I've been doing quite a bit of research on how you are supposed to display your dominance to your dog and let them know you are the leader. I came across quite a few websites that showed these same techniques. I wasn't quite sure what to think, so what do you guys think about these techniques? Have you tried them with your dogs and do they even work??
Okay so, these are some of the techniques that I read to show you dog your the leader and not them:
*Walking through the door first and make them come after you.
*Eat your meal first, make sure they watch you eat, and then feed them.
*Do not walk around your dog when he/she is lying down. Instead, step over your dog or gently move him out of the way.
*Do not let your dog walk ahead of you when you have him/her on the leash.
*When you leave the house or the room, even for a minute, ignore the dog for a few minutes upon your return.
*If you establish eye contact with the dog, the dog must avert his gaze first. If the human averts first this reinforces the dog’s higher power position. Tell the children not to have staring contests with the dog, as if they avert or blink first, it will only reinforce, in the dog’s mind, that he is Top Dog.
*Games of fetch or play with toys must be started and ended by the human.
*You are the one who greets newcomers first, the dog is the last to get attention (the pack leader is the one who greets newcomers and lets the rest know when it is safe to greet the newcomer).
These are not all of the techniques, but I wanted to know what you guys thought of them. Have you tried any of these before and do they work??
I found these techniques on these websites.
http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/topdogrules.htm
http://www.wikihow.com/Control-Your-Dog's-Behavior-by-Becoming-Pack-Leader
http://www.cbrrescue.org/articles/packleader.htm
http://www.pawposse.com/show-your-dog-youre-pack-leader/blog-41/
Thoughts??
Okay so, these are some of the techniques that I read to show you dog your the leader and not them:
*Walking through the door first and make them come after you.
*Eat your meal first, make sure they watch you eat, and then feed them.
*Do not walk around your dog when he/she is lying down. Instead, step over your dog or gently move him out of the way.
*Do not let your dog walk ahead of you when you have him/her on the leash.
*When you leave the house or the room, even for a minute, ignore the dog for a few minutes upon your return.
*If you establish eye contact with the dog, the dog must avert his gaze first. If the human averts first this reinforces the dog’s higher power position. Tell the children not to have staring contests with the dog, as if they avert or blink first, it will only reinforce, in the dog’s mind, that he is Top Dog.
*Games of fetch or play with toys must be started and ended by the human.
*You are the one who greets newcomers first, the dog is the last to get attention (the pack leader is the one who greets newcomers and lets the rest know when it is safe to greet the newcomer).
These are not all of the techniques, but I wanted to know what you guys thought of them. Have you tried any of these before and do they work??
I found these techniques on these websites.
http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/topdogrules.htm
http://www.wikihow.com/Control-Your-Dog's-Behavior-by-Becoming-Pack-Leader
http://www.cbrrescue.org/articles/packleader.htm
http://www.pawposse.com/show-your-dog-youre-pack-leader/blog-41/
Thoughts??