Understanding Psychology Of Dog Training

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Understanding Psychology Of Dog Training
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Dogs are descendent of wolves. To study the
psychology of dog training and understand the
pack hierarchal system of dogs, we must go
back and examine their ancestor -wolves.
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Wolves live naturally in packs of at least 2 and
more... They live in a dictatorship system with
strictly defined hierarchies of males and
females. In their system, a leader - usually
always a male, the biggest and toughest wolf also
known as alpha leader would be in charge of the
pack and will have the right to everything. The
rest of the dogs in the pack would be followers
and follow their leader willingly. This hierarchy
system is not static and would change when
another dominant member challenge the leader's
authority and win.
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For your dog, your family is the pack and every
member is part of the hierarchy system. From the
moment a new puppy or dog is introduce to the
family, the new dog will start to pick up signals
and indicators to figure out his own status in
the family and whos in charge. If your dog see
you as a "alpha leader", he will follow your
commands willingly and this will allows you to
train him easily.
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On the other hand, if your dog is very dominant
(because you allow him to pick up the wrong
signals) and starts to challenge your "alpha
leader" position, he may refuse to follow your
command and turn aggressive against you easily.
This situation usually happens in children where
dogs see their chain of command higher than that
of them. This also explains why children suffer
more dog bites than adults do.
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If you would prefer to own an obedient
dog that pay attention to your command,
assuming the role of the alpha leader
and establishing control over your dog is
extremely important!
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Your dog must learn that he is the lowest ranking
in the family, subordinate to you, to the
children, and must recognize you to be the
leader. If such hierarchy is not set up properly,
the dog will try to take charge and
assume the role of the leader. Thisll
eventually lead the dog to turn into dominant
dog and thus tend to misbehave. If this happens,
youll face an uphill task to properly train your
dog.
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As we live in a democratic society, most of us
will find it hard to understand the dogs concept
of dictatorship. Nevertheless, it is
necessary that we adjust ourselves to
understand how the dog live and think. By being
dictating, you would think that this is cruel or
even inhumane to the dog. If you think so, you
are very wrong!
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In fact, dogs are more than happy to be a
follower and taking instructions from a leader.
You have to give your dog directions, organize
his space and activities for him, and hell be
more clued-up and know his boundaries of life,
which means knowing what is expected of him when
hes indoor or outdoor.
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Your dog will be able to lead a less stressful
and happy life and so will you.
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