 What a dog is and is not : response
I was really surprised to see the reply to our blog about using psychological training with all dogs as they are pack members, first and foremost.
Any research done will educate you to the fact that dogs, like wolves and coyotes, all operate in the same manner. They are pack animals; they have a pack leader who, like chickens in a pecking order, are often the largest, strongest and oldest canines in the pack.
This writer questions what science has proven. Every pack has a pack leader. For dogs living with humans, the dog thinks it is the pack leader if no one else asserts that leadership. It is a simple fact, not something made up by the many successful dog trainers in the world who employ it to balance dogs in a human family situation. I would direct the writer to Cesar Milan's web site to peruse his many books on the subject. As evidenced by the happy success of working with April and Tucker, psychological training does work, almost immediately. |