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My Everyday Dog Training Tools by Doggy Dan
The Online Dog Trainer
1.Become The Pack Leader
Of all the things that’s going to help you to stop any unwanted behavior and
develop the relationship with your dog that you have always dreamt of is
understanding how to become the pack leader. This is the fundamental principle
of my dog training method, and must be in place to experience the full impact of
my everyday tools and techniques.
Dogs are pack animals, so they understand that there are leaders and followers
in their pack, which includes you. Knowing how to communicate to your dog the
clear message that you are the pack leader and you make all the decisions is not
difficult however it is something that is not widely taught.
Without this basic foundation in place you could spend the rest of your life
trying to train your dog, reading books, going to different trainers and
wondering what is going wrong. You may even think that your dog is stupid or
deliberately trying to annoy you. When all along in your dogs mind you were
simply not the pack leader and so they did not see why they should listen to you.
Thus any training was really a waste of time.
Now before we get started it is really important that I emphasize that when I
talk about being the pack leader I am talking about a loving leader, more like a
parent to a child than a mean boss! Using my method there is absolutely no
place for shouting, hitting, kicking your dog or causing any fear or pain.
In fact this method is so gentle and amazing that it is fully endorsed and used by
the SPCA of New Zealand, so you can rest assured that everyone in the family is
going to be happy to implement it.
So how does it actually work? Well it’s all about thinking like a dog rather than a
human – in a way it is sort of dog psychology. Let me give you a quick example of
what I am talking about and show you a quick glimpse through the eyes of a dog
rather than our own.
One of the most common misconceptions is that an old bone (or any edible
chew for that matter) lying around in the house or the garden has no meaning
for your dog. It’s just a treat that you, the loving owner, have given to your dog
and they don’t want it…