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Whether your dog is pulling on the lead, jumping up, counter surfing, barking excessively, chewing excessively, suffering from separation anxiety, shows any other sign of obsessive behaviour, the root cause of behavioural problems in dogs is lack of leadership.
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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 by sending four distinct signals to their pack members by which they establish and maintain this leadership position. One of the signals relates to the way food is distributed. There are also other lower-level leadership positions within a wolf pack.
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 reestablish himself as a leader frequently. 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, littermate 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 responsibility, but the dog thinks it has to fulfil 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 four pillars by which you can communicate in a language your dog can understand, 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.
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No matter what behavioural problem your dog may have, Paws4Success coaches you to understand and apply the four pillars of dog leadership, 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.
Dog training fee: $105.00 for a 90-minute session
Dog training mileage: under 10km/ return, a minimum fee of $10.00 applies. For a travel distance of more than 10km $1.00 per km/ return is applied additionally to dog training costs.
Dog training travel time: under 10km/ return, a minimum fee of $10.00 applies. For a travel distance of more than 10km $1.00 per km/ return is applied additionally to dog training costs.
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