Changing Your Dogs Bad Behavior – Part One

I receive many questions day after day, from Dog owners that are experiencing difficult times when it comes to training their dogs, especially when it comes to behaving the ‘right way’.

Well, what is the ‘right way’,and why is your dog not behaving in this manner?

Firstly I ask all Dog owners to make sure that there are no dog health issues at hand, that may be causing any ‘bad behavior’ from their dogs. Some Dog health/medical issues may include any intestinal/digestive, parasitic or fungal problems or any dental/gum problems or pain. If your dog is feeling any sort of discomfort or pain then it will not want to adhere to any thing going on in its surroundings- the pain may be too much to bare.

So once the medical side of your dog, has the all clear, then we can get to the real Dog Training issues needed to treat and remedy this ‘bad behavior’. Most ‘bad dog behavior’ as we dog owners see it is behavior that is not domesticated i.e. we want our dogs to behave well with no biting/jumping or even licking, also we want our dogs to go do their toileting in a designated spot and at an appropriate time. Toilet training is another frequently brought up training problem.

We as dog owners expect to be the Boss of our pets and we expect to be obeyed at all times.

Dog Training may take a bit of your time and some patience, all depending on the individual dog, its past, and where the dog sees itself in its ‘dog pack’ ranking. Remember every dog pack or litter has a ranking system. Alpha dogs believe they are the top dogs and in control, they receive their food first and are dominant over the rest of the litter. So if your dog has been the top dog you may need to work a little harder to assert your control over it and become the leader in your family hierarchy.

Believe me this implementation of your dominance at all times is the key to Dog Training. No matter if your dog is a new puppy or arescue dog, the strategies for dominance and training are the same.

Next week I will go into these strategic tips for being in controland remaining the ‘master and top dog’.

Please keep an eye out for my next report.
Take care.

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