A recent essay by Ian Lecklitner, " Do I need to be the 'alpha' if I want my dog to respect me?" along with a number of emails from people who read his piece, motivated me to expand on a few topics ...

During the past six months, I’ve received no fewer than 20 emails asking if alpha dogs and wolves really exist. All were truly interested in learning more about this question, while two were very ...

Alpha Dog (noun): The term “alpha dog” refers, in a pack setting, to the dog that is dominant. The alpha dog is the dog to which other dogs are submissive. Alphas may achieve and maintain their ...

Yes, dogs respect social hierarchy. Despite what some trainers say, that’s no excuse for cruelty. What does dominance mean to you? It is a complicated concept, after all. Are your thoughts drawn ...

I would like to start by dispelling a long-held myth that dogs mount things (hump) to exert their dominance over the subject. Dominance theory in dog training, as we generally use and understand it, ...

When we adopted my dog, Bella, she immediately assumed my wife was the alpha. Bella dotes on my wife and ignores me, despite my many alpha-dog qualifications: 1. More upper-body strength than either ...

You may have seen it online: a dog doesn’t listen to an owner, so he grabs the dog, flips it on its back and grabs it by the throat. The owner calls it an “alpha roll” and explains he’s teaching the ...

What does dominance mean to you? It is a complicated concept, after all. Are your thoughts drawn toward the likes of Mistress Marley, an online dominatrix whose followers send her financial tributes ...