Testing your knowledge about
Dog Behavior:
How much activity does a dog need per day?
(No, taking it for a 20 minute walk twice a day will not do it...)
What kind of activities are meaningful for a dog?
(No, making it a toy for small children by letting them play the games they
want to play with dog is most certainly not the answer...)
What is the most common reason for dog aggression?
(No, it neither genetic, hereditary, or rooted in disease or illness...)
Why are some dogs friendly to cats and others not?
(No, this has nothing to do with the dog being vicious or "nice"...)
When is the best time to start training a dog?
(No, it is not when the dog reaches puberty - if you don't control
your dog fairly well before that age, you probably never will!)
When is it a good time to let a well-trained working dog retire?
(There is only one answer to that question that makes
sense for the dog!)
Is it important to know this? Well, for your dog, it is VERY
important that you know too! Because, if you don't know,
then how are you supposed to do what it right for the dog?
Dogs are very social, and they have
a very strong need for being part of a well-organized pack.
They look to their pack leader as you look to the pilot in the
airplane! He better be good at flying that plane - you put
your life in his hands with his knowledge! Good leadership is a set of skills that can be learned. In
the human world, it is quite complicated, though. We do not have
many good leaders around.... But in a dog pack, like your
family, things are much simpler - and definitely within what
you can learn! Yes, knowledge alone does not do it. It takes practice also.
But where would you be without the knowledge to guide
you? Your dog will love you for trying! Click on the picture below to find out how you get the answers - for your dog's sake...
