He’s my Baby!
The moment a dog enters our lives, he will find out what emotions are all about, because in Nature, dogs do not show emotions. But we shower them with affection, while they see us as getting excited. This is exactly why dogs do not listen to humans. Their mother didn’t act like this. Where did the calm and assertive leadership go?
We often come up with a different agenda for our dogs. We make these puppies our babies. When we see a nervous or shy dog, we see him as human and comfort him like we would comfort another person.
In the animal world this creates instability, because this is something a pack of dogs would never do. From day one the human fulfills his own needs and ignores what is important to the dog.
The dog, even if submissive, will fill what he sees as a vacant role. He will ignore you or act out in other ways. This is the start of turning over control to the dog. One of the most important things you need to remember is that dogs are animals.
If you don’t fulfill him as a species, he won’t live a balanced life. Understanding and projecting a pack leader’s calm and assertive energy will create a positive and lasting connection with your dog.
This entry has been submitted by Steven Bice. Steven is also one of the three orginal writer on Modern Cleo and has been quoted often on the topic of oak tables. Fatal error: Call to undefined function similar_posts() in /xen/home/blogs/furrylens.co.uk/html/wp-content/themes/theme77/single.php on line 20