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DOMINANT DOGS
If you pay attention to the puppies in a litter,
you will see this behavior taking place. One of
them is trying to take charge of the litter. They
will play together, but there is always one that
assumes the role of leader. This is true of the
adults, as well as the puppies. It is a direct connection
to the "wolf". Wolves are pack oriented
but there's only one boss.
Let's take a look at the human side of this type
of situation. We all have families that we love
and care for. If anyone or anything tries to interfere
with our family we will defend them to whatever
end may come. What is the difference between this
and what the dog is doing? Any dog that is allowed
to choose its position in the pack, in this case
your family, will try to find its standing in the
hierarchy. Since children are at eye level with
the dog, it makes perfect sense to challenge the
one that is on its level first, and proceed up the
chain until it is in charge. It is your responsibility,
as the leader, to make your dogs understand that
their position is at the lower end of this pecking
order. Family first, dog last.
That's why proper communication between you and
your pet is so important.
FEARFUL DOGS
Fearful dogs are often afraid of people, children,
loud noises, being left alone and other animals.
They are generally insecure. I specialize in the
removal of fearful behavior in dogs. The idea is
to be able to get the dog through the fear. Touching
or using voice, when the dog is fearful, only re-enforces
the dog’s fear.
I teach the dog, step-by-step how to deal with the
fear instead of avoiding what they are afraid of.
If the dog learns how to deal with it, it goes away.
The techniques that I teach are to watch the dog’s
body language. As it starts to go into being fearful,
I stop the fear before it overwhelms the dog. If
the dog is not allowed to be in that fearful place
consistently, the dog can’t practice being
fearful. Soon, the fear goes away and the dog builds
confidence.
A fearful dog can easily turn into an aggressive
dog. Fearful behavior usually gets worse instead
of better. However, with a little work, it can be
corrected. There are no
bad dogs.
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DOGS
AGGRESSIVE TO OTHER DOGS
Dogs are aggressive to other dogs because the dog forgets
or never learned how to act with other PACK members. If
you look at a pack of wolves the pack is very stable.
There is one boss. Every animal has their place. They
learn to watch the other PACK members’ body language
and eyes. The dogs learn to respect each other. If one
dog acts out, one of the other dogs will put in its place.
This is done with the understanding that if the pack is
not stable or organized, the pack will die.
For the most part, all dogs do want to relate to each
other. If your dog is aggressive with other dogs, you
may have asked yourself, why? Sometimes when a dog is
taken away from the litter too early, they don’t
get a chance to socialize with other dogs: Therefore they
don’t learn how to interact with each other. Once
the animal instinct is taken away, the dog becomes insecure,
unstable and aggressive. People raising dogs do not use
their body language or eyes. They use their voice. It
is better to relate to the dog as an animal, and not as
a human. This makes it easier for the dog to understand
the commands.
It is never too late to work
with your dog.
Remember, there is no bad owners or bad dogs. We just
need to understand where the dog is coming from. If you
are experiencing this type of problem with your dog. I
would love to hear from you.
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