Canine Psychologists New Haven CT

We've learned in other lessons that dogs follow calm, assertive leaders. The pack leader, the mother or the male, embodies calm, assertive leadership.

Dogs communicate through energy at every moment. The pack leader projects calm, assertive energy and the rest of the pack respond s with calm, submissive energy. This is how the pack achieves balance.

From the moment puppies are born, the mom sets rules, boundaries and limitations. She tells her puppies how far they can go away from the den, when to eat and she walks with them.

The mother also allows the puppies to share activities with each other. When she wants play to end or just disagrees with what's going on, she picks up a puppy and takes him to another spot.

In all of these ways the mom sets rules, boundaries and limitations and in doing so nurtures her puppies healthy state of mind. As adults, dogs look to their pack leader to set these rules.

Understand the Animal in the Dog
If you are to understand the animal in the dog you must forget human psychology when dealing with your canine . Mother Nature created pack dynamics to guide the development and adult lives of dogs. Dogs become unstable when they live with us and lack a calm, assertive pack leader.

Humans have the power to understand pack dynamics and we possess the ability to replicate pack dynamics. By doing so, we connect with our dogs on a primal level. The key to this is you as pack leader.

To achieve this you must duplicate t...

Author: Cesar Millan

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