If you feel that the dog drags the leash when walking the dog or likes to pounce on people, it means that it has a dominant tendency, which is very dangerous when the owner has such a thought. Since once people regard these behaviors as actions that...
If you feel that the dog drags the leash when walking the dog or likes to pounce on people, it means that it has a dominant tendency, which is very dangerous when the owner has such a thought. Since once people regard these behaviors as actions that dogs want to maintain their "core" status, people tend to use forced methods to "compromise" to consolidate their own master status.
We believe that dogs living in a group can understand and respond to the concept of social level in this group and the rules that everyone follows separately. The social system of dogs and humans are composed of the same factors, which is one of the reasons why dogs can integrate well into our family life and become close companion animals for humans. However, most animal behavior experts believe that different classes in canine society are based more on defense and respect rather than dominance. Many people misunderstand some of their behaviors as behaviors that dogs want to take a "core" position in their lives.
Some people think that behaviors that seem to show their strength or are very confident are behaviors that dogs express their desire to dominate the crowd, such as pulling a leash or jumping onto a person. Why do dogs do these things? The reason is simple. Dogs will get good results when doing these things in their daily lives, so they can repeatedly experience these behaviors. When the dog pulls the dog leash while walking the dog, the owner follows the pulling direction; when the dog rushes to the owner, the owner gives it concentration to touch it or squat down directly. These results are rewards for the dog, and we inadvertently motivate these behaviors to occur. If we continue to encourage these behaviors, the behavior will become more and more serious. When the owner's concept arrives, it may have changed from an unintentional habit to a behavioral problem that affects life. From this point of view, these behaviors do have nothing to do with dogs’ dominance.
If you do not want these behaviors to become more and more intense and want to terminate them, the best way is to stop giving them rewards. When the dog drags the leash, do not move in the direction it pulls. When the dog jumps to/hops towards you, do not give any concentration. Then reward some things you expect to happen, so that the dog can slowly change its behavior.
