Comments on: Tips To Be The Alpha Dog http://www.rachelanddogs.com/puppy/tips-to-be-the-alpha-dog/ A dream for every dog to be happy in the real world!! Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:48:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: Rachel Cullen http://www.rachelanddogs.com/puppy/tips-to-be-the-alpha-dog/#comment-191 Rachel Cullen Tue, 06 Nov 2007 15:51:42 +0000 http://www.rachelanddogs.com/puppy/tips-to-be-the-alpha-dog/#comment-191 This is great advise! There is also a great tecnique that you can use on your younger puppies to help curb any aggression from being created. Roll Over Exercise • For puppies 14 weeks and under. • This correction is used to curb aggression in puppies, and shows them all humans are the boss of them. • This is the only correction in puppyhood where the human is the correction. • In nature, canines are the only species that instinctively understand they must submit, or they die. • Begin by placing puppy in your lap on it’s back, head toward your abdomen • Your hand should be up high on the puppy, on the sternum. • When the puppy begins struggling to get up, give your hand a little shake and use a very stern “No”. • The puppy should startle, then relax. • If puppy tries to get up again, or struggles, repeat the hand shake and stern “No” • Once puppy is calm, give gentle praise • Begin desensitizing process so puppy is used to the handling of the Vet, Groomer, children, and anything else. o Touch feet o Look in eyes o Look in ears o Play between toes o Rub belly o Look in mouth o Introduce nail clippers  Begin by tapping clippers on each toe nail  Once the pup is used to that, clip nails o Introduce hair brushes  Begin by tapping the back side of the brush on the dog  Once pup is used to that, turn brush around and gently begin brushing. • Once puppy is relaxed, and the desensitizing has been done, let puppy up. This is great advise! There is also a great tecnique that you can use on your younger puppies to help curb any aggression from being created. Roll Over Exercise

• For puppies 14 weeks and under.
• This correction is used to curb aggression in puppies, and shows them all humans are the boss of them.
• This is the only correction in puppyhood where the human is the correction.
• In nature, canines are the only species that instinctively understand they must submit, or they die.
• Begin by placing puppy in your lap on it’s back, head toward your abdomen
• Your hand should be up high on the puppy, on the sternum.
• When the puppy begins struggling to get up, give your hand a little shake and use a very stern “No”.
• The puppy should startle, then relax.
• If puppy tries to get up again, or struggles, repeat the hand shake and stern “No”
• Once puppy is calm, give gentle praise
• Begin desensitizing process so puppy is used to the handling of the Vet, Groomer, children, and anything else.
o Touch feet
o Look in eyes
o Look in ears
o Play between toes
o Rub belly
o Look in mouth
o Introduce nail clippers
 Begin by tapping clippers on each toe nail
 Once the pup is used to that, clip nails
o Introduce hair brushes
 Begin by tapping the back side of the brush on the dog
 Once pup is used to that, turn brush around and gently begin brushing.
• Once puppy is relaxed, and the desensitizing has been done, let puppy up.

]]> By: Pet Grooming » Tips To Be The Alpha Dog http://www.rachelanddogs.com/puppy/tips-to-be-the-alpha-dog/#comment-190 Pet Grooming » Tips To Be The Alpha Dog Tue, 06 Nov 2007 13:28:41 +0000 http://www.rachelanddogs.com/puppy/tips-to-be-the-alpha-dog/#comment-190 [...] Rachel wrote an interesting post today on Tips To Be The Alpha DogHere’s a quick excerptAfter he learns to submit to handling, all other tasks such as grooming, nail clipping, cleaning ears, and medicating will be easier to accomplish. But first he must learn that you have the power to handle him, and that handling will … [...] […] Rachel wrote an interesting post today on Tips To Be The Alpha DogHere’s a quick excerptAfter he learns to submit to handling, all other tasks such as grooming, nail clipping, cleaning ears, and medicating will be easier to accomplish. But first he must learn that you have the power to handle him, and that handling will … […]

]]> By: Pet Dog » Tips To Be The Alpha Dog http://www.rachelanddogs.com/puppy/tips-to-be-the-alpha-dog/#comment-187 Pet Dog » Tips To Be The Alpha Dog Tue, 06 Nov 2007 10:55:30 +0000 http://www.rachelanddogs.com/puppy/tips-to-be-the-alpha-dog/#comment-187 [...] Rachel wrote an interesting post today on Tips To Be The Alpha DogHere’s a quick excerptAn example of fear aggression could be a dog that sits in its owner’s lap and growls at people or other animlas. He will continue to do that if you pet him and say “It’s okay” at this time. The correct method is to tell him no and put … [...] […] Rachel wrote an interesting post today on Tips To Be The Alpha DogHere’s a quick excerptAn example of fear aggression could be a dog that sits in its owner’s lap and growls at people or other animlas. He will continue to do that if you pet him and say “It’s okay” at this time. The correct method is to tell him no and put … […]

]]> By: Pet » Tips To Be The Alpha Dog http://www.rachelanddogs.com/puppy/tips-to-be-the-alpha-dog/#comment-185 Pet » Tips To Be The Alpha Dog Tue, 06 Nov 2007 09:55:41 +0000 http://www.rachelanddogs.com/puppy/tips-to-be-the-alpha-dog/#comment-185 [...] Rachel wrote an interesting post today on Tips To Be The Alpha DogHere’s a quick excerptSpend time to play with your dog. Train him and love him like of your own children. Once you decided to rear a dog, you have the full responsibility as the mother and raise a good child. Bad dog behavior is failure of owner’s proper … [...] […] Rachel wrote an interesting post today on Tips To Be The Alpha DogHere’s a quick excerptSpend time to play with your dog. Train him and love him like of your own children. Once you decided to rear a dog, you have the full responsibility as the mother and raise a good child. Bad dog behavior is failure of owner’s proper … […]

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