Why You Should Use Enforceable Statements with Your Dog - Dog Training Techniques
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What is Love and Logic?
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Enforceable Statement Examples for parents and teachers (pretty cool Flash presentation)
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APDT Statement on Dominance and Dog Training
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AVSAB Position Statements (specifically on Dominance)
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CCPDT warnings against Dominance Theory (spec. #3, “Red Flags”)
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About this video:
In this video Ian Stone from Simpawtico Dog Training shows you how to use enforceable statements - a technique originally for parents and teachers - to give you a framework to work with your dog. Set limits, avoid stress, manage resistance, and know how to respond constructively. Supercharge your dog training while building your bond using, love and logic.
this is like the type of kind therapy i need for myself and my self-talk... having a dog is teaching me to be kinder!
I love the mindset this promotes. I found my relationship shifted tremendously with our newer dog when I started thinking "My dog is doing dog-things that are natural and fun for her: not bad, nor disrespectful. I need to do XX in order to communicate more effectively with her, and I need to make myself rewarding and fun, so she'll want to listen to, and work with me". Thinking, "This dog must listen to me at all times (BECAUSE RESPECT OR ALPHA OR SOMETHING), why is she being so bad and stubborn?" was not only wrong-headed, but led me to scold or correct ineffectually, and was frustrating and stressful. Now I see it as a partnership, with the understanding that she still needs to do fun dog-things, and that we'll both slip up sometimes (often). Now I rarely, if ever, scold, and when things don't go the way I hoped, I see it as *my* failure to communicate, or to anticipate or manage the situation properly, not as a disobedient or naughty act from my dog. We do training every day, but outside of those sessions I don't make many demands of her - and the interesting side-effect has been that, more often than not (and even when I'm trying to encourage her to go off and do her own unstructured fun dog-thing), she'd rather be grinning up at me and figuring out what I'd like her to do next :)
You pretty much just summed up the heart and soul of it. Once you get that "owner gravity" it all starts to fall into place. Well done, Crystal! Thanks for sharing!
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Dude, this is transcendent to everything in life.
I know had the same insight.
I think precisely because it is such a simple (not easy) and mundane enterprise the insights and patterns map and metaphors so well to the rest of life. dog training is consistantly humbling.
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Ive watched a lot of your videos tonight and its nice that u talk about HOW to do things, but I would appreciate seeing more of these practices in action and how to really put them into motion
You should have a sample schedule to show us what a regular doggy day should look like 😁👍🏼
Best times and how many times to feed and walk your dog and so on 😋
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5 years after publishing this and it is still as strong as ever! This works beautifully with my 10 week old King Charles cavalier - Nero. I was shocked at the immediate effect it has. “I will give you food when you sit here”… “I will let you out once you pee” (we live in a flat) . Thanks Ian!!
You're so welcome!
Excellent suggestions for re-setting the tone and mindset when mischief and/or distractions sidetrack your dogs' and your own attention.
Old video but it was just hilarious to me. A lot of these strategies are similar (if not exactly the same- eg one liners) to what I do in my pre-k classroom. Fits & misbehavior are a fact of life for puppies and for little humans- it’s not a power struggle and I can’t treat them as such.
Carina J I was laughing as well! I was an outdoor educator for many years and this reminded so much of that training.
This was really helpful. We are waiting for our puppy to arrive and in a meantime I'm applying these methods to my children. Hahaha
I know this is an older video but I just found you s couple weeks ago. Thanks for all your helpful suggestions! This comes at the perfect time for me since I just got the Love And Logic book for Christmas to help me be a better parent to my 3 year old. Now I can just train the kid and our new rescue AmStaff simultaneously. I had never thought to use the L&L principles with the pup! I look forward to watching all your videos and transforming our unruly new pooch into our perfect dog friend.
I sooooooo needed this video today. I have a 3 mth old teething puppy who I keep trying to divert attention from this rag, that rag, a pillow, table leg, etc. I was getting exasperated. I was calm for 2 days & by the 3rd day of diverting his attention I was bonkers. Thank you for resetting my intention to have a chill relationship with my pooch.
