| Understanding Your Dog » Establishing a Leadership Role |
| The way puppies play with and learn from each other is important in their social development. The young dogs will develop a hierarchy of power ? with the strongest and most self-confident puppies becoming the leaders of the pack. When a puppy is still dependent on his mother, he will also learn boundaries from her, such as how much or how hard to nip, appropriate play, whether or not whining will get a desired response. An unresponsive or aggressive mother dog may raise puppies that are demanding, nippy, and aggressive, while a loving, well-mannered mother will likely teach acceptable behaviors. As a puppy grows older, he will begin to learn appropriate behavior from his human companions. It is important to know how to teach your puppy to interact with other dogs and humans. The most important thing that you must teach a dog is your role as the pack leader. All canines are members of packs, be it a wolf pack in Alaska or a family with a domestic dog. There is one established leader of the pack and you want to make sure that leader is you! Your dog must submit to you, not out of fear or intimidation, but from you showing him that you are the ruler. The simplest way of teaching your puppy his role as follower in the pack is to teach simple commands. Making your puppy ?earn? all his privileges, like treats or a pat on the head, will reinforce your leadership status. For example, if you teach your puppy to sit before receiving a treat, you will show him that you are the provider and that in order for him to receive a reward he must obey you. It is equally important to make sure that all members of the family are higher in the pack order than your puppy. Each person should establish this in the same way; the puppy must obey in order to receive rewards. Make your puppy sit when you feed him. Make him sit before you let him outside. Consistency is the key to ensuring compliance by your puppy. Puppies learn quickly. Not just how to be obedient, but how to get out of it, if possible! If you don?t require his obedience each and every time you ask it of him, he will test your will. Eventually, without consistent rules, he will stop obeying you. As your puppy gets older, he will go through the human equivalent of the ?terrible twos,? typically around his first birthday. Even though he remembers everything you taught him, he will try everything to distract you! This is the time you must really rely on your earlier established rules. The most common trait of the adolescent dog is his high energy. He can, and will, run until he drops. He will try to run when you are scolding him, staying just out of your reach. He may charge out an open door or run wildly through the house. This is natural behavior, but must be dealt with firmly. If you take the time when he was younger to establish your control over him, it will be easier to get through this period. Keeping him on a leash will help to reinforce your authority. Again, requiring a ?sit? before any reward is essential. Puppyhood is short. Your dog will outgrow his naughty behaviors in a few months and the discipline you started when he was a baby will ensure a lifetime of good conduct. |
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