Understanding Dogs Part 14 – How To Lead Your Dog?
January 25th, 2010 | 
Author: Remaining in effect in either the Sit or Down position, is one of the most significant exercises you can teach your dog. Apart from its practical price, this exercise has significant mental implications.
One way a dog exerts his leadership over a subordinate dog is by prohibiting the movement of the subordinate, or keeping him in his place.
We remember an entertaining event concerning our Yorkshire Terrier, Angus. Mates had come to visit and brought their 6-month-old Doberman, Blue.
Things went fine with the 2 dogs till we realized that Blue was sitting in a corner with Angus lying in front of him some feet away.
Each time Blue tried to move, Angus would lift his lip, and Blue shrank into the corner. It appears Angus had exploited the “home-field advantage” and convinced Blue that he was in control. Training the dog to remain still at your command is at the apex of the list of urgent exercises.
Not only are you able to keep Tommy out from underfoot, but you also fortify in his mind that you’re the one in control – you’re the pack leader.
Using the same principle, we have successfully taught countless dog owners to become pack leader in a nonviolent and non-confrontational way. Start the leadership exercises as shortly as you get your dog.
If your dog is a puppy, your job will be that much more straightforward than if you bought an older dog – a puppy is more instantly physically handled than a grown dog. To achieve this job, you want to learn how to place your dog into a Sit and a Down.
The technical term for placing your dog in the Sit or Down position is named modeling – you show the dog what you need him to do.
This is how you lead your dog instead of it leading you.
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