Episode 411 – Animal Bullies, Victims, and the Bond

BeeBee the Bully?

Bullying in a hot topic among some human behaviorists. It’s also a subject of concern among some dog-owners, particularly those who take their dogs to doggy daycare or dog parks. But what makes a bully a bully? And because bullies by definition need someone to bully, what factors contribute to the victim’s development? As it turns out, one particular factor plays an instrumental role in the creation of both. But so does another one we often overlook.

If you automatically labled BeeBee, the corgi, as a bully and poor little Ollie her

Ollie the Bully?

innocent victim, you may want to reconsider that.  Context is everything. They were playing.