While dog training, here are 5 Easy Ways To Make Your Dog Mind.

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Want to know how to make your dog obey your commands when you are training him? One simple procedure is to make it known to your dog that you are the leader, the alpha of the pack and that he is the follower. Once your dog learns that you are the leader, he will obey your commands much faster and your training sessions will go more smoothly.

You see, dogs are pack animals and live with a hierarchy set of rules where there is only one leader and the rest are followers. The leaders do whatever they want to do and they get the best of everything from toys to food. The leaders also make all the decisions and the followers only do whatever the leader will allow them to do. So, by establishing yourself as the leader, your dog will follow and obey your commands. There are 5 simple methods you can begin carrying out today to teach your dog his position in your family pack.

An excellent yet simple method to get your dog to start obeying your wants is in the way you present your dogs meals. Make sure you eat something first, even a small snack will work. Then after you are finished, you can begin preparing your dogs meal by pouring his food into his bowl and mixing it with your hands. This simply distributes your sent throughout the food, further proving to your dog that you are in charge. Then make your dog sit before you place his bowl down. Doing this will reinforce you are the boss because in packs, the leader always eats first. Then once the leader is finished eating, the others may eat. This is a simple alpha training method that will help reinforce in your dogs mind that you are in charge.

A further technique is to completely ignore your dog when you come home. I know this one will be very hard as it was for me when training my dog. Your first instinct is to praise your dog with a lot of love immediately, but this only reinforces to your dog that he is in charge because he is setting the rules on when he gets attention and love. You see, in a dog's world, the alpha or leader always gets the attention first, so be greeting your dog first and not your family, you are telling your dog that he is the alpha and that your family is the followers. What you need to do is completely ignore your dog when you come home and greet all the other people in your house hold. Your dog will soon realize he is being ignored and will calm down and sometimes he will lay or sit down, patiently waiting for you to be ready to give him love. Once he is calm then, go ahead and shower him with a lot of love. Your dog will soon learn his place and he will patiently and calmly wait for you to greet the humans first.

Another characteristic a leader of a pack shows is that he makes all the decisions. So, by you letting your dog do what he wants when he wants to do it, is proving that he is the leader and you are the follower. This one training tip will take a bit longer for you to learn simply because it involves working with your dog in everything he does all day long. What you need to do is make all the decisions for him. Yes, this sounds simple enough but it can get a bit tricky, epically when your dog is used to doing it his way. If he wants to play, say no and wait until he gives up by either lying down or doing something else. Then call him over, pick up his favorite toy and ask him if he wants to play. If he wants some pets and love, just look at him and then look away, wait until he gives up, and then call him over for some loves. Just try to make sure that you are making all the decisions for your dog and this will show him that you are the leader and he must follow you.

Bedtime is another time that a dog will show his leadership in the pack. In dog packs, the leader always sleeps higher than the rest of the pack. Your dog needs to have his own bed and it needs to be on the floor and not on your bed. The leader always sleeps higher that the rest, so you need to be sleeping higher than your dog. You can buy him a nice and comfy bed for him to sleep on, but just don't let him sleep with you. You can still call him up upon the bed and snuggle with him, but just make sure when it is time to go sleep that he goes to his own bed.

The last technique is to have a grooming session with your dog and rub his belly. What you need to do here is to make your dog lie down on his side and then brush with and rub his belly. This will work wonders on him learning his role in the pack as a follower and not a leader. You see, when a dog lies down in front of another, he is showing the ultimate form of submission and a pack leader will never do this with his followers. This is why you need to do this technique as well. This will show your dog that he is the follower and you are the leader. Once you get into a routine, your dog will soon look forward to his grooming sessions and may even lie down for you with out you asking or making him.

Once you start applying the five techniques mentioned above, you dog will start learning that his role in the pack is one of a follower and not a leader. He will also learn that you are the leader. When this happens, your training sessions will be much easier because your dog will now be programmed to listen and obey your commands.

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