By Pat Miller
ISBN-10: 0470294094
ISBN-13: 9780470294093
A popular puppy coach delivers the optimistic education instruments you must proportion a life of enjoyable, companionship, and admire together with your puppy. Plus, you'll get: details at the value of staring at, figuring out, and reacting correctly on your dog's physique language; directions on tips to section out using a clicker and treats to introduce extra complex education ideas; a diary to trace growth; feedback for treats your puppy will reply to; and a thesaurus of teaching phrases.
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They’re polygamous and are willing to accept multiple sexual partners: an attribute deliberately selected during the domestication process, allowing them to breed more freely. ) Another adjustment that came about through the process of domestication was a change in dogs’ breeding cycles. Female wolves come into season and are sexually receptive and fertile only once per year. Female dogs, on the other hand, come into season and can be bred twice a year, with few exceptions — namely dogs that are very close to their “wild ancestors,” such as the Basenji, which comes into heat only once a year.
General rules apply to body posture for both of our species. An alert upright posture conveys confidence. A sudden rise in stature often underscores a need to gain control or dominate others. A fully directed body is often used to issue a threat (although in young or submissive dogs, it’s used to elicit play or pity). When normally socialized dogs meet in an open area, they approach at side angles, which is pacifying and conveys a willingness to greet one another and get along. Chapter 3: Communicating with Your Dog 39 Increasing Dominance / Aggression Figure 3-2: Common dog postures showing dominance and aggression.
Staring while ignoring your direction: One of two things is going on. Your dog may be trying to challenge your authority by staring at you as she deliberately ignores a direction. Don’t take this move personally — it’s just a test. Staring back, however, will bring you to her level. Instead, brush it off and position her. On the other hand, if your dog is young, new to your training routines, or simply insecure, she may stare at you in hopes for more direction. ) Chapter 3: Communicating with Your Dog 31 In this case, position her calmly and consider using the luring technique described in Chapter 12 to boost her confidence.
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