Cesar Millian
The Dog Whisperer
Posted on 10/25/2008 6:27:56 AM PDT by yankeedame
Cesar Millian
The Dog Whisperer
Dogs need a leader. In the wild, they look to a pack leader for guidance. In your home, your dog needs that leader to be you.... What make a pack leader? Here are five steps to becoming one:
1. Never be aggressive.
...always compassionate, but quietly in control.
2. Never project weak energy.
...A dominant dog will have its head up, chest forward... you should follow suit: Stand...straight... hold your head high!
3. Never let yourself get too worked up.
... Pack members must trust their leaders, and that requires balanced energy.
4. Never pick and choose when you discipline.
...Be consistent. Inconsistent reinforcement of the rules leads to inconsistently obedient...
5. Never forget who's the pack leader.
...Being a pack leader is a big responsibility. The pack leader is in charge of the survival of all... sets all the rules, deciding when the pack eats, hunts, sleeps, migrates, and plays. Your dog expects the same from you...
(Excerpt) Read more at pets.yahoo.com ...
I wish your son all the best!
This guy knows his stuff. But I may have to keep from kicking my dog if Obama wins.
Nope. That would be German Shorthair Pointers. And I'm serious. They are really sweet and loveable, but they are just plain goofy. They are a barrel of laughs, though.
But you are still the pack leader. You are just giving her permission to be herself for awhile.
Boxers are great dogs. Very gentle and sweet. I had one once. I still miss her.
She's now five years old and 66 pounds.
God bless, neighbor- I know what you mean.
I didn’t realize that there was such a guy until after the Southpark episode!
Mark
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I have three dogs each about a year old and have been using Cesar’s techniques ever since I got them. They are about the best behaved and calmest dogs I have ever had.
So sorry for your loss. I take your advise every day and remember how lucky I am to still have my girl.
I do that with four weenie-dogs.... LOL...
Of course, I’m a lot bigger than they are. Perhaps that makes a difference... :-)
I have a two year old Dobie from “working lines” (i.e. bred for the sport of Schutzhund). He’s got a wonderful disposition and is great with very small kids. But having said that he NEVER interacts with any other creature (dog or human) except under my direct supervision or under the supervision of an experienced Dobe person whom I know and trust. There’s many a two year old that he’s had pet him but this would never occur unless I was on the other end of the leash and watching him like a hawk. I think we ask way too much of dogs to think that they are going to respond appropriately always on their own. Even if they do the righ thing 99% of the time, what about that other 1%? Or what about they just get too friendly and push someone over purely out of affection? I think we owe it to all parties concerned (the dog and whomever they’re interacting with) to closely supervise and monitor what’s going on.
Dogs, no matter the breed, sometimes have very subtle ways of showing they don’t like something. Most of the time it’s a stiffening of the body or an expression, and if the receiving party is not paying attention, the next warning could be something like a warning bite like what you described or a low growl. Sometimes people seem to forget they are dogs, and communicate much differently than we do.
Hopefully your experience hasn’t turned you off of these dogs. No matter what people would like to believe, other than health problems, no dog will ever just “turn” on you. We just miss the warning signs that they probably (in their minds) were very patiently expressing to us.
Do not assume Barney the White House Dog wants to be petted.
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