Sunny Luthra - Everything Dogs

Collar sensitivity is just like touch sensitivity but in this case, a dog reacts whenever someone holds his collar.

He developed this habit of snapping and biting on the hand which is trying to hold the collar because of the way humans behaved when he did the same for the first time.

When you hold the collar of your puppy, and you let him go if he protests then the puppy learns that he can get away from the hold whenever he protests.

Do not let him go!

Every instance of letting him go on his protest whenever you hold his collar is going to increase the intensity of his protest.

He will pull, use his paw, bark, yelp, or try to grab your hand as well. If he is a puppy then don’t let him go whenever he is in this protest state.

Only allow him to go when he is calm.

Practice this daily with your puppy, hold his collar, ask him to sit with you, and let him go after a period of time when he is calm.

This way you are going to teach him that calmness helps him to earn freedom.

This is a simple exercise with lots of applications.

You can calm him down by holding his collar whenever he gets into a state which is not expected.

Summary:

The most common mistake humans make while meeting their dog or any dog is they project a lot of excitement because they think excitement is happiness but excitement and happiness both are different emotions.

“My Dog jumps on my guests”

Everyone in the family used to meet with a lot of excitement with the dog, so the dog learned only this way(excitement) of living life. The most common mistake humans make while meeting their dog or any dog is they project a lot of excitement because they think excitement is happiness but excitement and happiness both are different emotions.

If we observe dogs in their natural habitat then we can learn a lot about their behaviour around the time when new pack members(puppies) are about to come.

The female dog during the pregnancy starts creating distance from other pack members, she doesn’t allow most dogs(male or female) to come near her without her permission.

She starts making her den and creates a boundary with her assertiveness and don’t let any dog come near that boundary as well, she instinctively knows that when the puppies are here, they will create a lot of curiosity in other dogs and other dogs might hurt them, so she starts creating boundaries before the puppies come.

After delivering the puppies, she doesn’t let other dogs come near them until puppies limbs are developed and they can run and hide.

This way she ensures that the pack gives respect to puppies, an accident doesn’t happen and her puppies remain safe. (Distance means respect in the animal world)

Now how can we integrate this into our world?

Please listen to the podcast.

Do you know that in mother nature there is no concept of separation anxiety in dogs? And yet separation anxiety in house dogs are so common.

The reason that in mother nature separation anxiety doesn’t exist is that there is no concept of getting separated from the pack, because, in the dog world, the pack is power, the pack is security, getting separated from the pack means death, so they always stay together.

BUT, the human world is different and separation is a daily job for us. We separate daily to go to different places like offices, movies, cafes.

Understanding this is important because we have to realize that leaving the dog at home alone is an unnatural act from a dog point of view, the dog will feel confused, nervous and become anxious.

When you leave the dog behind, the dog believes that he is getting separated from the pack and he needs to find a way to get out of the trap(home) so he starts howling, barking, digging the sofa so that he can tunnel out and reach to you, scratch the door to open it so that he can be together with his pack, and when you come back you find that your dog destroyed the home, you find your neighbour complaining about your dog’s howling and barking.

Please listen to this podcast about this most common issue which doesn't even exist in mother nature.

First thing first, You cannot own a being.

You should bring a dog in your life with an intention of bringing in a companion, a life, and not "something" you own.

Dogs are just like kids, but you will find them way more humble and loving than most humans.

They will require your assistance lifelong, after all, they are kids who never grow up which means they will always shower you with their innocence and pure heart.

Dogs have their own needs that you have to fulfil daily, and you must understand that dogs are not for amusement, just like kids.

So if you are thinking to bring a dog into your life then you must bring the whole family on the same page, learn about the responsibilities and divide them among all the family members.

I have mentioned all the needs of dogs in the "Dog parenting model" course, it is available for you all to learn.

Please listen to this podcast which is about the very topic of owning a dog.

Do you know no dog is born aggressive? BUT they start developing behavioural issues once they start getting influenced by us humans. So in humans, we have two psychology, and to fulfil each other needs we must understand the basics of it.

Understanding this concept of different psychology in humans is important because then only you will take initiative to understand the psychology of dogs because the dog is a different species altogether, and most people behave with them using their own psychology and because of lack of understanding they also fail to fulfil basic needs of dogs which is the ROOT CAUSE OF MOST IF NOT ALL BEHAVIORAL ISSUES.

Hi, Welcome to the OhMyDog Podcast.

I am your host Sunny Luthra, an entrepreneur, a software developer, and a dog behaviourist. I love dogs and I love talking about dog psychology.

So, since my childhood, I am passionate about dogs and I grew up with 10-15 dogs. I used to take care of all the dogs and observing how they behave with each other was my favourite way of spending time.

This was before the year 2002 because in 2002 I left my home town which is in Rajasthan and came to Pune to pursue computer engineering.

I worked in an IT company for a year and then started my own company, from 2009 to 2015 I made a lot of money, but I was not happy, I was not feeling fulfilled.

In 2016 I got a golden retriever puppy and from then the journey of my becoming a dog behaviourist began.

Please listen to this first episode of my podcast to learn more and if you are the person who wants to learn more about dog psychology then please follow this podcast and please visit ohmydog.rocks website for free courses and articles.

Through this medium, I want to bring my knowledge to you so that you can understand your dog.

Thanks so much and I’ll see you on the next episode! Stay Happy!