Hierarchy
In reviewing the various means of communication for dogs, it is clear that their main topic of conversation revolves around the question: who dominates whom? “. This issue is so fundamental that it will influence the majority of interactions, not only between a dog and its congeners, but also between a dog and his master.
The question of dominance is well known to most dog owners know that if they want to enforce obedience to their animal, they must exercise some authority over him.
Unfortunately, this concept is often misunderstood and confused with the balance of power, aggression.
Result: either the masters cry constantly after their dog, or worse, the strike to force him to obey, or, unwilling to have this kind of relationship with their four-legged friend, they simply decide to abdicate, and so what if it does as its head.
The first method, sometimes advocated by some bad trainers (since it must “break” the dog) is not only cruel but often harmful. It can cause various behavioral problems ranging from aggression, offensive or defensive, prostration.
But if teachers who chose the second option make their dog feel happy leaving it to act at will, they are sadly mistaken. Indeed, when one gives in to his every whim, you put your dog in a very uncomfortable position: the head, but at other times, it requires him to obey as a subordinate. However, these two positions, chief and subordinate, are incompatible, which will create for the animal incomprehension and frustration. This opens the door to all kinds of behavioral problems.
In an attempt to assume his position or relieve his discomfort, the dog may, in some cases, behaviors defense, flight or compensation that are deemed “undesirable” by the master. This may quickly lose interest in such an animal and abandoning it.
The notion of social hierarchy is the dog for a fundamental concept that it is important to rehabilitate if one wants to improve relations between people and their canine companions. Ignore the laws that govern this hierarchy is to deny the very nature of his animal and unleash all sorts of interpretations biased by the spirit of the owners, even benevolent.