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Subjecting a dog not only to be familiar with byway trails but also to nibble the savor of those various elements that it brings, this is the strongest means of rehabilitating their juvenile qualities. Puppies need to rely on their ability to detect odor since they are born blind and deaf in those first 2 helpless weeks of their life. They also need to rely on their ability to move to be warmed and be nourished in the presence of a caring mother but within just a few weeks, despite their vulnerability, they are out exploring their world. Hence, the reason why reconditioning their native instincts is not simply to provide food (as mothers) since this is nothing but simply a subordinate determination for them, but rather, to recondition them in that same manner that they been intrinsically shaped. Therefore, to reformat this construction would then have an overwhelming effect on them. Nevertheless, many these days try hard to domesticate their dogs by killing those impulses and defining it as good manners or a good behavior. Its success however can only mean that whenever the dog earns a more positive bliss than hunting itself, they are bounded by it. Endorphin discharge in the body of dogs while hunting triggers a positive feeling similar to morphine. So like humans who are under the influence of drugs, it can easily be dazzled from reality. In similar manner, dogs too do not necessarily need to go that far to reach that trophy to experience, that self-rewarding rush, because it can produce its own instantaneous dupe anyway. Hence, humans through the medium of emotion like praise, adoration, approval or a pat can easily exploit dogs to their ruin.

Anyhow, if that is how to misuse that strange interference that abrogates a dog’s far-reaching interest which is somehow twice as good, lo and behold, that same median is also employed within the ranks of the dog’s pack life, and the reason why they are so coordinated. Moreover, a good master trainer also has a good reason to emulate that, but the objective must be to make it easier or encourage the dog to masterly control its own hunting instinct for better coordination. In other words, it is pointless to teach them to have self-discipline if they have lost their hunting instincts in the first place. Hence, one should never teach them anything out of their hunting instinct.

However, going back, the value of that strange interference which can either be abused or preserved by man; a result of showing dogs to be obedient which is worthwhile; why despite all the distractions and sensations they get, you are still their pack leader; or why refocusing their hunting instinct on shared activities always works better for everyone. All these same application is workable in both scenarios with the exception that it both carries a different goal. In addition, when used incorrectly, this in essence is really the reason why disorientation to both the owner and the dog emerges every now and then, and why uniformed trainers earn those sugarcoated outcome from their effort. Altogether, this somehow is the explanation why even those practical applications becomes its own handicap.        

In conclusion, teaching a dog to master or resist consistently its own instincts does not just depend on what you know so far, it will also depend on your dog’s experiences that require an appropriate training environment. This must never be overlooked. Besides, though it might take you a lifetime to expand their maximum capacity to excel, the lifelong connection between the two of you is somehow priceless also. Another word of caution is never introduce something new to test your dog’s ability; it should rather be to create short headways first to make them gradually reach your objective, or better still, allow your dog to train themselves to do what you are requiring them to do. Nevertheless, once they have already covered what you want them to do, testing those short headways is necessary to be able to stabilize its performance.