Adult One-on-One Dog Training Dunedin
Whether your dog is pulling on the lead, jumping up, counter surfing, is being fearful/ anxious, reactive towards other dogs, resource guarding/ food competitive, barks or chews excessively, suffering from separation anxiety, shows any other sign of unwanted behaviour, the cornerstone of transforming unwanted dog behaviour is rooted in our human ability to communicate with our dogs in wolf language since it is the only language our dogs will ever speak and understand.
Dog Behaviourist Dunedin
To solve behavioural problems in dogs, it is essential to know how dogs think, what makes them tick, understand how a dog perceives the environment it lives in, and see the world through the dog’s eyes. Dogs living amongst us are a well-loved part of our lives and our society, a dog, however, does not understand what our society is made of and how to live in it unless the human leader shows it the way.
Our dogs have descended from the wolf. Within the wolf pack, there is a strong hierarchical leadership structure, with the Alpha male and the Alpha female being the pack leaders. The pack leaders communicate their leadership to pack members using distinct leadership signals by which they establish and maintain their leadership position. One of these signals relates to the way food is allocated.
When wolves go hunting, led by the Alpha pair, there are significant risks that some of the wolves, including the Alpha pair, may not return to the den due to death or injury; therefore, new leaders need to be established. Leadership roles are often changing. Translated into our human world, dogs continuously challenge the leader, and the human pack leader needs to continuously reestablish himself as a leader. If the dog owner does not send the right leadership signals to the dog so that the dog can perceive its owner to be the leader, it will consider itself the leader since, in the dog’s mind, it is convinced that there must be a leader in a pack. A dog, however, cannot lead and is not suited to lead the human pack in an environment it does not understand. The responsibility of leadership unintentionally given to the dog results in the dog developing coping mechanisms to help it deal with this responsibility. These coping mechanisms are shown in unwanted behaviours such as jumping up, pulling on the lead, excessive barking, excessive chewing, soiling the house, separation anxiety, litter mate syndrome and many others. These are the visible signs of a dog in distress and not coping with the leadership responsibility. It was never meant to carry such responsibility, but the dog thinks it has to fulfill it because it does not see anyone else in its pack as the leader. And because the dog thinks it is the leader, it is convinced that the behaviour it shows is correct and exactly what the owner wants. It keeps repeating it over and over, especially when it is unintentionally positively reinforced by rewarding the dog for these unwanted behaviours.
When you learn about the leadership pillars by which you can communicate in a language your dog can understand, - wolf- you speak the dog’s language. This is the most effective way to communicate with your dog, and it resolves any behavioural problems your dog has.
Dog Training Dunedin
No matter what behavioural problems your dog may have, Paws4Success coaches you to understand and apply these leadership pillars of dog ownership, transforming your dog into a well-behaved, emotionally stable and content dog.
Don’t miss out on this transformative opportunity for your dog and build the peaceful and harmonious relationship with your dog you always wanted.
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