Is your dog pretending to be scared so you become a willing servant?

Is your dog pretending to be scared so you become a willing servant?

Some dogs pretend to be frightened and anxious so they win lots of easy points from humans. They especially trick kind, unselfish, gentle people into running around after them like servants.

Think about it. All they have to do is shiver a bit, cower anxiously, dart away in fear or lower their head nervously and every human within reach bends over backwards to please them.

Remember – this isn’t personal – your dog instinctively wants to follow a worthy leader. If you’re acting weak then your dog will want to test exactly how weak you are. Having a really weak leader is stressful for any dog – but particularly shy, anxious dogs.

Solution: Ignore all manipulative behaviour and give relaxing signals in dog language. Act sleepy, blink slowly and yawn. Most importantly – don’t let a clever actor of a dog trick you into losing challenges! No matter how nervously your dog behaves, keep winning your points and act like a strong, confident leader.

If you act like a wonderful confident leader who knows how to win more points than your dog in THE GAME – you’ll see shy dogs blossom!