Dog Training is the unique world that involves the relationship between humans and dogs. It is important to get the relationship right; this involves the harmony and balance in between humans and dogs.
A Professional Dog Trainer is experienced in developing this relationship. One of the key areas that a professional dog trainer should speak to owners of dogs about is "Pack Law"
Pack Law is about the way a dog sees and interacts in the world today. Dog's even though, though out selective breeding and dog training, a dog is domesticated. A dog still retains all of its primitive instincts, to varying degrees. One of those instincts is the survival of the pack. Your dog believes it has a role in the survival in its pack. Which now has human members and leaders, a dog knows that a pack must have a strong leader and if the dog sees a weakness in the human leader, it may try to fill the role of the leader of the pack. But being a pack leader is not just being the boss and forcing your will on others. It's about taking responsibility, not only for who does what, but sorting things out when things go wrong. A leader protects the pact and ensures that each member is comfortable and happy
If you are the pack leader, you are taking on the total responsibility for the dog welfare. This means you have a duty to understand your dog and learn how your dog sees the world. A dog which sees its owner/s as pack leaders will respect and follow you without question. A good pack leader will not bully or hound the dog and force him to stay inferior. By becoming educated in canine (dog) related behavior and information, you will automatically act as a pack leader.
why is this so important to be a good pack leader?
A dog who thinks he is the pack leader will start to make their own decisions, they will become out of control and in general start acting like a spoil child, A dog acting like this will try all manner of things to get their own way. In today's society having an out of control dog may become an extreme liability not only socially but legally. A well behaved obedient and compliant dog is a pleasure to own and in general much happier than one which is in conflict with it's owner and human society.
Dogs are a different species of animal to humans, they appear to share similar social structure to humans, which allows them to fit in so well with human society. But they most certainly view the world differently.
It is important for good pack law, if the owner/s of the dog are unsure or not familiar with the dogs world on how they view it. An experienced professional dog trainer is a blessing. It helps educate not only dog owner's but sets up positive habits but sets up the pack in the family environment, which can only lead to good dog training.
