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When you let your dog walk in front of you rather than at your side, Millan suggests that they're likely to feel overstimulated. This makes dogs more reactive to their environments, ultimately causing them to bark, lunge, or chase., Millan demonstrates how the simple act of walking your dog next to you rather than in front of you can stop them from responding to their toughest aggression triggers—in the case of one dog, a rolling skateboard nearby.
"If a dog is in front, then he has the right to lead or to choose or to stop… He has the right to eat whatever is on the floor, so you won't be able to prevent it. Being in a follower state, it allows the migration, so that way they can ignore the environment. For safety purposes, they have to be in a follower state," Millan says.Millan says there are a few simple ways to make the process easier on both you and your pet.