Guide Your Dog to the Right Path
Do you have a dog that is like a shadow and follows you everywhere?
Are you tired of having your dog in the bathroom, at the dinner table, and on your lap on the couch? Are you unsure whether it’s okay for your dog to follow you everywhere?
Your dog has trouble relaxing if it’s constantly following you. Often, a dog that follows you around is stressed, and your dog needs help to release that stress and stop the constant following.
Be kind to your dog that follows you
It is possible to get your dog to stop following you, but it requires patience, kindness, and a willingness to invest in your relationship with your dog.
Guide it on the right path
Your dog is confused about its place in the pack, and here I don’t mean whether the dog is dominant or not. What I mean is that the dog doesn’t know whether it’s responsible for taking care of you, or whether you’re supposed to take responsibility for the dog and guide it in a world that may feel large, overwhelming, and hard to understand.
A dog that follows you can’t relax
A dog that follows its owner everywhere struggles to relax. A dog that follows you everywhere can never enjoy a deep sleep. It’s always alert to whether you’re about to go into another room, and that creates stress for both you and the dog.
It may help to understand why your dog follows you everywhere. Why does it feel the need to always know where you are? Why does your dog have this behavior?
All dogs follow you for the same reason
Every dog has its own personality: some are more nervous, some are more self-assured, and others are more outgoing—but all dogs can follow you for the same reasons:
– A dog follows you if it feels responsible for you.
– A dog follows you if it has misunderstood who is taking care of whom in the pack.
– A dog follows you when you’re not speaking the same language.
What can you do to stop your dog from following you?
– Only pay attention to your dog when you want something from it—let it rest and be a dog when you don’t need it.
– Always call your dog when you want to cuddle or pet it—dogs love “what’s in it for me,” so lure your dog with a tasty treat and call it from a short distance so it comes all the way to you and doesn’t stop halfway.
– Don’t make a big deal out of moving around the house—close the door when you go into the bathroom or use a baby gate when you shower.
– If you stop constantly watching your dog, you’ll reduce a lot of pressure, and slowly but surely, your dog will begin to relax and stop following you all the time.
When you stop watching, you stop communicating, and your dog will start to get used to the fact that you handle things at home without it needing to worry. It only needs to pay attention when you call it for quality time together.
My dog follows me – there are no silly questions
I know what it’s like to have a dog that follows you everywhere. I know it takes a lot of patience and understanding to figure out why the dog behaves the way it does, and most importantly, to learn how to communicate in the dog’s language.
Most dog owners have been there, feeling helpless, but we do the best we can—and so does the dog.
Take your communication to a new level by learning the Amichien® Bonding method and truly understanding your dog.