Home Alone

Many dog owners believe that once they close the front door to go to work in the morning, their pet stretches out on the sofa.
John Bradshaw, director of the Anthrozoology Institute at Bristol University, who has spent 25 years studying the behaviour of our pets, estimates that 1,5m dogs in Britain suffer from separation distress.
"Being alone at home can be a real and ongoing crisis for dogs", Bradshaw writes in his new book titled " In Defense of Dogs".
Well folks, for once it is not Bruno saying or writing it, but a professor............so it must be true.
It is my experience that so many nice (You do remember that "nice" originally meant "unknowing", do you?)people are behaving with their dogs in such a way that their pets become traumatized.
If you are not receiving my weekly letters and you do not know how to teach your dog to stay alone at home, send me an email.
It is also my opinion that dogs must never be punished.
Once more I quote John Bradshaw: "Dogs cannot associate being punished with something they did even a few minutes before. Indeed dogs often see punishment as a means of getting attention."
Are you still punishing your dogs when for instance they pull on the leash?
Then it is very clear you are just showing your frustration. Not your leadership.
Your dog's mother never punished her pups. She corrected them.
If your communication is unclear do not blame the dog, or the Spaniard or any other person not speaking English.
Learn your dog's language.
Learn how to understand your dog.
Learn how to communicate clearly with your dog.
At the same time you can learn from her/him, things like loyalty, honesty and clear communication.
Rest assured your dog will never teach you blaming, projecting, denial, critisizing, judging. Therefore I consider (my) dogs to be my teachers.
Do you agree?

Trevor suggested in Lliber that this coming Sunday 10.07.2011 we will walk in Font Salada where we will start at 19.30. Respecting the age of my dogs and the high temperatures, I will only walk part of the "caminata" but I am already looking forward to having tapas with my friends.

Nos veremos en La Font Salada

Un abrazo de Bruno