Rant:
Okay, so I love dogs, not so much training them, but I love them. I love all animals. I hate people who abuse them. However, there are people who are confusing some subjects and I need to clear this up.
First, let me tell you about the wolf, the dogs close relative from the same family tree. A wolf lives in a pack, that pack consists of the Alpha, leader, Beta's, second class, and Omegas. The hierarchy of a wolves life is decided by strength and power. Often as not the Alpha's son will become the next Alpha. They do not abuse their own kind. The Alpha protects the pack and provides a source of power. The pack relies on the pack leader to make tough decisions, lead the pack in hunts and fights, and to keep order among everyone. The Alpha doesn't use violence to keep the pack in line unless it has too. All canines run off the same instincts as wolves.
Now, Someone, a friend of mine, is a dog trainer. On face book the other day he was ranting about how he couldn't believe people used pack mentality to train their dogs. That it was wrong, how could people abuse their animals in such cruel ways? He was disgusted with it. However, let me tell you now, using pack mentality, is not a bad way to train your dog. Abusing your dog is a bad way to train your dog. As mentioned previously, Alpha's do not abuse their subordination. Trust is used in packs, not violence. You will never be able to train a dog properly if you use violence. Respect and trust is a must. However, if you are training your dog to listen to your commands, follow your rules, and do as you want, you are teaching them pack mentality. That is something most people understand. No matter how you train your dog, past abuse, abuse is abuse not training, you are teaching it Pack mentality. The dog learns that you are alpha, and that they are lower in status then you. They will listen to you above anyone else.
This is proven true even with my own dog. My dog, since no one was around to train her but me when she was a puppy, mostly listens to me. She will try to obey my sister and my mother, but for the most part I'm the Alpha. I'm the one the dog listens too. Granted I also use the warning snarly voice that scares her (sorry that's amusing in my opinion as I've never struck my dog.). My dog does as I say, when I say it, because she recognizes me as her better. That's how dogs think. You can deny it all you want, but a dog will always think of its pack. If you live in the same house as a dog, you are part of its pack. How you treated the dog, and if you tell it orders, decides your rank in its mind. If it thinks it is higher in rank then you, it will not listen to you. It is up to you to train your dog properly and realize that Pack Mentality is not bad, its natural, its Abuse that is bad. DO NOT HIT YOUR DOG TO TRAIN IT.
DO NOT THINK THAT PACK MENTALITY = VIOLENCE
DO NOT CONFUSE PACK MENTALITY FOR VIOLENCE
DO NOT SAY YOU ARE TEACHING YOUR DOG PACK MENTALITY WHILE ABUSING IT. YOU'RE NOT.
Rant over :3
Okay, so I love dogs, not so much training them, but I love them. I love all animals. I hate people who abuse them. However, there are people who are confusing some subjects and I need to clear this up.
First, let me tell you about the wolf, the dogs close relative from the same family tree. A wolf lives in a pack, that pack consists of the Alpha, leader, Beta's, second class, and Omegas. The hierarchy of a wolves life is decided by strength and power. Often as not the Alpha's son will become the next Alpha. They do not abuse their own kind. The Alpha protects the pack and provides a source of power. The pack relies on the pack leader to make tough decisions, lead the pack in hunts and fights, and to keep order among everyone. The Alpha doesn't use violence to keep the pack in line unless it has too. All canines run off the same instincts as wolves.
Now, Someone, a friend of mine, is a dog trainer. On face book the other day he was ranting about how he couldn't believe people used pack mentality to train their dogs. That it was wrong, how could people abuse their animals in such cruel ways? He was disgusted with it. However, let me tell you now, using pack mentality, is not a bad way to train your dog. Abusing your dog is a bad way to train your dog. As mentioned previously, Alpha's do not abuse their subordination. Trust is used in packs, not violence. You will never be able to train a dog properly if you use violence. Respect and trust is a must. However, if you are training your dog to listen to your commands, follow your rules, and do as you want, you are teaching them pack mentality. That is something most people understand. No matter how you train your dog, past abuse, abuse is abuse not training, you are teaching it Pack mentality. The dog learns that you are alpha, and that they are lower in status then you. They will listen to you above anyone else.
This is proven true even with my own dog. My dog, since no one was around to train her but me when she was a puppy, mostly listens to me. She will try to obey my sister and my mother, but for the most part I'm the Alpha. I'm the one the dog listens too. Granted I also use the warning snarly voice that scares her (sorry that's amusing in my opinion as I've never struck my dog.). My dog does as I say, when I say it, because she recognizes me as her better. That's how dogs think. You can deny it all you want, but a dog will always think of its pack. If you live in the same house as a dog, you are part of its pack. How you treated the dog, and if you tell it orders, decides your rank in its mind. If it thinks it is higher in rank then you, it will not listen to you. It is up to you to train your dog properly and realize that Pack Mentality is not bad, its natural, its Abuse that is bad. DO NOT HIT YOUR DOG TO TRAIN IT.
DO NOT THINK THAT PACK MENTALITY = VIOLENCE
DO NOT CONFUSE PACK MENTALITY FOR VIOLENCE
DO NOT SAY YOU ARE TEACHING YOUR DOG PACK MENTALITY WHILE ABUSING IT. YOU'RE NOT.
Rant over :3
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