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Gateway K9 Training's and Lakeshore's training is based on a basic
idea which can summed up from a quote from R.D. Shaw, Chief
Archaeologist for the Alaska Dept. of Natural Resources:
"If societies are judged by their systems of order, justice, land rights, and
family, the kingdom of the wolf is one of the most sophisticated."
With this in mind, Gateway's training is used to establish the human owner's
role as leader of the pack. Unless the owner establishes dominance, the
animal will. Dominance is not punishment, dominance is the law of the pack.
It is instinctively understood by all dogs. By showing dominance to the dog in a
very responsible, consistent way, you are setting the dog at ease around you
because they know that you are in control and you will protect them.
Gateway and Lakeshore's training will also detail different types of canine
social behavior as well as body language providing the customer with insight
into ways in which the pet is trying to communicate.
Gateway and Lakeshore trains the owner in how to communicate with the pet,
as well as how to train the dog. This philosophy empowers the owner to be
able to problem solve with the animal on their own instead of being held
prisoner to a rigid rule based training system.
Gateway & Lakeshore carefully details canine social behavior. This provides
insight into why the dog is acting like it does. When the dog has some sort of
behavior outburst, it is because it is trying to communicate something to the
owner in the only way it knows how. If the owner is taught not only why the
dog is acting out, but also ways to analyze future actions by the dog, the
training session is empowering the owner to have a more sophisticated method
of communication/interaction with the dog. This is of course recognizing that
communication is a two way street, one element is the understanding of the
dog's behavior, the other is ways that the owner can clearly communicate to
the pet. The key here is not teaching the humans rules which they will rigidly
follow, but helping them understand the reason the dog is acting as they are
and provide the human with requisite knowledge to problem solve on their own.
idea which can summed up from a quote from R.D. Shaw, Chief
Archaeologist for the Alaska Dept. of Natural Resources:
"If societies are judged by their systems of order, justice, land rights, and
family, the kingdom of the wolf is one of the most sophisticated."
With this in mind, Gateway's training is used to establish the human owner's
role as leader of the pack. Unless the owner establishes dominance, the
animal will. Dominance is not punishment, dominance is the law of the pack.
It is instinctively understood by all dogs. By showing dominance to the dog in a
very responsible, consistent way, you are setting the dog at ease around you
because they know that you are in control and you will protect them.
Gateway and Lakeshore's training will also detail different types of canine
social behavior as well as body language providing the customer with insight
into ways in which the pet is trying to communicate.
Gateway and Lakeshore trains the owner in how to communicate with the pet,
as well as how to train the dog. This philosophy empowers the owner to be
able to problem solve with the animal on their own instead of being held
prisoner to a rigid rule based training system.
Gateway & Lakeshore carefully details canine social behavior. This provides
insight into why the dog is acting like it does. When the dog has some sort of
behavior outburst, it is because it is trying to communicate something to the
owner in the only way it knows how. If the owner is taught not only why the
dog is acting out, but also ways to analyze future actions by the dog, the
training session is empowering the owner to have a more sophisticated method
of communication/interaction with the dog. This is of course recognizing that
communication is a two way street, one element is the understanding of the
dog's behavior, the other is ways that the owner can clearly communicate to
the pet. The key here is not teaching the humans rules which they will rigidly
follow, but helping them understand the reason the dog is acting as they are
and provide the human with requisite knowledge to problem solve on their own.
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Training Theory
| "He is your Friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his Leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion." -- unknown |
