Alpha Dog-Teaching Your Puppy Who is The Pack Leader

Learning how to become the alpha dog will help you create a bond of trust and confidence that will lead to your puppy being a great pet. By becoming the alpha dog you will be able to control your puppy whenever he has any behavior issues (such as puppy biting) and also get him to listen to your commands much sooner.

Because dogs have a pack society, they usually learn proper behavior from the interaction they have with the other puppies and their Mama. Now that you have brought a puppy home, you are his pack leader and your family is his new pack. Your puppy will need the guidance of you and your family so he can learn exactly where he fits in the hierarchy of your family an grow up to become a great addition to the family.

If you want to become the Alpha dog in your pack, you will need to avoid the common mistakes so many people make by trying to communicating with their dogs as if the dogs were humans. If you don’t properly communicate with your puppy, he will become confused, and may even try to show his own dominance at time-for example, acting aggressively towards a family member if the puppy is feeling possessive over something. You can avoid these types of problems by becoming the alpha dog right away in your puppy’s mind. If your puppy is already somewhat aggressive, he will need to be taught right away how to behave differently-show him the right way with your leadership.

It is smart to train a young puppy early on to be submissive, rather than wait until you have to retrain an older dog that has already become confused about who the alpha dog is in your pack. Therefore it is to your advantage to become the alpha dog right away with your puppy.

Puppies naturally play rough, nipping, biting and wrestling with each other in order to learn their boundaries. You are going to need to set some boundaries to show your puppy his limits, and to deter any budding aggression towards people.In order to become recognized as the alpha dog by your puppy, harsh methods aren’t necessary-but you do need to show some guidelines.

The secret to becoming the alpha dog is to train your puppy to become submissive to you. Try out these exercises on a regular basis to teach your puppy to be submissive, and recognize you as the alpha dog.

Hold your puppy still and stare directly into his eyes in a dominant stare until he stops struggling and becomes calm. When he finally relaxes, he is showing submission to your dominance.
You can also show your dominance to your puppy by holding him upside down across your lap-supporting his head and back. Just like before, keep him in this position until he has become calm and submissive.
Pushing the puppy down to the floor on his side, you can hold him down by putting one hand on his neck and one across his stomach. In case your puppy tries to squirm, you should hold him still until he relaxes and becomes submissive.
You can combine using the eye contact, the growling and the holding to really make your point if your puppy does not quickly submit.

Be sure to repeat these simple exercises regularly with your puppy when he is aggressive, until he has learned to recognize you as the dominant member of the pack, and is readily submissive to you without any fussing or struggling. Remember, the real key to becoming the Alpha leader and retaining your status is to always be fair and consistent with your treatment towards your puppy, so that he always knows his trust and confidence in you is well placed. Establishing yourself as your pack’s leader will help your puppy know his place in your pack and become a well behave and well balanced pet that you love to have in your family.

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