| People frequently ask how a Dog
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| | because the pup is so cute.
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| Behaviorist and Dog Obedience Trainer
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| | You must establish and maintain firm,
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| relates to dogs and earns their respect
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| | consistent control of the Dominant Dog at
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| and control . . . and especially that of
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| | all times. These eye-catching, spirited
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| the Dominant Dog. The first part of that
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| | animals are highly intelligent and have
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| answer is simply stated but difficult for
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| | great potential, but they also are
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| many people to internalize and act upon:
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| | usually very willful, stubborn, born
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| To relate to a dog, you must first see
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| | leaders who seek to control you, other
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| and treat him fully as a DOG!
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| | animals, and their environment. They want
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| Before you can deal with a dog dominance
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| | to rule the roost!
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| issue at home or in dog obedience
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| | You cannot give them an inch . . . or
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| training, you must recognize that dog
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| | they will take it, and take it, and take
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| behavior and dog communication are NOT in
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| | it . . . over and over, time and again.
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| line with human psychology. After all,
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| | These dogs are persistent!
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| your dog is a CANINE (canis familiaris of
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| | For example, one friend had an Old
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| the Family Canidae), and not homo
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| | English Sheepdog puppy, an Alpha Female
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| sapiens. So he thinks like a canine, not
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| | about eight months old, who had a very
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| like a person. Your dog responds as one
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| | bad reaction to a toxic flea dip back in
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| might in a wolf pack, not as a human
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| | 1976. As the puppy started to tremor, the
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| family member. He or she has real
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| | frightened owners lifted their darling
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| emotions, but they are canine emotions,
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| | onto the foot of the bed, both for her
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| not human emotions, and not to be
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| | comfort and to ease their own backs as
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| mistaken as such.
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| | they nursed her.
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| The basic communication system of dogs
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| | MISTAKE! That one incident led that puppy
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| involves three critical elements
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| | and her litter-mate to sneak onto the bed
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| --silence, submission, and leadership --
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| | whenever possible . . . a pattern the
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| sometimes referred to generally as the
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| | owners never succeeded in terminating for
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| dog whisper technique, with elements of
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| | the rest of the dogs' lives!
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| wolf pack communication. We will use
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| | Too many owners just coddle the
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| these elements in this and subsequent dog
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| | two-and-three month old "babies" and
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| training articles about solving Dog
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| | think that puppy training can start
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| Dominance problems. You and I need to
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| | later. NO! The intelligent, spirited
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| understand, read, and use your dog's own
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| | ones, especially, must be "trained" from
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| communication system for optimal
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| | day one with consistency, with You
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| effectiveness in working with him.
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| | clearly as the Master!
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| Dogs have an inherent Pack Psychology
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| | Because of their high intelligence, they
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| which governs their thinking and actions.
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| | are ready much earlier than others for
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| In a pack, there is one dominant one, and
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| | more formal types of training, too.
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| the rest are all followers. There is one
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| | Training helps remove boredom and release
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| Alpha male and one Alpha female. To
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| | energy, while giving the prideful animal
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| relate to a dog from a position of
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| | a proper goal for which to strive, and
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| strength, respect, and control, YOU must
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| | achievement about which to strut with
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| be the Alpha Leader, the Pack Leader, and
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| | regal, dignified, proud bearing and the
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| you must use pack psychology and pack
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| | clear satisfaction of pleasing.
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| communication.
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| | DON'T MOVE WITH THEM, YOU LOSE THEM!
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| Often we see dominant dogs taken home as
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| | I, too, have had a trying personal
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| young pups, because people are amused by
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| | experience with an aggressive Alpha Pup.
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| their spirited behavior. Actually, they
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| | I brought home a beautiful Rescued Dog,
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| are usually the first puppies chosen, the
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| | an eight-week-old retriever puppy from
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| proverbial Pick of the Litter. However,
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| | the Humane Society. She turned out to be
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| if this high-spirited nature is not
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| | the most willful and stubborn dog I have
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| controlled, then things get out of
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| | ever seen, striving for dominance in all
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| control quickly . . . becoming worse over
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| | things! There is no way she would have
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| time . . . until the situation sometimes
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| | lasted in a "normal" home. However,
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| becomes dangerous. Dominance can lead to
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| | because of my sheer determination with
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| violence.
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| | consistent, proper training, she is
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| So you might look for a mature dog, such
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| | becoming a loving, playful, and obedient
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| as a Shelter Dog or Rescued Dog. However,
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| | sweetheart who, without loss of any spunk
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| looking for a less dominant pet is not so
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| | or pride, nevertheless submits to my
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| easy in shelters. There a dog's true
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| | command by a mere glance. I am her
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| nature is difficult to discern without
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| | undisputed Pack Leader.
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| the aid of an experienced person. While
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| | Still, it wasn't easy to get her to that
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| in the shelter, the dog rarely has an
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| | state. In great frustration, I eagerly
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| area or anything that is under the dog's
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| | sought the advice of two other trainers
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| control, so there is little opportunity
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| | with vast puppy experience. So I say to
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| to observe possessiveness and dominance
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| | beleaguered Owners of aggressive,
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| problems.
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| | dominant puppies and dogs, "Don't be
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| Nor are dogs cooped up in shelters able
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| | embarrassed. This can happen to anyone!
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| to burn off excess energy. It's very hard
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| | Never be ashamed to ask for help from a
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| for an untrained eye to differentiate
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| | Dog Trainer." (Just make sure they really
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| between an excited "Please take me home"
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| | understand pack psychology.)
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| and the more troublesome "I want to
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| | If you have a dog dominance problem,
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| control you!" of the hyper-active,
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| | there IS a specific training technique
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| dominant canine.
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| | that will work for you, and it centers on
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| But the dominance problem quickly becomes
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| | FOCUS. It applies the communication
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| evident when you go home and relax, for
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| | system of "silence, submission, and
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| dominance shows up where perceived
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| | leadership" and is a dog training
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| weakness is present. For example, petting
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| | technique which is effective with most
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| your dog when it is submissive (e.g.,
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| | dog dominance issues. [It's much more
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| sitting or lying down) is appropriate and
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| | effective and pleasant than hitting and
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| desirable, but not when it is in an
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| | yelling!]
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| aggressive or dominant stance.
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| | So get help with control of the dog
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| If you display any sign of soft laxity at
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| | dominance behavior, and restore a right
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| the wrong time because of your affection,
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| | relationship with your pet, and peace and
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| that will be interpreted by your dog as
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| | harmony in your home!
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| weakness . . . and then, "Katie bar the
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| | PawPersuasion © Copyright 2006. This
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| door!" With dominant types, you simply
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| | article may be freely distributed if Rena
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| cannot afford to let down your guard or
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| | Murray's author resource box and this
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| to make an exception "just this once"
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| | notice stay attached.
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