Thanks for this and your other videos. Though there are good positive training videos out there I have to say yours are my favorite. Not only clear instructions with great graphics and examples but dang funny. I barely survived week one with my 8 week old puppy. I thought he was kicking my butt and was winning the battle with his endless pouting and fits. Now I'm going to make this video MY timeout every time I think he's being manipulative (which of course he's not). I wish you had a video for jumping and biting. Yup that is where I am today. Make more videos please and hurry! lol
Thanks so much for the generous feedback! Both of those topics are in the pipe, so they're on the way. Hold on! You can do it!
Just popping in to say I NEEDED this video today of all days.
I realize this is an old video but I just found it. I have an energetic 4 month old German Shepherd. He learns fairly quickly but we get to a point where he is very hyper and energetic and learning stops. I watched this video today a few times and figured I'd try the techniques when I got home. I'm not sure I did them exactly right, but they worked to the extent that I could get him back on track. We are working on "drop it" but doing it in "play mode". He did better today with me using these techniques than he did otherwise. Thank you for the great information.
I just got an 8-week old lab/akita mix. Sometimes he’s really co-operative, and sometimes he just wants to eat my hands. Your videos have been really helpful during the co-op times. Thanks a bunch.
I adore you and your videos! I wish there were more! You are the best UA-cam dog trainer! Thanks heaps for all your hard work! You are very much appreciated. Thank you kindly! 😊👍🏻
You're very welcome!
The most important thing I learned from him is we(human) should be the leader if want to make the things positive. Dog will follow his leader...encourage ur dog for positive behaviour....patience,repetition and consistency is the key. And then they bond with us beautiful and give their precious thing to us - Loyalty. Its all about trust and mutual respect. Thanks man love your videos. Amazing knowledge u have.
I'm a new subscriber. Your videos are amazing! I'm a teacher & a mom who uses Love & Logic in my work with children. Dog training and child training are so remarkable similar! Great branding on your channel👏🏻 I just wish I were in NY to train with you...
Hey lizzchick! Thanks so much for the compliments! Glad to have you on board! And yes, you are right...working with dogs and working with children are indeed totally in sync. LOL!
Great concept.Im new to your channel and you will be my only UA-cam.trainer. Thank you for doing what you are doing.
Love this video. Thank you for making it.
You're welcome! Thanks for watching it. ;)
💖🥰 Everything you say in this video, is basically putting words to what I've been doing for 26 years when I train my dogs! I just follow my instincts, use common sense and watch my dog's behavior and adapt my training accordingly. I wouldn't be able to explain what I'm doing and why, as good as you though, so I'm glad you've done these videos! 👍👍 (the only thing I disagree with, is that dogs DO have a dominance hierarchy. But that doesn't mean you have to show your dominance by being dominant, it just means that you are the calm and confident leader your dog can always rely on, turn to and go to whenever it feels unsafe or scared or needs help. You're also the one in charge, who decides what to do, how to do it and when to do it.)
Hi Malinee. Yes, I misspoke in the video. I didn't mean that Dominance doesn't exist in dogs, but as you said, it's an ineffective and outdated approach to training and behavior modification. There's a tremendous "cultural fog" around Dominance. I can see how I worded it inefficiently in the video.
super helpful. thank you!
Neat. I'm not sure why, but I talk like this to my dog naturally all the time. I didn't know this was a philosophy or special approach...just the way that felt more effective and enjoyable for both of us. My dog is wonderfully intuitive, calm, patient and analytical. I know it's in large part the way we are together. ❤️
That's awesome. I truly believe that kind of inclusive relationship and casual communication makes a huge difference.
Compassion, companionship, and I will do this if....or I will do that if...consistency. Sounds like the way I'd like to be treated. Probably works for dogs, too. Playfullness and the ability to laugh when they get it wrong is what makes parenting and pet ownership truly a joy. Set a few important rules. Be consistent. But most of all play and learn and have fun together. That's what it's all about. Cause that's the bond and the love. That's where it happens. :)
So many conflicting strategies out there. And SO many uneducated owners (like me). Thankful for this video, and your channel. Your approach just seems logical to me... thanks again.
You're very welcome!
Linking dog training to children "training" really helps....some specific examples would be really great! Love the videos-Subscribed!
thankyou really helpful 😀😀😙
Very helpful. I just got done playing with my puppy who was too rough. It's so easy to buy into wanting to be dominant and SHOWING the dog no. This video helps reassure there are more positive ways to handle tantrums and to expect more from myself.
