In the beginning Tov was very difficult to handle on walks. He was jumping all over me and he bit me. Once he even jumped up and bit me in my neck. I learned a way to calm him down and to make him stop jumping and biting. It is a very calm way without using any force or harsh words, no jerking on the lead, just calmly leading him to where we were supposed to go.
Just a few minutes of this was enough to make Tov very calm again. Another important thing that I learned was that I do not have to walk my dog at all. I only need to make sure he has the opportunity to go to the toilet. Dogs can get all the exercise they need indoors, even in a small apartment. Tony told me about a married couple who had a 80kg Grate Dane in a one bedroom apartment. When they learned Dog Listening, they had no problems at all living like this.
As Tov found more and more reason to elect me his leader, he calmed down more and more and started to trust me more and more. My goal was to make him by his own free will elect me his leader and trust me with his life. The more I learned and the more I implemented the knowledge I gained from Tony, the better things went.
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