If you need dog training advice for your dog, be it a puppy or an older dog, in order to be successful you have to be able to establish some sort of communication between you and the animal. Once you have figured out how to do this then making a connection can be quite easy and you will also find it to be quite rewarding both for you and your dog. You will also notice that your dog will be happier knowing that there is a clear line of communication between you.
So how do you communicate with your dog? It appears that many dogs will understand you when you talk, i.e. the dog will obey your vocal commands but more than understand the words you are saying the dog will hear the inflections in your voice and will in fact be reading your body language more than hearing and understanding your words. That is how the dog hears you and your commands.
Another important factor when it comes to communicating with your dog is to understand how the dog behaves in a natural setting. Dogs are pack animals and if you can truly understand this and act in accordance then there will be a very high level of understanding and respect between you and your dog. Also there will be a much higher amount of obedience. If you understand the nature of the pack behavior then you can start to act that way yourself to reinforce this in your dog. For example, all packs need a leader, an alpha dog. Amongst the dogs in the pack this is a position that not all will be happy taking and it is much easier for the majority to sit back and be led.
The lead dog establishes the rules. There are certain natural rules that seem to occur, for example, all dogs will move out of the way when a lead dog comes by… so never walk around your dog instead make him move out of your way. The lead dog always eats first and leaves the rest for the others…. so you do the same. Let your dog see you eat and then feed your dog after you have eaten.
Observing just of few of these examples of pack behavior and applying them to your everyday existence with your dog will strengthen your position as alpha person in your pack and increase the bond and fidelity with your dog.
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