There you go. You got it. I always teach my students that being assertive doesn't always mean being a Lion, it can also mean being a Stone Wall. Both of those things are absolutely assertive, but in totally different ways. I'm a stone wall, and I usually get a lot less confrontation by being that way. Just let their B.S. bounce off; no need to bite their face off. 😉
This was absolutely hilarious-and unlike any other dog training advice I've seen. I have dialogues like these (both examples) with my dog all the time. I didn't know how they could be turned into something truly useful. Sometimes it's reversed ("You're going in the other room for a 'time out' because Mommy needs a break!"). My husband liked to point out that the Pom has a "teeny, tiny, little brain," especially when it trumps my supposedly superior one.
You should write a book
Thanks
My favorite one-liner is "hey, what ya gonna do". These guys know more than we're aware of
That's a good one! I like that.
Thank you. Do you have a video with the different hand gestures that accompany the command words for stay, come etc? The hand gestures woud be a nice video.
Great video!
I adopted Rocko (5 month old) a week ago and he's doing great. The information of your videos is amazing!
It would be great if you could do a practical video. Like a 5 min training session. I really like the compassion approach...reminds me the Dalai Lama.
I'm 100% with positives statements! Great videos!
Awesome! Let me know how it goes with little Rocko and god luck! :D
amazing!
Thanks!
As a fellow dog trainer (beginner) I view your dog training videos as very beneficial. You are clear and direct. Plus I agree 💯% with your dog training advise. Please never stop making videos and saving people-dog relationships everywhere! Y'all Rock!
Hi Shailee! Thanks a million!
Some really good thought process on dog ownership in this video! But I'd really wish you guys would show more visual demonstrations about the things you are talking about. I'm a hands on learner and find it very hard to keep paying attention to all the talking in your videos, find my self flipping back a lot when I hear something interesting and I'm sure I'm missing a lot of key information. Just kind of feels like school and I never did very well when I had information spat out at me with nothing to be able to visualize. Hope you see this and take it into consideration!
I totally agree with you. Since this video we've tried to do more visual demonstrations. If you check some of our later ones you'll see. The main problem, though, is that I'm a one man band and so capturing the good stuff is really hard. I'm getting to the point where I need someone to on the payroll to just hold the camera for me and make sure it's pointed in the right direction. We're getting there! Thanks for watching and for the feedback!
This feels more like training for the Dog Owner, as opposed to the Dog Itself, speech-wise. This is GREAT for those who aren't empathetic with their lovely dogs, but the dogs will never be able to comprehend English like we can, so this video's training is no use to a dog of any kind. Argue with me, plz, if I'm missing the main point. Thanks.
Hi Zachary. You are quite correct. This particular set of strategies is for the owner more than the dog! I tell my students all the time: most of what I say to my dogs is for me more than them. They get the gist of things through tone, volume, and body language, but these one-liners and such are really intended to keep the owner focused mentally and emotionally. Emotions and physical actions have that kind of chicken-and-the-egg relationship and in my experience little "mantras" like this help a lot to keep myself (and hopefully my students and viewers) from getting frustrated and starting an argument. Staying focused on the essential pieces really makes the whole process go much more smoothly!
Honestly, training the owner is more often than not the hardest part!
I miss Bobo.. ❤️
Me too
I would love to see a video on how to socialize a dog. I have a blue heeler, 4mo, and she is very shy out side the house. Around other dogs she gets curious and occasionally wants to sniff but becomes subbmisive when they try with her. How can I get her more comfortable and enjoy more of the outside without her trying to hurry home. Walks become so short because she wants to rush home and play inside instead of being outside.
We've got a video on early socialization in pre-production right now! Hopefully it'll be out soon!
New subscriber, is there an order to watch these in? My havamelt puppy will be joining us in a month.
Not necessarily. You might start with the Bringing Home a New Dog: ua-cam.com/video/LHHXfkk4qV4/v-deo.html
After that, though, just pick and choose as you need.
First off I just want to say I love your videos and please keep up the good work! I recently adopted a dog and he is fine around me but he is deathly afraid of anybody else that comes into the house I just dont know what to do? It's weird because when I take him on walks he isn't afraid of anything, Oh and he barks whenever anybody opens the door for at least a minute. Please any advice would be great.
