The Laws of Pack (LOP)

1. When referring to a pack as being “natural” means that it is genetically motivated and maintained according to the Laws of Pack.

2. Any behavior a dog initiates on another pack member or on anything it considers foreign to its pack are actually genetic response behaviors (GRBs) it inherited from its parents. Considering any GRB your dog acts out as a 10 step process with the 10th step the dog is making physical contact with the stimulus. The PackSense training format enables you to be in front of your dog’s unwanted behaviors and invoke natural behavior modification using the PackSense Collar Technique in the privacy of your own home and whenever you want to apply it. The more times a day, the better. It is in your home environment you first apply the PackSense Collar Technique and apply it most frequently and, more importantly, you do not stop actively applying the technique to your dog until it shows the signs of STABLE submissive mode behavior. During the technique you are saying the “easy” command. This way the dog will connect your command word and voice to being in stable submissive mode.

3. A dog’s GRBs are triggered the moment one or all of its senses (sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch) detect a certain stimulus.

4. Dogs always determine upon detecting any stimulus if it’s a pack member or if it’s foreign to its pack. This is key for dog owners to practice themselves wherever they go with their dog in order to stay ahead of their dog’s triggered GRBs.

5. Since dogs in a natural pack possess similar genetics, they expect their human pack members to be to be just as triggered as they are when detecting stimulus.

6. A dog uses its mouth like humans use their hands. They use varying degrees of bite pressure for communicating to their other pack members during spar sessions or behavior modification. This pressure may not be injurious to another pack member but is very injurious or even deadly when the other pack member is a much smaller dog or a child.

7. A “waking moment” for your dog is the moment you let your dog out of its crate. This assumes you are practicing the Crate Rule.

8. Dominant mode behaviors are any behavior a dog initiates. This is probably the most important behavior observation you need to make when practicing the PackSense Collar Technique. Common examples are when a dog lays down or sits on its own (without being commanded to).

9. Submissive mode behaviors are also genetic response behaviors and are the OFF switch for any dominant mode behavior. Stable submissive mode behavior training is what applying PackSense Collar Technique invokes and you do not end the technique until your dog shows the outward body language and behavior manifestations considered STABLE submissive mode behavior. This training is dispensed in natural packs of dogs always by a higher ranking member. The PackSense Collar Technique enables the human members of the pack to naturally apply it to their dog and thereby enforcing and reinforcing a stable pack relationship with your dog every waking moment.

8. All human members of the pack must do the PackSense Collar Technique on the dog. Dogs with other dogs will naturally enforce the Laws of Pack (LOP) after initial contact with each other. If a member is not capable than they should be present when another capable member is applying the PackSense Collar Technique and also participate in saying the command word you have designated to invoke submissive mode behavior. For example, repeating the command “EASY FIDO”. Children should never be alone with the dog until they can perform the PackSense Collar Technique safely on the dog by themselves.

9. Natural behavior modification training using the PackSense Collar Technique can only be applied and enjoyed by its human pack members or owners. The command & control does not naturally commute to other people handling your dog when you are not present. Do not expect your dog to behave the same way it does with you with others. Those “others” which are often dog services businesses (daycares, kennels, etc.), must also create this vital relationship with each and every dog in their care. Dogs can act vastly different with one person than it does with another.

10. To minimize risk of intense response behavior being acted out another dog, you should always properly introduce them by applying the PackSense Collar Technique to your dog and putting your dog’s butt towards the other dog to allow it to sniff your dog’s butt first (this is a LOP), and, assuming the other dog is able to be modified/controlled similarly by its handler, allowing the other dog to touch the butt area to get scent. A second is all it takes and you should then have your dog do the same to the other, assuming other handler can handle/control their dog. Do not allow either dog to spend too much time sniffing the other dog’s butt. **If your dog is bigger than the other dog or the other dog is a puppy – to- 1 year old, always allow your dog to sniff the other dog’s butt first**. Interactions will always go smoother if you seek combinations of dogs that are based on the Laws of Pack. Doing this sets you and your dog up for success and not failure when socializing with other dogs or humans.