So You Want The Perfect Dog?

A behaving canine as achieved through mediating trust and respect, no magic involved. The worries that include whether the dog will bite or chase something and run off are not worries of a knowledgeable dog owner. These only occur when total respect and trust are not earned both ways.

Main aspects involved in developing respect and trust: The dog walk – one of the biggest factors in deciding if your relationship with your dog is as healthy as it could be, trust and respect both ways is earned on the walk.

Becoming the leader when walking with your dog means you need to set the positions. This is where your dog or dogs are placed, in front, next to, or behind. One tip for doing so is to leash your dog with a short leash that enables you to keep your dog by your side. You are then of course playing the leader. No tension should be on the leash, meaning that the leash is relaxed and not being strained. As you start to lead the walk with the dog next to or behind, your dog will give you respect as the leader.

If you find that tension occurs on the leash during the walk, one of two things is occurring. One, you are not projecting leadership and confidence enough, perhaps you are frustrated or in a rush, are you holding your arm in a relaxed manner so that you are not transmitting stress down the leash? Give trust by trusting your dog will not pull or misbehave and give respect by respecting their needs for discipline and structure, particularly on the walk.

Loving your dog is one thing, but if your dog misbehaves or acts up on the walk, maybe you should try and give another kind of love. Love to dogs means structure and work beforehand. Consistent rules such as when to leave for walking, when to awaken, when to play, the leader sets all of these rules and it results in a healthier relationship wherein the dog understands the love you are giving.

Some of this information was gathered from the site of dog behaviorist George Manning.