Dehumanizing Sage-Day 1

When Sage came to us from Missouri he was a little scared. He was shaky and unsure of what was going on, but we were happy to have him come to our family. In the process of allowing him to adjust to his new life in California and us (not to mention he is so darn cute) we gave him lots of exercise, attention, and play. We thought that he was just sad when we left and thats part of it, a pack member leaving him, until we read up on it more and noticed that Sage has a little separation anxiety going on. So now we are working on how to fix it. Basically the articles called us out (me out) on our terrible doggy parenting skills and said we treat him too much like a human and point blank hes not a human and doesn't have feelings like we do, so we need to stop thinking that we are being mean or hurting his feelings and be the "Pack Leader". Especially with our breed, King Charles Cavalier, they need rules and commands, which he has like "sit", but now we are working on creating the "we are the leader of the pack" so that he wont be as happy to see us when we come home?? Odd right (I guess thats a sign of separation anxiety when your dog is happy to see you) Anyways, who would've thought that giving your dog lots of attention and loving them makes them think they are the leader?? I dont know..just what I been reading about..Anyhoo Sage is doing well with the new changes and we hope to be better doggy parents "pack leaders" to him..sheesh I am glad humans and dogs are different..Day 1 over..onto the rest of the days..yay for dog training!

"A well trained dog has something to fill his mind, has better control over himself and is more likely to respond to you when you tell him to be calm and quiet."