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RE: My dog thinks BDSM is abuse... - 5/10/2007 1:57:20 AM

Copulo

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Shepard’s are highly intelligent dogs anyway. I have one and he has always been a working dog (needs to keep that large brain busy). The fact that your dog is blind means he will feel more vulnerable. His wild instincts will tell him that he has a higher chance of being deserted by his pack and being blind will make his hearing all the more acute.
Just as horses need herds, dogs need packs to feel ultimately safe and within that pack he needs a role. It looks as though he is getting confused with his role at the moment and that in itself will put him through a lot of stress.
Are you fairly firm with him ? Im just trying to establish weather he thinks of himself as Alpha male/ leader of his pack or one of a lower ranking to you. Perhaps he sees himself as second in command and this new pack member (your Dom) is suddenly taking his place, meaning he’s getting demoted to third in line or worse still he could be thrown out.
I would of said the bite was to re-establish his position more than to protect you. Obviously he wants to impress you and the fact that has not happened will of confused him even further.
I love the way animals are so tuned in to their natural herd/pack instincts but it can pose a real problem when groups start changing position.
It’s a real difficult one because your Dom is not with you all the time, if he was then it would be far easier to re-set the roles. Up until now he has seen you as the leader of his pack but when he hears your pitiful yelps! In his eyes you have become lower in rank. Then your Dom is gone and once again you become leader, all very confusing for him.
I agree with what others here have said about establishing who is who within his pack.
I would of thought that in a situation like this, your Dom has to become his primary leader, even if he is only around 2 days a week. You become second in command and he has to take third place weather he likes it or not. This obviously involves a lot of firm and I would go as far as to say ‘zero tolerance’ on you and your Doms part.
Once he has found his role he will settle down and go back to feeling safe.

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RE: My dog thinks BDSM is abuse... - 5/10/2007 6:19:43 AM

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it doesn't have to be a growl.... just combine a sound with the dominant energy (I'm not saying that using a growl is not effective for those who use it but it doesn't HAVE to be a growl to be effective)

just make sure whatever sound you use... use it every time

it could be a whistle, a grunt, clap of hands, verbal command of no, stop... whatever works for you.... just pick a sound/inflection that supports your energy of being in charge, the alpha

the whole point of this dog's training is for him to look to you for guidance... to know what to do in the given situation based on how you react & he needs to know that you will be the enforcer of safety... not him... as soon as he feels that he has to be the decider of how to handle any given situation, in his mind he is the leader & you have essentially lost control of what takes place.

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