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 ...
Hi solosmoke! Good to see you’re still around.
Great to see you are here as well! We will have to catch up soon.
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Hopefully your experience hasn’t turned you off of these dogs.
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Not at all. I simply took the Doberman’s action as some sort of
message that could be as simple as “I’m now gripping your hand because
I’m tired of being petted!”
Fortunately I’m never met a real “head-case” of a dog like some we
see on “Dog Whisperer” or “It’s Me or The Dog”.
Dogs I like even if they might not always go for me.
Conversely I’m not big on cats, but for some reason they almost always
seem to like me.
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