How to Train Dogs Better? Think Like A Dog!
Training dogs well is a matter of firmness, and patience.
Owning dogs is either going to be the most wonderful experience you’ll ever have, or possibly the worst. They are really wild animals at heart, but with the right care and training you can actually make them “want” to follow you, obey you and be the best dog you’ll ever have.
There are loads of books, training classes and other information out there on how to train a dog, and the beloved Cesar Milan is our favourite on TV. There is a right way and a wrong way, and it takes a little understanding and a lot of patience.
So how do you find the best advice for you and your new “man’s best friend?”
First, stop thinking about your house as a home, and you as a human. To the dog, you are another dog, and the house is the home of the pack. The other family members are part of the pack, to be protected and served. You are the pack leader, the Alpha Male. The dog actually wants you to lead. They like to follow, please and obey. Dogs understand a pack order, they don’t understand when people dress them like children, and they are not children.
They understand a pack order, Alpha, and followers. They are the best soldiers of the house, protect the pack, and are naturally bred to want to follow commands.
Commands have to be firm, and direct. No misunderstandings. In a natural pack if a member misbehaves he gets a snarl or a bite. Dogs have lived this way for millions of years. The pack order is well established in their brains, and you simply need to follow it.
You as the Alpha leader have to be firm, accept no misbehavior, and not coddle the dog unless they are cooperating. It’s quite simple, but most people are afraid to be cruel to their pet. It’s not cruel to the dog to pull tightly on their chain and say “NO!” in a firm voice. It actually helps them relax and behave better because they know what is expected of them. Calm dogs are obedient dogs. Obedient dogs are clear about their place, responsibilities and expectations.
When you give a dog a treat, it’s not to bribe them, it’s to show approval from the pack leader. If they misbehave, you have to be strong, firm and resolute.
It is a dominance question, and you have to dominate a dog for it to feel relaxed and safe. Otherwise the dog gets confused and attempts to impose it’s own order on the pack. Usually that is out of a sense of panic, but if any dog thinks the Alpha Dog is too weak to control the pack, a natural power struggle ensues.
The hardest thing for people to remember is that dogs like to be controlled, and disciplined. Cats are predatory singular hunters, and do not want to do what you ask by their very nature. They are not pack hunters. Generally cats are solitary, and fight to mate.
Dogs are social, understand a hierarchy, and seek it out. If you establish it and maintain it in your house, you’ll find you have a relaxed, obedient dog that wants to please and protect you, regardless of the size of the dog.
And yes, every dog misbehaves, gets into the trash, and has accidents in the house. But we can make them infrequent. They become part of the family when they learn to act like one, just like the rest of the family does.
Owning dogs is either going to be the most wonderful experience you’ll ever have, or possibly the worst. They are really wild animals at heart, but with the right care and training you can actually make them “want” to follow you, obey you and be the best dog you’ll ever have.
There are loads of books, training classes and other information out there on how to train a dog, and the beloved Cesar Milan is our favourite on TV. There is a right way and a wrong way, and it takes a little understanding and a lot of patience.
So how do you find the best advice for you and your new “man’s best friend?”
First, stop thinking about your house as a home, and you as a human. To the dog, you are another dog, and the house is the home of the pack. The other family members are part of the pack, to be protected and served. You are the pack leader, the Alpha Male. The dog actually wants you to lead. They like to follow, please and obey. Dogs understand a pack order, they don’t understand when people dress them like children, and they are not children.
They understand a pack order, Alpha, and followers. They are the best soldiers of the house, protect the pack, and are naturally bred to want to follow commands.
Commands have to be firm, and direct. No misunderstandings. In a natural pack if a member misbehaves he gets a snarl or a bite. Dogs have lived this way for millions of years. The pack order is well established in their brains, and you simply need to follow it.
You as the Alpha leader have to be firm, accept no misbehavior, and not coddle the dog unless they are cooperating. It’s quite simple, but most people are afraid to be cruel to their pet. It’s not cruel to the dog to pull tightly on their chain and say “NO!” in a firm voice. It actually helps them relax and behave better because they know what is expected of them. Calm dogs are obedient dogs. Obedient dogs are clear about their place, responsibilities and expectations.
When you give a dog a treat, it’s not to bribe them, it’s to show approval from the pack leader. If they misbehave, you have to be strong, firm and resolute.
It is a dominance question, and you have to dominate a dog for it to feel relaxed and safe. Otherwise the dog gets confused and attempts to impose it’s own order on the pack. Usually that is out of a sense of panic, but if any dog thinks the Alpha Dog is too weak to control the pack, a natural power struggle ensues.
The hardest thing for people to remember is that dogs like to be controlled, and disciplined. Cats are predatory singular hunters, and do not want to do what you ask by their very nature. They are not pack hunters. Generally cats are solitary, and fight to mate.
Dogs are social, understand a hierarchy, and seek it out. If you establish it and maintain it in your house, you’ll find you have a relaxed, obedient dog that wants to please and protect you, regardless of the size of the dog.
And yes, every dog misbehaves, gets into the trash, and has accidents in the house. But we can make them infrequent. They become part of the family when they learn to act like one, just like the rest of the family does.
How to Train Dogs Better? Think Like A Dog!
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