How to Establish Your Role As The Pack Leader With Your Dog

by chammer1
If you don't establish yourself as the pack leader, and your dog has the personality of a leader your most likely going to find your self living in a very expensive doghouse under his rules.

Most dogs have what has been termed a team spirit, or "pack" instinct. Dogs live every waking moment of their entire lives by this structure. A dogs mantra is survival, and according to your dog you and your family are all members of his pack. In-order for your dog to feel safe, secure, he need to know who is in charge, and it is your job to teach your dog what you expect of him.

Dog pack are organized in a hierarchy, so you need to teach you for legged friend that you are the one that's in charge. If there is more than one person in your household you will need the cooperation of your family members in-order to accomplish this. if you don't step up and establish the pack hierarchy, your dog will, and if this happens it can be a real nightmare.

Even if your dog is not a natural born leader, if no one steps up to claim the role he will, and your going to find yourself with a huge headache because your dog is going to be very hyper and confused.

In order to organize a hierarchy and teach your dog the rules you will need to understand what motivates your dog behavior, and master his communication skills. This might seem like a lot of work at first, but when you start applying the technique and view the results you are going to see that it is actually quite fascinating. You will find that your dog will respond more willingly if you take the time to understand and learn his language. With a little time, effort, and structure you will earn your dogs, cooperation, trust, and respect. With a little love, patience, and some leadership you will have a loyal dog that will stand by your side for the rest of his life, and you can't beat that!


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Do you truly want to have a healthy well trained dog? Be respected by other dog owners, because your dog is well behaved and cared for.