In communication, there are positive and negative messages. The positive messages are those messages that sound like "keep up you are doing us proud", "we would have been nowhere without you" and "we appreciate your contributing in this task". These messages however have to be conveyed with the right body language or else they will be misunderstood.
Someone may gauge level of welcoming and invitation by posture like being bent over, open arms or simply staying seated. Speed of movement implies gentleness.
If your dog is a nervous kind, try and approach him from his side. By approaching a dog from the side, this implies that we "come in peace". Approach the dog with a lot of gentleness and do not sneak up on him.
Only mark that this will not get the dog to be submissive. If you want to communicate orders to the dog you cannot use this strategy. For a dog to submit to your authority you should be able to address it with confidence. You should not be slouched but instead you should stand chest out and have an air of leadership in the commands you give.
When you want to use the negative tactics, you should be focusing on messages of intimidation or aggression in your tone. The appropriate messages to use here are those like "bad dog, you are in for a beating today".
You will have realized that a lot of these body languages prescribed are not present in the civilized dog talking. However, if the dog was in the wild there are things that would be used to get the message in.
You should shun the combative approaches when you are dealing with dogs. A negative or threatening and in many cases an intimidating body language will only let the dog react with aggression. You will get some form of angry barking or scratches. Therefore, a neutral approach shows that it is a matter of correcting the behavior and not the dog.
Good body language should be practiced on the mirror, well in advance before applying. One should be convinced that he is in the right direction before you go to do the same with the dog. Do that for both negative and positive message.
Someone may gauge level of welcoming and invitation by posture like being bent over, open arms or simply staying seated. Speed of movement implies gentleness.
If your dog is a nervous kind, try and approach him from his side. By approaching a dog from the side, this implies that we "come in peace". Approach the dog with a lot of gentleness and do not sneak up on him.
Only mark that this will not get the dog to be submissive. If you want to communicate orders to the dog you cannot use this strategy. For a dog to submit to your authority you should be able to address it with confidence. You should not be slouched but instead you should stand chest out and have an air of leadership in the commands you give.
When you want to use the negative tactics, you should be focusing on messages of intimidation or aggression in your tone. The appropriate messages to use here are those like "bad dog, you are in for a beating today".
You will have realized that a lot of these body languages prescribed are not present in the civilized dog talking. However, if the dog was in the wild there are things that would be used to get the message in.
You should shun the combative approaches when you are dealing with dogs. A negative or threatening and in many cases an intimidating body language will only let the dog react with aggression. You will get some form of angry barking or scratches. Therefore, a neutral approach shows that it is a matter of correcting the behavior and not the dog.
Good body language should be practiced on the mirror, well in advance before applying. One should be convinced that he is in the right direction before you go to do the same with the dog. Do that for both negative and positive message.
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