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How to let your Dog be a Dog

True love means to allow your dog to be a dog, as nature has intended for him. If you treat your dog like a human you will cause quite some confusion with some unwanted results.

Their confusion and disorientation manifest in bad behavior such as tearing up the couch or barking constantly. Most of these dogs are probably loved and well cared for by their owners, but they feel extremely lost. He needs a pack leader that provides a source of strength and guidance that helps the dog navigate through a complex world.

You can learn to become your dogs pack leader by acting like an animal pack leader would. He tells his pack, through his calm, assertive energy, what to do and where to go. Every day. All of the time. The pack leader doesn’t display emotional or nervous energy and neither should you.

Your dog will look to you to establish rules, boundaries and limitations. Remember, your dog will set them if you don't.

Your dog is an animal, guided by animal instincts. Dogs have found themselves in an odd predicament by living with humans. But if you treat your dog like a dog and provide him with the pack dynamic he craves, your companion can live a rich, rewarding life, even among humans.

This post was written by Jessica Stanley, she regularly writes for Pretty Gritty and Rafaelmeavitali. Jessica is a noted specialist on the topic of email marketing software. View her blog here.