“Too much energy” is the No. 1 behavior issue in dogs.
Almost all issues such as aggression, anxiety and hyperactivity come from the dog’s high energy levels and the owner’s failure to give the canine something constructive to do keeping that energy.
You will always be able to re-direct your dog’s attention to you when dealt with with distractions as long as your canine views you as the greatest “prey,” according to Neil Sattin who trains dogs utilizing what he phone calls natural canine training.
I have to admit I had a hard time accepting the concept of ending up being my dog’s prey. I always want to be a leader to my canine and I partner prey as weak. But ending up being my dog’s prey doesn’t mean Ace wishes to eat me for dinner, it means I am the most attractive item to him. It means I am the center of his universe.
According to Neil, “natural canine training” is based on utilizing the dog’s emotional interactions with the world to solve issues like aggression and anxiety. I got totally free copies of his Natural canine training DVDs in exchange for a evaluation on this blog. The DVDs provided me with some activities to help dogs and their owners connect by engaging the dog’s prey drive.
Ace’s natural prey instincts begin around squirrels, tennis spheres and other dogs, but if I can always provide a much higher reward, I will be Ace’s greatest “prey” or what Neil calls, “the moose.” If I can get my canine to focus on me at any time, he will be able to ignore everything else and achieve trustworthy obedience when it matters most.
How to drain a dog’s energy
What our dogs want most of all is something to do with their energy. Neil utilizes what he phone calls “pushing” to accomplish this while also ending up being the dog’s greatest prey.
Pushing is a method to work with your dog’s prey drive by hand feeding him with one hand while he pushes his chest into your other hand to get at the food. Eventually, the canine should actually be on his hind legs pushing you in a calm, managed manner. Pushing should be relaxing for your canine as it drains his energy in a positive way. For more information on pushing, see Neil’s publish on exactly how to push with your dog.
I recognize this pushing thing is a bit weird and this Neil man seems a bit nuts, but stick with me. ?
If you understand my mutt Ace, you understand that he is typically a laid-back, calm dog, nevertheless he can quickly jump into an excited/fixated state. during activities such as fetch I have a challenging time getting Ace to calm down, and I can’t always re-direct his attention.
Neil’s pushing method provided me something to try with Ace. I always keep an open mind and take different training techniques of what they are worth. For Ace, there is nothing more valuable than a tennis ball. at one time in his life, playing fetch was his only source for draining energy, and because of that it ended up being an obsession.
I decided to utilize pushing as a method to make me the “ultimate prey” to my dog. The goal is to provide an even better energy-draining source than retrieving. I will become “the moose” and therefore the center of my dog’s universe.
I’ve introduced Ace to this pushing exercise, utilizing the words “ready?” and then “push,” being careful to stay calm the whole time. I don’t want him charging into me or jumping on me. This is not what pushing is about. We’re slowly working on this, but so far when we are outside and Ace is off leash, he is much more attentive to me. We haven’t practiced pushing with a tennis ball around, but we’ll development to more distractions soon.
I am not planning on utilizing “pushing” to re-direct Ace’s attention when we see other dogs or people because I will look like a complete weirdo, but it’s a good exercise to work on when we are alone.
It’s certainly strengthening Ace’s recall. He checks in with me on his own more often, makes better eye contact and is extremely thinking about what I’m doing outside.
Even dogs that are at first non-food-motivated comprehend pushing, Neil said.
” … in the end it’s more about the game and the connection between you and the canine than it is about the food.”
Making the canine work for food
Dogs like to work for their food and most of us miss out on this chance everyday by just plopping the bowl down or making the canine do one simple command before eating. If “sit” is the most difficult thing your canine does every day, he is most likely desperate for a task or activity to help him drain more energy.
Neil suggests taking your dog’s breakfast with you on your morning walk and feeding it to your canine in bits when you come across distractions. This is a terrific method to make the canine work for his foodzatímco se baví. Nabízet výhody potravin nebo praktikování tlačení nebo poslušnosti během procházky povzbuzuje psího psího, aby vám vždy věnoval velkou pozornost.
Neil povzbuzuje majitele psí, aby se svými psy metodili poslušnost, zatímco psi jsou ve vysoce energetických státech. Tato metoda může psí zjistit, že je poslušný v kontextu, například když se blíží další psí. Například byste měli být schopni křičet „dolů!“ V každém okamžiku by měl váš pes okamžitě zasáhnout nečistotu v každé situaci.
Doporučuji vám, abyste si dlouho pochopili, o čem je přirozený trénink psů, a pak se rozhodnete, zda existuje nějaký aspekt, který vám a vašeho psa může pomoci.
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