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For the family If you are bringing a dog into your family, it is even more important that he learns to fit in with your life- style. You can work on having a one-on-one relation- ship with your dog—but what happens when you are not around? A dog has to understand his place in the family pack, and this means he must respect every person that he lives with. Obviously, he is not going to view everyone in exactly the same light; he will have the strongest bond with the person who feeds him, trains him, and exercises him. But he must live alongside, and in har- mony with, everyone—right down to the smallest child. A dog who does not learn his place in the family pack can be a major problem: He will have no respect for other people’s space, and will push and muscle his way around, so that he is always first in line.

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Dog Training