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in my house nobody else disciplined the damn dogs so they eventually kind of started listening to me because I was the only one not stressing them the hell out and willing to like tell those shits what to do without hurting their dog feelings

We already know that dogs instinctively belong to packs. Being intrinsically dependent animals they need someone to lean on. You must offer love and strength simultaneously. The more efficiently and effectively you do this, the better leader you are. One should never start to work with any dog until a warm relationship has been established. If the dog is forced to comply to any command by someone he has no love for, the command will forever be an unpleasant memory. Therefor, play with him, roughhouse with him as dogs do with each other.

Never reprimand him or scold him after calling him to you, because his limited intelligence allows him to associate the scolding only with the act he performed most recently - in this case, the act of coming to you and being near you. He must always associate being near you with love, warmth, food and pleasure. Never pain. Once you see that your dog loves to be near you, it is time to move on the next step.

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A dog can only be as good as the person who handles, and it is impossible for an uninformed trainer to obtain the same results as a trainer who is armed with facts. Once you have the knowledge, your desire, persistence, self-discipline and talent will directly affect the final results. My method is based on the fact that a dog is a dog. He is not an intelligent pupil with human logic, but rather an animal who lives in a world without human logic. To the dog, black is black and white is white, so to speak. Learning is not accomplished through logical thinking, but solely trough the faculty of memory presented through the medium of dog psychology ... never human psychology.

Once you see that your dog loves to be near you. It is time to move on the the next step. No animal should suddenly be exposed to a new learning situation if he is not properly prepared. Therefore, we never put a collar and leash on a dog and immediately start him on "heel." He must first become accustomed to wearing the collar and leash so that they receive a pleasurable association. If he is to feel discomfort of any sort, you, the trainer should not be associated with it. Therefor, put any loosely fitting Nylon or chain colour around his neck and allow him to run freely for several hours. Repeat this for two or three days. When he no longer pays attention to the collar, attach a six-foot web lead and allow him to run freely for several hours. Feed him by hand after you attach the lead. Continue this procedure for several days until you see he does not object.

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If a dog has not previously been on the lead, it will do a great deal of harm to take him for a walk on a short lead, especially with a spiked collar, and drag him along. The dog will become fearful of you and totally distracted; teaching him anything there after will prove quite difficult and unpleasant for both. Fear should never be aroused in the dog while he is on the lead. Once the dog has become accustomed to the lead, it is time to go on to the next step.
People very often have erroneous conceptions about the psychology of animals. Movies, fables and fairy tales often present to us living animals who think, understand human speech and perform moral and immoral acts. We can save ourselves much disappointment and insure the animal's cheerful and rapid learning by allowing him to learn his way, the canine way. Human psychology and dog psychology are completely different; dog psychology actually should be called a parapsychology.

Dogs don't speak or understand our language. They learn because they are compelled to respond and know that they are correct only because of your positive reaction through happy and excited voice, patting the animal and/or using food as a reward.

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