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The Unruly Dog; Boisterous and hard to manage

 

Sometimes referred to as dominance. Boisterousness, pushy, in the way, always tripping you up and in your face; these are the words people use to describe this type of dog. In fact these dogs are akin to children who have not had a consistent education and discipline system taught at a young age. Neither of them understands our interpretation in our world of right from wrong except that you can explain to a child what you want. Dogs, on the other hand, live for the moment and explanations are just a waste of breath. In a way unruly dogs live in a vague world where all the signals of communication between owner and dog are blurred.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This would not be the case in the wild - wolves are exact in their behaviour and there are few misunderstandings hence the pack runs reasonably smooth - unlike the surrogate human pack in which these type of dogs reside dogs reside.

These dogs can exhibit some or all of the following behaviour's and thereby lead their owners in many ways. In addition, they are often more inclined to pull on the lead or to drag the owner in the park from one dog to the next or one sniff to another and curiously, when doing this, never turn their head to view their owners reactions because they don’t feel the need to do so, even though their owners are either tugging back on the lead or shouting all sorts of supposed commands at them. These owners are nothing more than background noise to a dominant dog. These dogs will often dive through doorways first and be the first to get into or out of the car without waiting for a cue from the owner.

Often in consultation, these dogs amply demonstrate their array of attention gathering and their uncontrollable manner.

 

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