How to get along with the dog?

Understanding the motivation of dog behavior is not only facilitates education and training, but also makes it more comfortable sharing with her residence.

Dogs do not lead a solitary life. By their nature, they are gregarious animals, and most feel uncomfortable only within any group structure.
When dogs live in packs, they inevitably will dominate among members of the flock, and to provide all appropriate "reverence" individuals of a higher "social status" and, simultaneously, to build a competitive relationship with those who are with them in one step "hierarchy"

These relations are not established once and for all, and are in constant dynamics. The most ambitious individuals constantly trying to improve their rank and higher, in turn, are forced to constantly reaffirm and defend their place at the appropriate step ...

The domestication of dogs has not changed the desire not only to build a hierarchical relationship gregarious, but also the desire to occupy the highest rank, claiming, ideally, the rank of subdominant, ie one who obeys only the leader, and, in some cases, and the rank of leader.

And as the leader of the relationship - are subdominant in real life rather flexible, in some cases, subdominant trying to take a leadership role.

Example:
A. docile house dog for a walk pulls the leash, trying to lead the host to correct it, the dog away. And a leash, defiantly refuses to execute commands.
B. Playing with the dog in all sorts of "taking" should not forget that, with a dog's point of view, wins the game is the one in whose hands or teeth is at the end of the game toy. After the game - it is not only and not as much fun as modeling, initially in the form of a game, real ranks relationship.
B. The dog, do not let anyone from the household to the bowl with food, did not protect her, as many people think, but directly and unequivocally affirms the right leader for priority access to food.
G. Dog lied on the "trail" in a narrow corridor in front of the room, and causes a household to bypass it, thus confirms their right to choose their leader. And when stepping through it, friendly and obedient dog usually sometimes starts to growl, baring his teeth and make attempts demonstrative biting.

very important that the owner remained the leader in all situations.

Conduct in the pack and the principle of unconditional obedience to the leader inherits a puppy and growing under the influence of the mother. While the puppies are with her, she is the only leader, and puppies are certainly subject to it.

Female uses a sharp and immediate physical punishment, preceded by a warning growl.

Adult leader of subjects and disciplines members of the pack look and gesture, sometimes adding a voice / growl. Purely physical effects of the leader uses extremely rarely and only as a rule, in cases where someone subdominants makes constant attempts to seize power.

In the human family-pack will always be a few individuals, whose position is higher than that of dogs, but are also subject to the leader.

It is important that dogs are not allowed to consider themselves a leader to whom any of the household.

In addition, there are patterns of behavior, characteristic of certain breeds of dogs, and who also need to consider when choosing a dog for the content in the home or summer conditions. The fact is that not all innate behavioral patterns lend themselves to successful correction

Congenital habits

Despite the fact that dogs are domesticated for many thousands of years ago, they are still largely similar to their wild ancestors. Much of that is for the dog, a manifestation of natural behavior, may be not only convenient, but also unsafe for the content of the dog in the family.

Natural behavior for dogs is:
- Investigate unfamiliar objects, animals or people by a careful sniffing.
- Taste or eat any potentially edible object within reach.
- Dig the earth in order to hide the booty or trophies.
- Read the food and toys to their property.
- To pursue any moving object.
- Isle of feeling alone and scream to attract attention.
- To feel jealous of the new members of the family, especially if more attention was given to the child, but not domiciled in the house dog.
- Trying to lick the man's face, more precisely, in the corner of the lips. (This is a sign of subordination and affection. This puppy licking his mother's face to provoke it to vomiting half-digested food.)
- Chew any solid objects. In the puppy age is associated with the change of teeth, as well as adults - is a way to reduce depression and dispel the boredom.
- Wallow in the hard and sharp-smelling substances.

If a family has more animals, the dog can take on their dominant rank, or take a subordinate relationship, but again I stress, it should not be dominant in relation to the household.

Alex Semenov
http://animaldin.blogspot.com/

How to explain the dog who's boss?

A little puppy in the house - how lovely! So you want to fondle, pamper! Punished for something - such crumbs? Impossible!

But six months later turns into a big puppy dog, a spoiled and disobedient. And if some species are always ready to break into a cake to please his master (collies, poodles), and never attack a stranger, unless the raids, but many others are simply dangerous.

It is very important from the very beginning to show a dog who was boss, and always confirm it. This does not mean that the dog must be kept in the corridor on a leash, constantly shouting at her and beat (unfortunately, sometimes even beating it may be necessary).

Dog - the social animal in the wild they live in flocks in which observed a strict hierarchy. The leader will never allow impunity to any member of his flock to put on a paw. The leader is in any place where wants, he first begins to eat its prey. The remaining dogs obey not only the leader, but also to other dogs, standing on a higher level of hierarchy gregarious. The lower rung occupied by the dog, the less she has to choose the comfortable, warm town. (Remember: "Your place is near the slop bucket"?).

Moreover, the dogs always find out who's who has more rights. This is especially true males. The fight in the dog pack - a common thing, but they are more ritual, competitive nature. The weaker dog give in to turn towards the opponent side and fills the neck, demonstrating the failure of the resistance. Only when faced two equally powerful and ambitious males, it could end in the death of dog.

Females also have a role in the pack, but this place is largely dependent on the position of males, feeding her inclination. That's why females do not need to waste power on such tight competition. But if for some reason, females become stuck, then they will fight to the death.

Why am I telling you all this? The fact is that only with our own, human point of view, the dog lives with humans. Dogs also think we are strange two-legged dogs. Well, this breed! And all the laws of the dog pack is automatically transferred to the family in which they live. This means that the male, who lives in the house will always find out if he did not become stronger than the owner or his children. In females a bit easier. They have not challenged the dominant position of its owner. On the other hand may try to rule all the other members of the family. And explain to the dog, what place in the "pack" it takes, we will have to dog laws.

Calm down, this is not necessary to fight and bite. There are other ways. For example, do not feed the dog first. If you have been giving her dog a bowl, and then seated themselves at the table, she would take a primary: it was she eats first, and then you have already. Before giving the dog food, eat themselves to her eyes even a crust of bread, a cup of coffee drink. The dog should see that you eat first, then you are more important. For the same reason, first put food to children, cats, smaller dogs.

Do not let the dog own you. This has not only dirty or torn clothing. The dog would feel at least equal to you, and certainly not a subordinate.

And one small detail. Many do not mind if the dog is lying on the couch, in bed. I and most like a dog on the sofa: it looks wonderful! And that's what happens: the dog is where it wishes, including, and the landlady's bed, and the landlord never rests on her rug! Do not dare to, probably because the dog is more important? So, the dog did not think so, the owner should at least sometimes, at least 2 minutes to sit on the rug, the dog that she felt: in this pack leader is not it.

Natalia Alatyrtseva
http://animaldin.blogspot.com/