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Remember;
To raise a well balanced and well mannered dog,you must practice RULES, BOUNDRIES & LIMITATIONS. If you act like the weak link, your dog will treat you as such! Dogs are pack animals, they need to know where their place is in the pack. Practice being the dominate one in the relationship and your dog will respect you. Walking your dog and letting he/she walk 3 feet ahead of you is telling them "they are the leader". They belong right by your leg. TAKE UP THE SLACK! If your pet startles when out on walks or is afraid of sights and sounds...DO NOT BABY him/her, Continue on. If they start to really fuss, stop until he/she calms down, DON'T TALK, just wait.Talking in a high voice and telling them it is ok, IS NOT what a dominate pack leader would do, that will only reinforce the bad behavior. If you are nervous it will make them nervous and they will not feel safe. Eventually,your pet will understand who is in charge and will follow you to the ends of the earth......
My hero: Cesar Millan (the dog whisperer) National Geographic channel
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Here are a few of Cesar's thoughts on sharing affection.
Give affection - but at the right time! Remember anytime you give affection, you reinforce the behavior preceding it. Reward stability. Share your love when your dog is in a calm-submissive state.
Share affection after a dog has... exercised and eaten, changed an unwanted behavior into a behavior you asked for, responded to a rule or command, or entered a calm-submissive state.
Don't share affection when your dog is... fearful, anxious, possessive, dominant, aggressive, whining, begging, barking, or breaking a household rule.
Don't forget exercise and discipline. Prove your love by giving your dog what he or she needs: long walks; rules, boundaries, and limitations
Give your dogs as much love as you have! Give as much love as your heart can handle and then some! But please give it at the right time.
Humanizing Your Dog,One of the most important things I want to get across is that dogs are dogs — not humans!
•Find a canine solution. Often, the solution we would use for a human is totally wrong for solving a dog’s issues. For example, when a human sees a scared or nervous dog, s/he will first offer comfort and consolation. This would never happen in the animal world and can make the problem worse instead of better, because it reinforces unstable behavior.
•Speak the animal language. When dogs come into our homes, they meet emotional energy for the first time. We shower them with affection and babble at them in high-pitched baby-talk, so they see us as excited energy. This is why many dogs don’t listen to their human caretakers. Their mothers never acted this way; where did that calm-assertive leadership go?
•Treat your dog like a dog. We often develop a different agenda for our dogs. We want to make puppies our babies. From day one, many humans forget to fulfill and understand their dog's needs and instead project their own needs and desires on the animal.
•Be the pack leader! In the absence of a clear leader, a dog, even a submissive one, will seek to fill what they see as the vacant leadership role. The dog will ignore the owner, act out, and can lead to serious behavior issues.
Imagine if your significant other mistook your needs for the needs of a chimpanzee; where would that leave you? Confused and disoriented. It’s the same for dogs. But their confusion and disorientation manifest in bad behavior such as tearing up the couch or incessant barking. If we don’t fulfill them as a species, our dogs won’t live a balanced, centered life.
Understanding and projecting a pack leader’s calm-assertive energy will create a positive and lasting connection with your dog.
