Disobedient dogs and Owner training.

First of all let’s get something straight disobedience and misunderstanding, or rather, not understanding are two completely different things. Your dog is not a naughty dog if he doesn’t do as he’s told when he doesn’t understand your commands, that’s your fault for being weak plus you are probably not putting in enough the time with your dog.

The dog is only being disobedient when he understands exactly what you want him to do but he refuses to do it or he does something else. The dog probably is aware he can get away it and that again is your fault!

Sometimes it’s just bloody annoying but be warned disobedience can become a very serious issue pretty quickly. No I’m not thinking about risks to you, I’m not concerned about you only about the dog, it doesn’t bother me if he bites you or rips up your slippers what bothers me is your inability to protect him from his own natural behaviour in a world not developed for the wellbeing of dogs. If he starts chewing the flex to your TV is he going to stop when you tell him? If he takes a fancy to a dog on the other side of the street and makes a break for it how are you going to stop him getting hit by a truck?

Disrespect and disobedience go together like pipe and slippers if your dog understands but does not obey then the relationship between you and your dog is weak and he has little respect for you. This is dangerous for the both of you and must be dealt with immediately before it manifests itself into severe disobedience and passive aggression.

It’s not rocket science; in this instance dogs are no different to us. If they can get away with it they probably will and when they’ve got away with it once they’ll feel more confident about doing it again. So it is extremely important that your dog knows from day one who wears the trousers, who is the leader, the boss, the person in charge.

Now this is where we must separate ourselves from our dog to do the best for him and this is where people fail. A dog is an animal that must be commanded and is happiest when you make all the decisions for him. Yes absolutely everything, you decide what he does and when he does it. He has no say in anything, no input and no opinion.

Tomorrow I will give you some tips on regaining your dogs respect or if you are lucky and haven’t yet bought your dog then you will have the opportunity to avoid the problems we have talked about thus far.


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