Rosie Barclay's blog

 

Crotch sniffing

Why does my dog pull on the lead and how can I stop this? For a dog, going for walks is exciting and fun. They get to meet other dogs, chase balls and send and read all those lovely pee-mails. They also get to come back to their beloved houses beds and food bowls.

Have you ever been told that your dog’s behavioural problem behaviour is due to it trying to “dominate “you? Have you read or seen on television that your dog is behaving badly because it wants to take over as “Alpha “male? Or told that your dog is defying you to become “leader of the pack”? If the answer is yes then you have to ask yourself are you being given the correct advice. The answer to this is quite simply no you are not. Your dog is not trying to dominate your world; it never has or ever will do. There is no such job description within a group of domestic dogs as “the Dominant Dog, the Alpha Male or Leader of the Pack”. Surprised?