Gaining psychological advantage is the most important component of creating meaningful change within the context of Nature and the pack relationship. Increasing the level of authoritative thinking and interaction is needed to allow the dominant dog to release the lead role. Often owners express too high of a level of emotion which creates a power vacuum within the relationship and forces the dog to take the dominant role. Expressing a higher level of what the owner wants which is linked to confidence creates the framework towards meaningful change. Certain personality types have an easier time but the goal for all owners is to change how they think in a way which creates meaningful change. Using certain methods or being within a certain environment or situation can impact how an owner thinks in a negative or positive way. Often the dog owner will gain a certain level of psychological advantage within a dog obedience class however seem to lose whatever gains were achieved once they return home. Taking an owner’s dog to dog training camp without the owner may not change how a owner thinks and interacts when the dog returns. The dominant dog will release this role to the trainer as power is eliminated, associations are gone. Once returned back to the owner the dog often will regain power over time if the owner fails to change how they think and interact.
Certain devices, such as remote collars, can cause negative issues if they are not associated to the owner within the context of Nature and the pack relationship. If a disconnect exists between a device and the owner via the psychological it can cause issues within the relationship. When you begin to recognize the psychological connection between dogs and humans a device can be seen an merely an extension of self, of how the owner thinks. Some devices, such as remote collars can cause a psychological twister effect for dogs if the physical is disconnected from the psychological. Authority is expressed via the psychological before it manifests itself through the device. Corrective collars such as choke chains usually connect to the psychological where remote collars may not. Physical manipulation of the leash while expressing what you want a dog to do indicates the psychological is following the same authoritative path. With a remote collar this may not be the case. The owner can push a button to create a physical manifestation of authority while maintaining an emotionally high psychological state. The dog feels authority manifested through the physical but not connected via the psychological with the owner. The dog may not link or associate the physical presence of authority with the owner. Real and meaningful change with how the owner is thinking and interacting is not occurring. Within this context an increase of stress will result for the dog. Further the owner may increase the level on the remote collar thus creating the possibility of psychological issues for the dog. To overcome these issues everything must be stripped away and brought back to the psychological path. To understand the power of this connection is to observe how power can shift from a dog rehab context. Owners will express a higher level of emotion towards an injured dog which is interpreted as power. The dog will recover from the physical injury but become damaged psychologically. Owners must learn how to discipline how they think to maintain balance within Nature.
Dogs are more complicated than a device or gadget. They are more than a physical being. They share an unseen connection with us through Nature and the pack relationship. Changing how we think can truly change everything, at least in a dog’s world.
Source by Dale McCluskey