Becoming your dogs pack leader is the single most important process you should be going through with your dog.
While simple obedience training happens almost simultaneously during the process of displaying your calm leadership to your dog.
The leadership qualities you display to him/her are much more important than the actual training.
Once your dog understands that you are worthy to be his leader, the training after that will become much easier.
Your dog needs a calm, strong, and assertive leader to follow, to help balance his life.
To become a true pack leader for your dog it must first start from within yourself.
A dog will sense your emotions.
If there are problems in your life your dog will be affected by your vulnerabilities.
Dogs will see these issues as weakness, and they will not follow a weak leader.
You need to always project strength to your dog.
At times you may be acting this strength that your dog desires; because lets face it there are times we are all vulnerable.
This is how your dog can help you through tough times.
As you project strength to your dog you will start feeling strong and less vulnerable.
This can only be a positive for you in your life.
Your dog will sense your energy be it positive or negative.
That is what will tell him/her if you are truly worthy of pack leadership.
Your energy is how you carry yourself; your energy is what you outwardly project.
It is how you feel and how you act.
Dogs respond more to energy then any other single thing.
Dogs do not understand your sentences, nor do these listen to reason.
It is all about the energy you project.
Always project a calm strong and assertive energy so your dog can feel relaxed just to be a dog, knowing the leadership issue is in your hands.
The training methods and tools you use after you establish your calm, strong, and assertive leadership are up to your personal preference.
The real work will already be done and your dog will follow your lead to becoming the best dog he/she can possibly be.