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imagine you may have heard of the "power of positive
thinking" developed by Dale Carnegie to help people
focus on self-improvement and success? Carnegie,
through his famous book How to Win Friends and
Influence People and his courses (still run today),
teaches that it is possible to change other people's behaviour by changing our reactions to them.
Similarly, Dog Listening is about tapping into the
power of canine thinking and understanding and
developing canine communication. It's about winning
your dog's respect and friendship and establishing
your ability to influence your dog's behaviour
through your own leadership behaviour. Listening to
your dog's messages to you - by observing their
behaviour and responding through canine
communication - allows you to establish yourself
(and other people in the household) as leaders of
your dog.
This
method can dramatically help people succeed in
communicating with dogs and understanding why dogs
do what they do ! If you can understand your dog
better, and communicate successfully, you can
eliminate behaviours you don't want, eg -
► excessive barking
► jumping up
► nervous aggression
► unsocial behaviour – at home or out & about
► timidity and anxiety
Importantly, your dog doesn't have to any of these
problems to benefit from you understanding how dogs
communicate and understand leadership. You can also
achieve better results when training for obedience,
trialling, agility or the show ring. Even if your
dog's main role is purely as your household
companion you can enhance your relationship by
having a dog that is happy, calm and confident in
you as its leader - and relaxed with visitors and
other dogs.
The
power to truly understand your dog, and establish a
happy and loving relationship based on mutual
respect, can make a tremendous difference to the
quality and enjoyment of your life together. See
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Jan
Fennell is well known as the Dog Listener in the UK
where she lives, and has spread the word about the
success of 