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What Is Natural Dog Training?
Dog training is not about dominating or bribing a dog to obey.
Obedience is actually built into your dog's character; it's part of every
dog's predatory heritage.
Kevin Behan, who invented these techniques, says that dogs need to know two basic things in order to be happy and well-behaved:
“Am I safe ?” and “What do I do with my predatory energy?” By simply
answering those two primary concerns and understanding that your dog
sees the world through his emotions, you can begin to have the kinds of
responsiveness and obedience that you desire and that your dog actually
wants to give you. That's one of the most important breakthroughs that the natural method gives us, the idea that dogs actually want to learn and are eager to obey us, it's
part of their cooperative nature as group predators. The other
important breakthrough is that listening to your dog is almost as
important as teaching him to listen to you. Training is a two-way street. Your dog will teach you as much as you teach him, if you can tune in to his emotions.
As its name implies, Natural Dog Training is a totally natural, holistic approach that always works, even where other methods fail. Based on the methods used to train search-and-rescue dogs, it
operates on the principle that a dog's social energy, which governs his
desire to learn and obey, is inextricably linked to his hunting
instincts. By playing games that stimulate and satisfying the emotions
contained within your dog's prey drive you automatically restructure
the emotional dynamic between you. This creates intense focus and a
strong desire for group harmony, and is far more effective at teaching
a dog to obey than the use of behavioral science methods or dominance training.
To learn more about Natural Dog Training, visit Kevin Behan's website.
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