Manic Dog Becomes Mellow

When dealing with clients concerned about their dogs behaviour I always stress that the place to learn good manners is in the home. They must address the problem there before taking the dog into the wider world with all the unexpected situations that can occur, which will only increase the stress levels of both owner and dog. To this end I supply my clients with a set of simple guidelines which, if implemented Calmly, Consistently and Convincingly will have a major positive effect on the dogs behaviour. Very often clients will try to cut down on the groundwork needed in an attempt to make progress faster which, in fact, slows down the rate of improvement.
It was therefore very pleasing to hear today from a client whose dog had been incredibly highly stressed and had displayed manic behaviour. Following her consultation with me she had followed the action plan prepared for her dog to the letter. She had contacted me once after the consultation to clarify a couple of small points in the method. As a result of the work put in by the owner and the resultant acceptance of the dog of his proper place in the pack she was able to take him to a large dog ‘funday’ where not only did he not get involved in a fight, but also competed and took second prize in the veterans class without removing any fingers from the judge. Success is sweet.