1. Usa un guinzaglio corto
Usare un guinzaglio corto ti dà maggiore controllo, fondamentale per affermarti come leader del branco. Aggancia il guinzaglio alla parte superiore del collo del cane: in questo modo potrai guidarlo più facilmente.
2. Rimani davanti
Se il tuo cane percepisce di avere il controllo durante la passeggiata, si considererà il leader del branco. Ma ti vedrà come leader del branco se cammini davanti a lui.
Tutto inizia dal momento in cui esci di casa. Assicurati di attraversare per primo la porta. Il cane può camminare dietro di te o al tuo fianco.
3. Cammina per almeno 30 minuti al mattino
Non terminare la passeggiata non appena il tuo cane ha fatto i suoi bisogni. Dedica almeno 30 minuti alle passeggiate e, se possibile, arriva fino a 60 minuti. Le esigenze di ogni razza canina sono diverse. Consulta il veterinario e osserva il comportamento del tuo cane per assicurarti che le sue esigenze vengano soddisfatte.
4. Premia il tuo cane secondo le tue regole
Dopo che il tuo cane ha fatto i suoi bisogni, permettigli di girovagare e annusare. Tuttavia, dovrai decidere tu l'inizio e la fine del momento della “ricompensa”. Se resiste al tuo richiamo con il guinzaglio, tira un po' più forte finché non obbedisce al tuo “comando” di iniziare a camminare.
Non strattonare mai il tuo cane. Dei leggeri richiami con il guinzaglio dovrebbero bastare per fargli seguire la tua guida.
5. Mantieni la guida
Mantieni il controllo anche dopo aver finito la passeggiata. Fai aspettare il tuo cane mentre gli togli il guinzaglio e/o ti togli le scarpe.
6. Premiala dopo la passeggiata
Dando al tuo cane un pasto o degli snack dopo la passeggiata, capirà che deve “lavorare” per ottenere il cibo.
Questi sono solo alcuni consigli per iniziare il percorso verso il ruolo di chiaro leader del branco per il tuo cane. Ci sono importanti ragioni per stabilire questo ruolo di guida. L'unico modo per riuscirci è essere coerenti e disciplinati nel proprio approccio.

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I used smiliar things when walking my cat and they worked very well.
He has passed on and I miss our walks.
I've heard the rule several times that the dog should go after you through a door. This is not good practices, especially when returning to an empty quarters. The dog should be the first to have an opportunity to discover intruders.
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I have read these guidelines over and over again, specifically about making your dog walk behind you or beside you. This simply doesn't work for me and my dog. He is well behaved, leash trained, not at all neurotic, mature, loving...but he prefers walking in front of me. He never pulls hard or "walks me"...it almost seems like I'd have to "break his spirit" to force him to walk behind me. In spite of reading this instruction many times I still don't totally get it, and I do believe quite strongly that my dog knows that I am the alpha, the leader, and he does obey. He will walk behind me or beside me if I insist, but it just doesn't seem natural to us. My dog is a 7+ year old Shiba Inu. Comments are welcome.
Good point Ernie.
My dog instinctively waits for me to go first, but, there are times when she has crossed my path to block me, in these cases, she's been allowed to go first and it's paid off. I'm constantly heeding my dogs body language a that's their way of communicating.
We watch each others back.
I totally disagree with these guildlines. I prefer my dog to walk in front of me as I can see if they pick up something and eat it that they shouldnt. Also. I want them to confront an intruder and protect me, so therefore I prefer they are in front of me. I do not allow them to walk me or pull if they do I use a choke to gently tug them back and firmer yank if they ignore my commands.
I would much rather my dog enter my house first and catch any instruder in the act rather then interupt an intruder myself and possibly get hurt. My dog is my companion but also my protector. I either want her by my side or infront. never behind me. She knows who the Alpha Dog is. Animals are smart. she knew who was boss the first day I brought her home. She sees who feed her, she sees me drive a car. she sees all of these things she Cant do therefore I Must be the Alpha or Leader. I pick up and grasp things she cant do and I take care of her she Knows who is the Alpha by instinct and when she trys to inforce her own will I quickly let her know I am the Leader.
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