[I am now earnestly retired from working together with the general public... I love working with dogs, but the puppy owners (Jeff and Michelle not withstanding) drove me completely nuts] Anyway, Jeff and Michelle still have their Dalmatian, 'Dotty,' that's now close to 11 years-old. I have a... I was having dinner last week with Jeff and Michelle--two of my first dog instruction customers, when I branched from my own and started South Bay K-9 Academy in Southern California, in 1994. [I am now positively retired from dealing with the typical public... I really like dealing with dogs, however the dog owners (Jeff and Michelle not withstanding) drove me absolutely nuts] Anyway, Jeff and Michelle still have their Dalmatian, 'Dotty,' that's now close to 11 years-old. I've always thought it was funny the one thing people appear to remember from my 3-24 page dog teaching book, 'Secrets of a Professional Dog Trainer' is that I suggest spitting in your dog's food. As if this were the magic key to getting a well behaved dog. Regardless, this indicates to be the one thing that almost everybody remembers--from literally hundreds of dog training tips I present in the book, on our website Dogproblems.com, and inside our discussion forum. Why do I suggest spitting in your dog's food? Because you are marking canine food with your fragrance. And as the Alpha dog in the group always eats first. Visit [http://www.purevolume.com/businessevaluationuze/posts/9632352/Find A Cheap Home Owner27s Insurance Quote In Louisiana better business brokers] to explore the inner workings of this belief. This can be a subtle way to communicate to your puppy that you're the pack leader. But this alone will not get it done. You should be acting such as for instance a group leader in most other part of your dog's life, too. Such as for example being the first ever to walk through a door. To get different interpretations, please consider having a gaze at [http://www.purevolume.com/AlcrnLore295/posts/9634782/Allows Vacation Back to Mississippi PureVolume™ We're Listening To You]. Or telling your puppy where to set down, and when he's allowed to eat. And making sure you follow-through and apply any and every demand that you provide. I take a ton of guff from people--especially other dog trainers--who misunderstand my advice and believe that spitting in your dog's food is the only thing you need to do tol make you the Alpha dog. It's not. Well, not any greater than the 10-0 other simple things you should do to communicate that you are the group leader. For supplementary information, please take a gaze at [http://www.purevolume.com/brokermississippidenim/posts/9623600/Louisiana Property A French Influence PureVolume™ We're Listening To You]. I stress to new dog owners that the more things you are doing to reinforce that you are the pack leader to your dog, could make your dog watch you whilst the pack leader, faster. Spitting in your dog's food is simply one more thing to achieve that helps. So anyway, back to my supper with Michelle and Jeff When I questioned how Dotty was doing, Jeff answered that Dotty was absolutely great. The best dog they'd actually had, due in no small part for their persistence and consistency in implementing the dog training techniques I showed them. However Jeff said some thing very interesting 'I'm still spitting in her food. The truth is, she will not touch the food until after I spit in it.' (Remember The Alpha dog often takes first). So there you go Further proof that some of my more outlandish dog training practices actually work Even though you may feel silly doing it. That's all for now, people Adam Dogproblems.com P.S. Michelle and Rob are able to take Dotty anywhere--off leash--and understand that she will answer commands, instantly. They also take her camping really frequently..., which Dotty completely loves.
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