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					Originally Posted by Nancy1999  I don't get it why?  I don't really want to look in his eyes for 5 minutes, what's the purpose? | 
 
  
it is not in the nature of dogs to stay in very close  physical proximity
to dominant forces such as human beings, so you must teach the dog that it is safest when it is closest to you.... 
benevolent eye contact is the foundation principle..
leading to confidence and  TRUST...    

