Absolutely! Ever heard of ‘pheromones’ – Pheromones are chemicals capable of acting outside the body of the secreting individual to impact the behavior of the receiving individual. – Webster’s dictionary.
Through much scientific evidence/fact, dogs can actually smell chemical changes with in one (stability vs. instability). Point being, you can’t ‘fool’ your dog. Likely, your dog is actually more in-tuned to you then even you are.
To break it down: the moment you become fearful, tensed, anxious, nervous, angry, frustrated, etc. your brain/body chemistry changes – you actually become a weak source of energy/dependency at that moment. It is at that moment that most dogs become alert, on guard, ready for action, as well as dominant (for their humans are too weak at that moment). This is when most dog’s behavioral problems shine: insecurity, fear, tension, aggression, anti-socialism, anxiety, disobedience, etc. Dog’s feel energy, and express it.
Balancing our dogs, begins with balancing ourselves.
