Be The Pack Leader
Of all the questions that people ask on dog training – “can I be the pack leader” – is a big one. How to convince your dog that you are the person in charge.
Think of the leader of the pack as the decision maker – where you should go on the walk, how to behave in different situations and how to respond to all the strange things that are out there. When you understand how dog packs work you soon realise the importance, that the pack leader makes all the decisions.
In order to understand how to become this leader you must first remind yourself that the following means nothing to a dog:
What car you drive, the size of your house, the money you earn or the fact that you speak languages! Your dog would happily swap all of that for a nice snack!
Asking your dog to sit before dinner falls a long way short of what you need to be achieving to become the pack leader and walking through doorways is only necessary when your dog is on the lead.
Also dominating your dog is certainly not the way to be successful at dog training. In fact this can backfire badly on you later on if you teach your dog that physical strength is what it is all about. Whilst you may force your dog into submission, it will not be convincing your dogs mind that you are worthy of the position and that you should become the pack leader only that you are a bit of a bully.
How To Become The Pack Leader
So how do you become the pack leader? All dogs worldwide, regardless of breed use the same ways to check to establish the pack leader. The best way to learn about how to put it into practice is to watch it being done on video as I have done through one of the video based web sites. The important areas to take control in are the following:
The pack leader will be in total calm control when your dog barks and alerts you to danger. This includes anything that your dog may perceive as dangerous and barks at, in and around the property. On the walk your dog should not pull you at any stage, even at the beginning. If you are the pack leader then your dog should be able to relax and switch off completely inside the house. If your dog is always switched on most of the time and can’t relax then that is your dog on pack leader duty!
Getting your dog to switch off is directly connected to how you meet and greet your dog after your return home. You need to watch it on video it is so subtle but it is the difference between being the pack leader or the follower.
Lastly, feeding your dog correctly will establish who is the pack leader and there is much more to it than asking your dog to sit!
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