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Dog Training Creating the Dog You Want | Creating the Dog You Want |
| Written by Billy Matts | ||||||||
| Friday, 22 January 2010 | ||||||||
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A behaving canine as achieved through mediating trust and respect, no magic involved. The worries that include whether the dog will bite or chase something and run off are not worries of a knowledgeable dog owner. These only occur when total respect and trust are not earned both ways.
A behaving canine as achieved through mediating trust and respect, no magic involved. The worries that include whether the dog will bite or chase something and run off are not worries of a knowledgeable dog owner. These only occur when total respect and trust are not earned both ways. Foundations of attaining trust and respect entail: Walking your dog - this is a large aspect of how balanced the relationship is between you and your dog. Mutual trust and respect is earned from the walk. Becoming the leader when walking with your dog means you need to set the positions. This is where your dog or dogs are placed, in front, next to, or behind. One tip for doing so is to leash your dog with a short leash that enables you to keep your dog by your side. You are then of course playing the leader. No tension should be on the leash, meaning that the leash is relaxed and not being strained. As you start to lead the walk with the dog next to or behind, your dog will give you respect as the leader. If stress occurs on the lead then two things perhaps are occurring. You may be on a time limit, in a rush, or annoyed at the dogs lack of obedience. You may also not be projecting confidence enough to make your dog feel safe. Are you holding yourself calmly with arms low and relaxed? Trusting that your dog will not misbehave will return trust and respect, and will increase the likeliness of the dog behaving. To dogs, love means work before reward. Consistent and maintained rules such as leaving time for the walk, when to get out of bed, are all rules that you as the leader should set, this way your dog earns love in a more natural way, by following you first. Setting limits and rules enable your dog to see that you are serious in keeping her healthy and happy, not just spoiling by giving love, love and more love. Dogs need more than just love! They are different to us like this; we should take the time to understand this. About the Author: Some of this information was gathered from the site of dog behaviorist George Manning. Views: 92
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