{"id":146,"date":"2010-03-12T00:57:26","date_gmt":"2010-03-12T05:57:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.easy-dog-obedience-training.com\/blog\/?p=146"},"modified":"2010-09-28T01:50:09","modified_gmt":"2010-09-28T05:50:09","slug":"dog-training-chicago-the-importance-of-being-boss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.easy-dog-obedience-training.com\/blog\/dog-training-chicago-the-importance-of-being-boss\/","title":{"rendered":"Dog Training Chicago \u2013 The Importance Of Being Boss"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dog training Chicago<\/a><\/strong> can be a stressful and difficult job especially if your dog doesn’t respect you as the pack leader in your family.<\/p>\n

You may be puzzled by the experience of receiving the nasty end of a dog’s aggression. You may have thought that there’s something with your dog’ upbringing or that you have chosen the wrong puppy from the wrong breeder.<\/p>\n

But let me ask you this; have you ever considered that your dog’s aggression may be your fault? That you may not have been assertive enough to claim your rightful place as the pack leader? Well, this is definitely the case for a lot of dog owners.<\/p>\n

This is actually the first thing that you should’ve done when you got your puppy home. Asserting yourself as the pack leader is an important process in dog training Chicago. It can really make a difference between an impossible dog and a well behaved dog.<\/p>\n

To be a pack leader you must be a strong and firm master to your dogs. You will have to treat him with respect and care for him. Always remember that inflicting pain or beating your dog to show him who’s boss is never the right way to assert yourself as the pack leader.<\/p>\n

A good way to assert yourself as the pack leader is by minimizing the time that you cuddle and pet your dog. Pack leaders are always groomed by his followers by licking and by touching.<\/p>\n

Cuddling your dog too much may make him think that he’s the pack leader.<\/p>\n

Help your dog associate cuddling as a sign of good behavior or a job well done. This can really help you save time and effort in training your dog.
\nRespecting your dog can also go a long way in this process; remember you can’t demand for respect, you have to earn it.<\/p>\n

These tips will be helpful in taking your place as the pack leader but always remember that these tips will also require your effort, consistency and dedication for it to work.<\/p>\n

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Dog training Chicago can be a stressful and difficult job especially if your dog doesn’t respect you as the pack leader in your family.
\nYou may be puzzled by the experience of receiving the nasty end of a dog’s aggression. You may have thought that there’s something with your dog’ upbringing or that you have chosen the wrong puppy from the wrong breeder.<\/p>\n

But let me ask you this; have you ever considered that your dog’s aggression may be your fault? That you may not have been assertive enough to claim your rightful place as the pack leader? Well, this is definitely […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[11,72,55,12,18],"class_list":["post-146","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-dog-training","tag-adult-dog-training","tag-dog-training-chicago","tag-dog-training-minnesota","tag-dog-training-seattle","tag-family-dog-training","et-doesnt-have-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.easy-dog-obedience-training.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/146","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.easy-dog-obedience-training.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.easy-dog-obedience-training.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easy-dog-obedience-training.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easy-dog-obedience-training.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=146"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.easy-dog-obedience-training.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/146\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1627,"href":"https:\/\/www.easy-dog-obedience-training.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/146\/revisions\/1627"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.easy-dog-obedience-training.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=146"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easy-dog-obedience-training.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=146"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easy-dog-obedience-training.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=146"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}