Understanding Dog Pack Mentality
Friday, January 22 2010 @ 10:35 AM ICT
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Your very presence makes his tail wag, his eyes light up, and his feet do their happy dance. Now if that's not unconditional love, what is? Your dog adores you, no doubt about it. That's because you're the leader of his pack. And although his loyalty to you knows no bounds, he also craves contact with other dogs.
Leader of the pack
The pack drive is made up of two main components: dominance and submission. Your dog may take on either role in the park, but at home it's important that he defer to you, the one he should perceive as the leader.In your leadership role, you need to be thorough and consistent when it comes to training. Your dog needs to know you're the leader. And as such, he must be submissive to you. If you send signals that show weakness, he'll dominate you every chance he gets—and that behavior may translate negatively to his interactions with you as well as with other people and other dogs.


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