Dog whispering is about communicating with dogs
in a way that they understand, using energy and body language.  It’s about teaching dogs to have trust and respect for the “leaders,” the humans in their families.  Dogs have come a long way from their wolf ancestors, but they still resonate with the “leader-follower” relationship, and are generally much happier to be the followers and let someone else have the responsibility of being in charge.

Leadership is not about “dominance” in the way that most people think of it.

To many, “dominating your dog” implies the use of force or intimidation.  But using force or harsh methods does not demonstrate leadership to your dog.  Your dog sees leadership as what I like to call an “inner posture of calm authority.”  It’s about seeing yourself as strong and capable of protecting and providing for your dog.  It’s a calm and positive energy that tells your dog that he doesn’t have to be in charge, because you’ve got it covered.

The Leader’s job is to protect and provide.

Dogs are pack animals and in their minds, you are either a leader or a follower.  They look to us to provide direction.  If we fail at that job, our dogs—most of them reluctantly—will step into that gap and take charge.  This is basically where the wheels fall off behavior-wise, and we begin to see issues like aggression, fearfulness, separation anxiety, relentless barking and many others.

Positive leadership is the foundation of good dog behavior…
and a good human-dog relationship.  Calm leadership produces stable well-behaved dogs.  Isn’t that what we really want?