You are your dog.

What do you mean, you are your dog?

How can I be my dog?

Just as our dogs are shaped by the people they live with, so we are shaped by the dogs we live with.

Dogs are great at manipulating us, because we love them so much and they quickly learn what they can get away with, which means they can actually train us!

Often without us even realising it! We say they are being affectionate, loving, playful, all those things which get your dog the attention they want, when they want it.

Once a dog has trained one human, they will try the rest of the house, then visitors to the house so your friends also become your dog.

This is not always a bad thing, some dogs manage the situation well and never have to mis behave or become naughty to get their attention.

But some do and that is when you need help because control dogs are not always nice and are not always shy in letting you know they are not happy.