Raising a puppy could be as difficult as raising a child. The onlyconsolation you'd have is that you won't need to buy diapers. However,you'd have to settle for “crap land mines” if you haven't trained your dogvery well.

Your dogs may have impregnated another dog or just come homepregnant, but you won't have any problems with its puppies. In fact youcan even sell those puppies. Whereas when your teenager has impregnatedsomeone or comes home pregnant, you'll have lots of moral dilemmas athand.

Raising a puppy has got its similarities with raising a child. In fact, onecould even consider that raising a puppy could be the training ground foryou raising your own child in the future. Both of them would involveresponsibilities, although the latter one involves more. Raising a puppy willhelp you learn how to be more responsible as well.

Just like a child, you’d love your dog to be a great companion anddependable as well. To make this happen, you’d have to realize that raisingproperly with proper training and proper owner attitude is the right way.One of the things that you could do is show the dog that you are the boss.Showing your dog that you are the boss or alpha male will work becauseyour dog always thinks that you are a pack member. That is how dogs viewrelationship with owners. In the world of a pack, there is always an alphamale.

That alpha male is always the leader that dogs will respect and follow. Thatalpha dog is like the mayor of our city. The alpha dog is the most powerfulamong the pack and makes him respected.

That is how your relationship with your dog should be like. Show the dogthat you are the boss or alpha male while they are still puppies. If you arenot able to show that you are the alpha male, the dog may becomeaggressive knowing that he or she is free from the powerful leader.

You wouldn’t want your puppy growing up to be a brat would you? Justthink about it, how you would feel if your puppy is taking over your spaceor makes you walk him around hours or times you’d hate. They may evenbite you in the worst cases.

However, to establish your Alpha male status with your dog, you wouldn’thave to lower yourself to their level. You wouldn’t have to resolve tophysical aggression such as biting or fighting your dog. There are peacefulways out there to show your dominance.

To establish you as a good pack leader without being to aggressive try tosee things in the alpha male’s point of view. The person can establish himor herself as a good leader by projecting strength through the use of asteady and deep voice, giving rewards when good behavior is present andreacting nonchalant toward situations that makes a dog nervous. Toreinforce that you are the leader you should try to make the dog have alower submissive position.

These things may seem a bit harsh for some. But in reality, that’s howthings work. Even when raising a child too. You would need to show thatyou are a person to be respected to command leadership. This training willonly be for a time only, and after that time, you and your dog will have agreat time together.