COOPERATION THROUGH LEADERSHIP

If you want a well-behaved and obedient dog, you must be your dog's master and leader. Being the mommy and the buddy is not enough. Many un-wanted behaviors are the result of confusion over who the leader is. If your dog is not sure who the leader is (or is sure it is him or her), he likely will constantly try to assert himself and make problems.

Bribing your dog with food or forcing will not work. You need to get your dog to cooperate.

• Never hit or yell at your dog. It almost always makes problems worse.
• Never let your dog jump on you EVER.
• Feed dog(s) on schedule. Leave food down only for 20 minutes.
• You decide when, and if, your dog greets friends, strangers and other dogs.
• You initiate and end play.
• You decide when, and if, you pet you dog.
• Mostly use petting to tell your dog you love him or for praise.
• Don't repeat commands you can't enforce, i.e., "sit, sit, sit, sit, sit sit sit."
• Do not get louder and louder when giving commands. Be firm, not loud.
• Do not bend down or over while giving commands.
• If your dog tries to stare you down, you must win the staring contest.
• Don't let your dog muscle you, block your way, or lay on you feet.
• Allowing dogs on furniture, or especially on beds, is asking for trouble. Leaders maintain higher positions.
• Use the "Down" command often. "Down" makes your dog respect you because it is a submissive position.
• Hitting or yelling almost always makes bad behavior worse and always causes more problems.

This is written to be informative and helpful. Implementing all these leadership guidelines may not be appropriate or easy without the proper training and can even make matters worse for you and your dog. Feel free to call us with your questions or concerns.

David Baron's Siberian Husky "Happy Puppy" at DogAnswers Ranch in Roseville, CA

"Happy Puppy" in the rose garden,

and below "Happy" and "Grendel" guarding the Porsche Turbo.

IT REALLY WORKS AND MAKES SENSE

YOU SEE RESULTS IMMEDIATELY What we do is practical, makes sense, and is effective.

We teach techniques and make the dog owner the dog trainer. We teach clients proper posture, timing, body language, voice tonation, inflection and attitude. We make sure the dog does everything for the client. It doesn't matter if we can train your dog. What matters is your dog responding for you.

In a really short amount of time we teach you how to calm your dogs' mind so you and your dog(s) can hang out together without all the yelling and constant correcting bad behavior.

"Happy" with "Mocha" the Chihuahua, "Roscoe" the Rottweiler and the DogAnswers crew.

Happy, Blackie, Mocha and Roscoe

PHILOSOPHY

You will never get Off-Leash Obedience or control with Food-Bribery You need to win psychologically, manage the dog correctly, follow through with commands every time and form a love bond with the dog. Compulsion and Food-Bribery are not enough. You need to get the dog to want to cooperate just because the dog loves you and trusts you.

"Lizzie" and "Happy" on "Sit-Stay" checking out "Blackie"

The SuperDog program consists of three parts:

Dog Psychology

If the dog refuses you make him or her

Getting the dog to like being obedient and obeying commands

Happy, Shiela and Spirit on "Sit-Stay"

Either it pretty much happens on the first lesson and there is a fairly dramatic change in the dog's attitude and behavior or there probably never will be.

How do you do that you ask? We get the dog on "Down" which is a submissive position and "Heel" which is a subordinate position ALMOST ALWAYS during the first lesson.

No Matter how aggressive, dominant, stubborn, aggressive or BIG, we get the dog on "Down" during the first lesson.

Usually we get the dog to "Heel" during the first lesson too. "Heel" is when you walk your dog and the front paws are equal with or behind your feet.

If the dog won't "Down" and "Heel," you have nothing. Maybe the dog loves you, but surely does not respect you. Don't expect much in the way of obedience if your dog won't do "Down" from 30 to 40 feet away and "Heel" while walking on a leash.

If the dog won't "Down" and "Heel" and you don't win psychologically you will never ever get the dog to behave OFF-LEASH.

SIT is HUGE. If your dog knows the commands well and won't "Sit-Stay," "Up-Sit" or insists on laying down when you say "Sit," that means you have a defiant dog. These types of psychological battles when won usually result in a dramatic change in the dog's behavior and level of cooperation.

"Sit-Stay"

How to make HUGE strides:

Deal with Deficiencies

Also focus on getting the dog to be calm, to be mellow and relax.

Ask yourself, "What do I need to do to get the dog to conform to the behavior I need?"

"Stand-Stay"

For most people that first means calling in an expert who can show them how to get the best results in the least amount of time at the home.

We are confident that when you consider our program and meet us that you won't want other dog trainers.

You don't need to spend $1,500 or send your dog away to get dog trained. Call us and be much happier, much much happier.

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