas? Skin irritation? Allergies?<\/p>\n<p>Any of these can result in scratching; but stress, frustration, or excitement can also cause scratching. These behaviors are typically the reason your dog is scratching themselves.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s what you need to know about their scratching and what to do about it.<\/p>\n<h2>When Do Dogs Scratch?<\/h2>\n<p>Young puppies typically scratch themselves a lot as they explore and try to make sense of the new world. When your dog is not confident doing an activity, they will typically stop to scratch themselves.<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes dog&#8217;s can communicate that they are confused by scratching. If you learn what your dog is <a href=\"https:\/\/sitmeanssit.com\/dog-training-mu\/south-denver-dog-training\/understanding-your-dogs-body-language\/\">communicating to you<\/a>, you can help them make adjustments.<\/p>\n<p>Dog&#8217;s can scratch themselves for many reasons. Pet parents should learn to understand their body language to communicate with their pup.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When dog&#8217;s scratch themselves, as pet parents you often wonder what&#8217;s causing them to itch. Fleas? Skin irritation? Allergies? Any of these can result in scratching; but stress, frustration, or excitement can also cause scratching. These behaviors are typically the reason your dog is scratching themselves. Here&#8217;s what you need to know about their scratching&#8230;<\/p>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/sitmeanssit.com\/dog-training-mu\/raleigh-dog-training\/what-your-dog-is-saying-with-their-scratching\/\"><b>Read More <i class=\"fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i><\/b><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":274,"featured_media":3560,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[28367],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3559","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tips"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sitmeanssit.com\/dog-training-mu\/raleigh-dog-training\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3559","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sitmeanssit.com\/dog-training-mu\/raleigh-dog-training\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sitmeanssit.com\/dog-training-mu\/raleigh-dog-training\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sitmeanssit.com\/dog-training-mu\/raleigh-dog-training\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/274"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sitmeanssit.com\/dog-training-mu\/raleigh-dog-training\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3559"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sitmeanssit.com\/dog-training-mu\/raleigh-dog-training\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3559\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3561,"href":"https:\/\/sitmeanssit.com\/dog-training-mu\/raleigh-dog-training\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3559\/revisions\/3561"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sitmeanssit.com\/dog-training-mu\/raleigh-dog-training\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3560"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sitmeanssit.com\/dog-training-mu\/raleigh-dog-training\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3559"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sitmeanssit.com\/dog-training-mu\/raleigh-dog-training\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3559"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sitmeanssit.com\/dog-training-mu\/raleigh-dog-training\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3559"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}