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A person needs to understand how a dog thinks and how the world is organized in their view. They are part of a pack, and the pack is governed by an alpha male and omega female. If the dog is allowed to be either instead of the human being either, then the problems start.
We lost 2 of our best friends in the last year and a half. They were 13 and 15 years old and part of our lives for all that time. One rode with me in my Freightliner, sitting up in the passenger seat virtually every minute.
We have three grand dogs. A female German Shepard and 2 male Black labs. I was a baby sitter for all three at one point or another. They all were trained to voice command, hand signals and proper leash behavior. They know if they screw up, they are going to be on their back with my hand holding them to the ground. But that seldom happens, the Shepard ignored a command from my son, and he gently scolded her, she went submissive over on her back, he held her there for a minute and it was all over in a few seconds, lesson learned. They all understand that any human is dominant to them and that includes all the grand kids, the 2 year old can grab their toy they will get submissive , and they give it up and go find something else.
If the kids are going to be gone for more than 4 hours, I go over and play with the dogs or take them with me. Properly trained you can leave dogs at home for extended periods and they will not touch a thing.
A dog will read your vibe before you do. You cannot hide the " I hate dogs" attitude. I have seen what a good dog can do for PTSD sufferers. These animals are so in touch with human feelings you cannot hide anything from them, so don't even try.
We lost 2 of our best friends in the last year and a half. They were 13 and 15 years old and part of our lives for all that time. One rode with me in my Freightliner, sitting up in the passenger seat virtually every minute.
We have three grand dogs. A female German Shepard and 2 male Black labs. I was a baby sitter for all three at one point or another. They all were trained to voice command, hand signals and proper leash behavior. They know if they screw up, they are going to be on their back with my hand holding them to the ground. But that seldom happens, the Shepard ignored a command from my son, and he gently scolded her, she went submissive over on her back, he held her there for a minute and it was all over in a few seconds, lesson learned. They all understand that any human is dominant to them and that includes all the grand kids, the 2 year old can grab their toy they will get submissive , and they give it up and go find something else.
If the kids are going to be gone for more than 4 hours, I go over and play with the dogs or take them with me. Properly trained you can leave dogs at home for extended periods and they will not touch a thing.
A dog will read your vibe before you do. You cannot hide the " I hate dogs" attitude. I have seen what a good dog can do for PTSD sufferers. These animals are so in touch with human feelings you cannot hide anything from them, so don't even try.
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