Throughout these points  Kessie is used for the dog’s name. 

The following are key behaviour points.  They will assist you in becoming higher in your pack than your dog.  Dogs are happier and more relaxed when they know where they stand.  These points will enable your commands to be obeyed more readily when outside the home environment. There is NO aggression involved in these methods. 

1.        Greeting Dog (Points a-c do not apply to young pups for the first two weeks as he/she needs time to settle in.)

a)        Ignore your dog in the morning when you first get up for 5 minutes.  

b)       Also ignore your dog when you arrive home for the first 5 minutes.  (This applies to everyone who comes into your home.)

c)        When you are ignoring your dog, this means no eye contact as well. When you do look at your dog, look over at his/her eye line.  Dogs do not like you staring into their eyes. 

d)       Give your affection when you choose to.  Call your dog to you for a ‘fuss’, do not go to your dog – be enthusiastic.    

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