The Alpha Dog Meets Reality!
Puppies are cute and adorable until the natural instincts develop and a dog emerges.
Savvy
dog owners know that the dog training process is similar to that of raising great kids.
From
the earliest days in the household, the...
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The Alpha Dog Meets Reality!
Puppies are cute and adorable until the natural instincts develop and a dog emerges.
Savvy
dog owners know that the dog training process is similar to that of raising great kids.
From
the earliest days in the household, the pup will assess the boundaries and rules.
Owners
who are unaware of these subtle tendencies will allow the young dog to dominate family
time through unwelcome behaviors.
Without intervention in the form of obedience
training, the dog will become unruly and might present a danger to the family.
This is not
the dog’s fault.
The result is that local dog shelters are full of dogs living like dogs.
Natural Dog Traits
In nature, a dog pack functions with a specific hierarchical order where the alpha dog
dominates the life of the pack.
A secondary group consists of beta dogs, and the rest of the
group members follow.
This hierarchy determines who eats first, chooses a mate first and
where each member sleeps.
The alpha dog receives man
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