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Why So Many Dogs Today Live in Chronic Fight-or-Flight

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Dana Brigman
Mar 17, 2026
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One thing I see over and over again with dogs today is a nervous system that simply never gets a break.

The body was designed to shift between activation and recovery. Stress happens… the body responds… and then the nervous system settles back down.

But for many dogs, that reset never fully happens.

Instead, they live in a constant state of low-grade stress activation.

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