Why do dogs feel like they are their owners?

When raising dogs, many people put a lot of emotion into their dogs, allowing them to get delicious food without any effort, and allowing them to dominate the whole house as they please, thus developing some unpleasant habits. If they have good habits, they become willful, undisciplined, and even regard themselves as the leader of the family. They will growl, scratch and bite other family members and other aggressive behaviors. Animal behavior scholars call these dogs suffering from "leader syndrome" ( Family status is too high).
This symptom usually appears when the dog is 12-24 months old, when the dog is physically and mentally mature. If left unaddressed, your dog's bullying behavior will only get worse.

What happens when a dog thinks he is the big brother

When going out for a walk, he likes to pull on the rope and walk in front of his owner. (What? The strictest dog walking rules! Master the correct dog walking skills and leave others speechless.) When locked in a cage, he will bark randomly and ignore the owner's restraints. (Separation Anxiety Disorder) If left alone at home, he will chew on things and urinate and defecate everywhere. Disobey the master's orders. (disobedient) often pounces on its owner. Because it considers itself to be of equal status to its owner. (Pounce) Hold the owner and make mating movements. This is also a challenge to the master's leadership status and has nothing to do with sexual desire. Refusing to lie on its back with its belly exposed in front of its owner. (Generally, the abdomen is the most vulnerable part of a dog. Showing one's back represents surrender and obedience. Dogs with too high a family status will naturally not do this.) When the owner is disciplining or training, the owner will show his teeth to resist or attack the owner. Because dogs think they are the leader and are unwilling to accept discipline from their owners.

How to correct the situation where a dog thinks he has a high status?

Don’t fight violence with violence, make him respect you

First of all, don’t growl to fight against low status. Roar, resist violence with violence; you need to be a leader that your dog admires, the person who has the most influence on it in the world.
As soon as the dog shows any signs of aggression, you calmly isolate it and let it simply wake up. Ignore it no matter how it barks on the way, and collect the surrounding areas in advance. Remove items that are easily torn by dogs.
After 5 minutes, you let the dog out, remembering to ignore it for the first 30 seconds. Losing anyone's attention is the most effective and powerful form of punishment for a dog, as it takes away the dog's ability to control a situation.

Training is necessary

In addition, the dog also needs to be trained with corresponding commands so that it can understand some basic commands (such as "no", "sit", "spit" "wait). You can let every family member and regular visitors at home practice these basic passwords, and give certain rewards after completing the instructions, so that the dog can learn to obey the passwords, not necessarily people., thereby achieving better self-control effects.