Domination

Pack Leader, Alpha Male & Dominance BULLSHIT! Stop Falling For These Stupid Myths!

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• published: 05 Nov 2016
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Be the pack leader, be the alpha male, be the dominant one, show your dog who is boss, nothing in life is free, all outdated terms and ways of thinking. Watch the video above and take a look below as I break down the truth about the whole “Pack Leader” myth. Bare in mind, these are NOT my opinions! I am presenting FACTS has been proven through countless research and that has science to back it up.do dogs need a pack leader Dominance. The MOST misused word in dog training! Do you know what dominance is? I mean the actual definition of the word. I ask because almost daily I see the word misused. Dominance it NOT a personality trait. Saying that your dog is “dominant” doesn’t even make sense. Dominance By Definition: “a relationship between individuals that is established through force, aggression and submission in order to establish a priority access to all desired resources. The relationship is not established until one animal consistently defers to another. So dominance only comes into play when you are talking about the relationship between dogs. Now, will a group of dogs form a social hierarchy amongst themselves? Sure they will, (but they won’t do it through force). Does the dog to dog social hierarchy have anything to do with the relationship between a dog and a human? Absolutely not! Look, dogs know we humans are not dogs. They are very smart. And they will never view us the same way they view other dogs. Social dominance simply does not exist between two species. Lets leave this word out of dog training from now on. So if your dog isn’t misbehaving because he is being “dominant”, then what is the cause? do dogs need a pack leaderThe reason is actually quite simple. The only reason that dogs behave in undesirable ways is because the undesirable behavior has been, perhaps unintentionally, reinforced. Yup, that’s it. Your dog isn’t jumping on people because “he thinks he is the boss”. Your dog jumps on people because in the past when he does, he has gotten attention, and thus reinforcement. So in order to change behaviors, dog owners need to work on removing the rewards for the undesirable behavior and focus on rewarding behavior we like. Your house, your rules! There is not one set of universal rules that all dog owners must follow, though this is commonly preached by many outdated dog trainers. If you own a dog, you get to choose the rules for him and it is up to you to enforce them. Here are some common misconceptions. Don’t let your dog up on the couch or your bed: Dogs like to go up on couches and beds for the same reason we do, they are more comfortable than the floor. Your dog is not going up on the bed to try to show you that he is the boss. And keeping your dog off furniture surely isn’t going to make him look to you for guidance in any other situations. Humans must eat before dogs: I listened in on a training class one day and to quote the trainer “If you eat your food before you feed your dog, you will notice that your dog will watch you. When you do this you are showing your dog you are the leader!” The truth? The dog is watching you because you have food and he wants some. It has nothing to do with the dog thinking that you are the “leader”. Is eating before your dog going to make him “Sit” or “Leave It” any better? Absolutely not. Now maybe you don’t want your dog on furniture and that’s fine. Maybe you want to eat before you feed your dog. That is fine as well. The point here is do or don’t do these things because they are for YOUR BENEFIT, not with the hopes that it will change your dogs behavior some how. If your dog has a problem behavior, we address that specific problem behavior. If your dog is jumping, we identify the underlying cause and we address it. If your dog is barking, we identify the underlying cause and we address it. If your dog is ignoring you, we identify the underlying cause and we address it. See where I am going here? There is not one magic thing you can just start doing to change ALL your dogs behaviors. For more information including articles, and access to my private message board where you can work one on one with me be sure to check out my website: http://brightdog.com If you enjoyed the videos please subscribe, comment, and give it a thumbs up. Also don't forget to follow me on my social media channels so you can stay up to date on the newest content I put out!