I always say, whatever you struggle with, do that thing A LOT. So if people coming over is a problem, you need to call ten friends, tell them to come over for beer and pizza, and then each one comes in and out three or four times. Each reexposure will be easier for your dog to handle. Have lots of yummy treats YOU give him as soon as he quiets down (don't give the treats to the people...it's between you and him-the people are just part of the environment). Lots of praise, and don't ask him to be quiet; just reward him when he is. You'll see him quiet down faster and faster and look at you more and more. Wash, rinse, repeat. Give that a try!
I will thank you so much!
Ian! you need to sell some merch! I want everyone to know how awesome your videos are! I need a Simpawtico tee shirt.
You're not the first to ask. We've been seriously considering a merch line. Thanks for the input!
My husband and I recently adopted an 18 month old pit mix. She is the sweetest dog but recently, she started biting and nipping at us. She nips at our skin, clothes, shoes, bed sheets, the couch, pillows, etc... She does it constantly and it's wearing us out. We've tried yelping, going limp, time outs, redirecting her with her own chew toys, ignoring her, etc... You name it and we've tried it but NOTHING works! She is going through heartworm treatment so she has to be kept very still and can only have a couple short walks per day. We've tried interactive toys and feeders, brain games, smell games, filling frozen Kongs, massaging her, playing calming music, anything we can think of to mentally stimulate her but physically calm her. We understand as a puppy, she has tons of energy that she can't get rid of due to the heartworm but the 24/7 nipping has got to stop! Do you have ANY suggestions on what else we can do with her?
Between 18 weeks and 6 months the brain chemistry has one of its big changes, and ABI, what we call Acquired Bite Inhibition, becomes hard-wired in. So, the bad news is that yelping, going limp, etc...only really works up to 18 *weeks*. At 18 *months* none of that is going to work anymore because that's not how a dog that age learns. SO, that means you can only reduce the frequency of incidents through mouth control training, and that's Take It, Leave it, and Drop It. I have videos on those to get you started, but those will become crucial steps to getting your dog to think differently about how she's using her mouth.
Man, this response sums up why I subscribed and like every video. Keep it up.
Thank you so much! This is the first time I'm hearing about this. Unfortunately, we didn't have a very good experience with the shelter she came from. I've been regularly watching your videos and am so happy I subscribed! We really appreciate that you responded!
Could you make a video all about barking? I just adopted a dog who was quiet for the first 3 days but suddenly has started barking every time someone walks by my apartment including early in the AM. I don’t know how to apply this technique in that situation. Is there anything wrong with just saying “No” with a very firm voice?
I think it’s just when he’s already frustrated that he’s not getting enough attention/stimulation but like, I gotta eat breakfast too!! I can’t be playing and walking him 100% of the time 😅
Hi Jennifer. We have a free PDF on our website to start working on barking: www.simpawtico-training.com/learning/downloadables/
My almost 4 month Wheaton Terrier becomes amped up when we are on the couch. She has had exercise, mental stimulation. When I sit in the couch she wants to join me. She is fine as long as she has something to chew/eat. When that is gone she becomes the Tasmanian Devil. Help!
Ian, are you still in Elmira area? I am planning on getting another sheltie. Have had 2, one that I trained to seldom bark, the second one had a much harder time. If I have a hard time with number 3 ,
will you be there to help?
Hi Marjorie. Yes, our Studio is in Elmira. And yes of course we can help you!
My puppy knows what come means, but sometimes just sits there and stares at me when I take him out to potty. I have mistakenly said the "come" a lot more than once in the past and resorted to bribing him with treats to get him off the front porch, or is that doesn't work, I pick him up and carry him. In your video approach, would I give the command once, then if he doesn't move, give an enforceable statement and simply wait? How long should i wait? Do you ever give the command a second time? Thank you for your input.
What to do if a dog is food aggressive e towards other dogs?
oh my goodness. my puppy takes me to 100. I wake up, feed him we play, sleep together for a couple hours, take a walk/run, come home then he turns into a different beast. he bites and barks at me when I tell him not to bite on the couch. I try redirection but he still doesn't listen. I don't know what to do.
I'd put him in his crate for a few minutes, let him out, and if he continues put him back in for a few more. Not angry just a consequence. Removing him from the activity. I also use a verbal "ah, ah, ah" reprimand as a cue to know I'm not happy. Not harshly, just as a friendly warning that the crate comes next.
