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Positive Reinforcement Training for Multiple Dogs
You will not find any force-based training or harsh management techniques in How Many Dogs?! What you will find are parental style reinforcement based methods to train and manage a multiple dog household effectively.
There are no alphas in the dog world. That is a myth long disproven by David Mech himself, who was the expert initially responsible for providing that inaccurate information to the world at large in the first place. Effectively training and managing a multiple dog household involves savvy parental skills. In this case, your “kids” simply grow up and borrow the car. Quality parents never need to use force or violence to communicate. They provide all of the necessary resources and ensure that everyone’s baseline needs are met. You’ll learn techniques in How Many Dogs?! that make will help you create harmony in your household by creating safety boundaries and teaching impulse control to all of your crew.
Establishing a relationship built on mutual trust is explained clearly in How Many Dogs?! And if your dogs trust you to provide the resources that they need to be happy, comfortable and safe, they have little reason to fuss and fight among themselves. Being able to have fun with your dogs doing new and unusual things is one of the real benefits of a trusting relationship.
Besides trust, there are some basic things that can help form a good foundation for a calmer multiple dog household. These include good nutrition, regular heart healthy exercise, socialization, training, clear communication and lots of affection and love.
How Many Dogs?! can help you balance your multiple dog household on many levels. Some of the subjects that are covered include
- Feeding time
- Sleeping arrangements
- Walking more than one dog at a time
- Transporting multiple dogs
- Exercise
- Nutrition
- Playing
- Home alone
- Kenneling
- Creating calm
- Training
- Signs of trouble
- Fighting
- Loss and grief
- Adding a new dog
- Foster dogs
- Senior and infirm dogs
- Training tips
How Many Dogs?! can make your life with multiple dogs much easier. Your dogs will know you’re a better person for reading it.