How Can We Get A Dog To Respect Us?

By respecting and facilitating his natural rights!

Natural rights are what “The Imperial Animal” calls behavioral needs rooted in the biogrammar of an animal. For example: birds have the right to fly, cats to stalk and pounce, and humans to think, and read, and express themselves in art.

For dogs those rights are:

To participate in group activities if they belong to a group, which is ALWAYS the case with owned dogs;

To contribute to the group and feel worthy and important;

To move around in the space where he lives without constraints;

To be nourished and sheltered;

To feel safe;

To communicate freely;

To be taught to, and receive information how his world works and how he fits in;

To utilize his inherent aptitudes - and for many it is to use the schnoz;

To observe, investigate and seek what he finds interesting;

To be taught and given opportunities to earn access to what is important to him.

I doubt we will see that legislated any time soon, which means we’ll continue to have dog behavioral problems for a long time to come.

With or without laws, each one of us can aim to provide what our dog needs beyond food and water. Maybe we’ll reach a crucial threshold and generate a social shift away from neglect, abuse, dominance and over-control.