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You won me with fluffy toys. I trained my giant schnauzer not to gut toys by my saying love the baby. He never distorted another toy. He’d rest his head on it or give it to his pack buddy that loved her pillow pet.
HI there Ian. We have a chihuahua, Phoebe, who we adopted from a pet rescue site six months ago. She's a very needy little girl and I've already retrained her with walking on a leash. She used to choke as she pulled at the leash but now I lead her from under her chin she walks beautifully. The only other behaviour I desperately need to attend to is her barking, at other dogs and friends. Whatever I say or do she just will not stop until they are out of her sight. Can you help?? Of course you can :-)
Two things. ONE: work on focus and attention exercises. Get engagement easily and consistently and she'll be less likely to bark. TWO: teach a quiet command. Read the article here www.dogstardaily.com/training/woofshush
Simpawtico Dog Training thank you for your reply. Phoebe and I will work together and hopefully we'll both learn some lessons :-)
All of these enforceable statements hinge on the fact that my dog wants something from me as well. That's true a lot of the time. However, what happens when my dog DOESN'T? When he's chasing another dog, when he's run off eating garbage, etc.
Yes, you are right on that. So, Enforceable Statements aren't appropriate for every situation. It's just one strategy. There will be times when simple requests become commands, either for safety or for timeliness, and other methods will be necessary (hopefully practiced ahead of time). I always try to teach my students a variety of tools to have available rather than just one.
Excellent, thank you! Any other videos you can point me to to work on the listening when he'd rather chase another dog or run off into the bushes and eat garbage?
WOW!
I have been well indoctrinated into the whole DOMINANCE teachings lately and like you said - it makes it seem adversarial every act my dog makes (that fits the "definition") - when I personally feel my dog is being a great companion. I have to learn to trust myself and my dog.
This video was VERY liberating for both of us. THANK YOU!!!
My pleasure! Glad to help! Once you see behavior problems as puzzles to solve cooperatively, you'll get healthier, long lasting results and a deeper bond. ;)
Erin Owl I agree Erin. Why does the human have to act like or eventually become a dog in a pack?
I watched this after I got so mad at my 4 months puppy that I nearly smashed her in her face. It made no good for both of us. Thank you for this and my dog can only do better if I start to learn.
I'm happy to help. You're already learning! Keep at it. ;)
I feel trainers are so extremely left and right nowadays. It’s either positive only or the dominance only thing.
Should we not treat dogs like individuals? Like humans, some respond better to one type of training, some another.
I like your videos, a lot of useful and good advice. You seem to be calm and with great energy!
What I would love to see though, is a trainer who are open to various tools and tequniqes depending on the dog and its personality. Someone who can properly teach and explain how to use various tools without being too biased. Even if you don’t agree or like them it’s always good to have the knowledge I believe.
I live in Manhattan and dealing with my very lovely but pushy 2,5 year old Amstaff.
He does not like other dogs. Never did. As a puppy (rescued at 10 months) he would just ignore them and go seek human friends instead. They never bothered him and I didn’t have any issues walking around the city.
As he reached maturity that changed. Certain dogs, mainly large ones sets him off big time. A“ bad look” from one and he goes into a rage. He got into a fight with another pitbull and injured that dog pretty badly. Extremely scary and shocking scenario for me!
I love him more than anything else and can’t have him killing or injuring another dog or person!
Had a couple of trainers but no sucsess really. He knows all his commands and is great most of the time. Loves people!
The latest trainer told me I have to be strict with him and correct his excitement before it escalates into aggression.
He trained me on how to use a prong and an e-collar correctly and that’s what I currently use! Heeling is a must at all times.
It obviously looks awful walking around using these tools! I don’t like it whatsoever. The amount of evil looks I get on the streets… But at least they have made him and others safe and he is much better behaved. My goal is to use a flat bucket collar only, hopefully soon.
Do you, or anyone else have any advice to give us?
Enjoy the channel; very much like Ian's approach. However, Dominance Hierarchy is not so uniformly rubbished as he indicates (see Quotations and References, below.) I'm of the mind that Ian's approach is a preferable default, but the dominance concepts be available for application if an individual human-dog pairing doesn't seem to respond to the 'positivity' approach.
