The founding principle is that what is most natural about the dog, its wildest essence, is good. Natural Dog Training believes this essence is the dog’s predatory heritage from its ancestor, – the wolf. It might surprise you that it is this nature that must be brought forth from your pet, but it is exactly this capacity within that should be nurtured, cultivated and amplified, and the only way to make the dog’s cooperative and loving nature the most pronounced aspect of its character.

Natural Dog Training is all about working with this aspect, – with your dog’s energy, rather than fighting with it. What’s interesting about energy is that it is a form of information: not only does it animate a dog, but it actually informs him how to behave. This means that a dog already knows how to heel, sit, down, stay, come when called, – no matter what!

Our job in training then, is not to teach him these things, but simply to elicit them and create situations where he can naturally express them. What is really important about this is that the dog feels good when he’s naturally expressing heal, sit, and stay. Think of it this way: the alpha doesn’t teach wolves or dogs to hunt, and the mother doesn’t teach them either, – they automatically know how to do it simply by exposure in a supportive environment and because the properties of energy are always informing the dog how to behave. This is what we have to create with our dog: an emotional group climate which the dog intuitively synchronizes his actions to, in order to be in harmony with his group.

Based on these groundbreaking principles, Natural Dog Training will teach you how to build a relationship between your dog and its training program, leaving your pet calm, balanced and in 100% accord with you, its owner. You will learn how to become a part of your dog’s nature, – and what will lead you away from it. Whether you are training a young pup, or are trying to solve problem behavior resistant to other approaches, Natural Dog Training will hand you the tools necessary to handle the wolf in your dog.

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Learn more about the Natural Dog Training method by reading Kevin’s article, “What is Natural About Natural Dog Training?”

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