You already know how important leadership is for dogs to be happy and well behaved. Leadership is just as important for kids, both to model for them how to treat your dog, and to ease your dog’s mind that someone is in charge of the miniature (and often loud, erratic, and quick-moving) humans in their …
…And The Big Things Will Take Care Of Themselves With dogs, leadership usually isn’t taken with violence. In truth, it’s really not so much taken as it is given. It depends on lots of little day-to-day interactions, rather than big brawls over big issues. Who Controls the “Good Stuff” For dogs, it’s not about who …
Without a doubt, your dog loves you. One of the most wonderful traits dog have is that they give their love freely, without reservation or condition. Love (Not) For Sale Dogs really don’t care if you’re rich or poor, or whether you give them the best food or whatever was on sale, or even if …
Consistency is a major factor in all aspects of raising and training your dog. The importance of being consistent is really brought to your attention when you start actually giving your dog commands. Less Is More Since people are verbal, we tend to chatter — a lot. Dogs aren’t at all verbal, so if your …
Every team needs a captain. Did you ever notice how the captains of sports teams aren’t necessarily the biggest or physically strongest members of the teams? They may not even be the best players. They usually do share at least one common trait, though. That trait is leadership ability. They’re also likely to be calm, …
Leadership is the be all and end all of your partnership with your dog. From your dog’s point of view, your relationship determines how she behaves toward you and whether or not she listens to you and responds reliably to your instructions, especially in distracting or stressful situations. I’ll Be Right With You There are …