QUOTATIONS
"Our results suggest that dominance remains a robust component of domestic dog behaviour even when humans significantly reduce the potential for resource competition." (Rebecca Trisko and Barbara Smuts 2015)
"Agonistic-dominance relationships in the dog group remain stable across different competitive contexts and to the behaviors considered ... The findings of this research contradict the notion that free-ranging dogs are 'asocial' animals and agree with other studies suggesting that long-term social bonds exist within free-ranging dog groups." (Simona Cafazzo, Paola Valsecchi, Roberto Bonanni, and Eugenia Natoli 2010)
" ... formal dominance is present in the domestic dog, expressed by context-independent unidirectional formal status signals. Consequently, formal dominance (e.g., submission) plays an important role in assessing status in dog-dog relationships ... the dominance concept might be useful to explain the development of certain problems in dog-dog and dog-human relationships. However, enforcing a dominant status by a human may entail considerable risks and should therefore be avoided." (Matthijs Schiller, Claudia Vinke, and Joanne van der Borg, Dominance in domestic dogs revisited: Useful habit and useful construct?)
REFERENCES
1) Wolves cooperate but dogs submit, study suggests
By Virginia Morell Aug. 19, 2014 www.sciencemag.org/news/2014/08/wolves-cooperate-dogs-submit-study-suggests
2)Dominance in Domestic Dogs: A Quantitative Analysis of Its Behavioural Measures, Joanne A. M. van der Borg , Matthijs B. H. Schilder, Claudia M. Vinke, Han de Vries, Published: August 26, 2015 doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0133978
3) Dominance in domestic dogsduseful construct or bad habit?John W. S. Bradshaw, Emily J. Blackwell, Rachel A. Casey, Journal of Veterinary Behavior (2009) 4, 135-144, about.illinoisstate.edu/vfdouga/Documents/331/PDF/Bradshaw_2009%20dominance%20in%20dogs%20good%20or%20bad%20theory.pdf
4) Dominance in Free-Ranging Dogs: Age and Social Tolerance, Marc Bekoff Ph.D., May 18, 2017, www.psychologytoday.com/blog/animal-emotions/201705/dominance-in-free-ranging-dogs-age-and-social-tolerance
5) Dogs Display Dominance: Deniers Offer No Credible Debate, , Marc Bekoff Ph.D., July 7, 2016, www.psychologytoday.com/blog/animal-emotions/201607/dogs-display-dominance-deniers-offer-no-credible-debate
6) Dominance relationships in a group of domestic dogs (Canis lupus familiaris) Rebecca K. Trisko and Barbara B. Smuts, Accepted 24 October 2014, www.unleashedinevanston.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Dominance-Trisko-Smuts.pdf
Well let me clarify. I don't mean dominance as these articles suggest; I mean "dominance" as a pop-culture, misunderstood and misapplied personality trait in dogs. As one of the very articles quoted in your comment states, "enforcing a dominant status by a human may entail considerable risks and should therefore be avoided." Dominance isn't something dogs do to humans. That's more what I was referring to and I probably should've clarified more.
Your statement " you're a human with a superior brain" cracked me up. My dog is smarter then I am.
a dog is a pack animal, the idea that they aren't in need of a pack leader, which does show dominance, is foolish...a dog without a dominant leader will fill the void. intelligent domination isn't with force, the leader uses their brain and energy to supply leadership to the dog/pack
Hi Kate. Thanks for commenting. Not sure where you got the idea that we said dog's don't need leaders. We're advocating exactly for the "brain and energy" leadership you talked about. Please remember that the pack dynamics of dogs aren't like the pack dynamics of other canids. Also "dominance" is sorely misunderstood by the general public AND it rarely even works well across the dog/human species barrier. As soon as we start trying to frame our leadership as "dominance" it starts to unravel into urban legend and non-scientific nonsense. We'll worry about dominance as soon as dogs learn to drive to buy groceries. Until then, we'll be good managers, supportive leaders, and loving humans that brought an animal into an alien world instead of trying to masquerade as some kind of hazy (and usually false) idea of a "pack leader."
Speaking in positive friendly tones of voice will yield a more positive reaction from your dog than negative or aggressive tones of voice, duh! If you didn't know this already or instinctively, you shouldn't have a dog.
You just saved 6 minutes. Move on to one of his more informative and less patronising videos.
This video isn't about tones of voice. Looks like you totally missed the point. Cute comment, though.