{"id":3531,"date":"2017-10-20T21:29:06","date_gmt":"2017-10-20T21:29:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.animalhealthfoundation.net\/blog\/?p=3531"},"modified":"2017-10-20T21:29:06","modified_gmt":"2017-10-20T21:29:06","slug":"the-myth-of-the-alpha-dog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.animalhealthfoundation.org\/blog\/2017\/10\/the-myth-of-the-alpha-dog\/","title":{"rendered":"The Myth of the Alpha Dog"},"content":{"rendered":"

From the DogStar Foundation:\u00a0 www.dogstarfoundation.com<\/p>\n

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Pack it in! the myth of the alpha dog<\/h1>\n
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BY\u00a0SAMANTHA GREEN<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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UPDATED:<\/span>\u00a0OCTOBER 13, 2017<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cHe\u2019s a alpha dog\u201d, \u201cShe\u2019s dominant\u201d, \u201cYou have to be pack leader\u201d<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve heard all these phrases this week \u2013 as I did last week and the week before! You only have to turn on the TV or look at the internet to find them, along with someone telling you that your dog is really just a wolf, needs a firm pack structure and that you have to be in charge otherwise your dog will think he is the pack leader and take over the household with disastrous consequences.<\/p>\n

The problem is that all of this is nothing more than pop psychology based on false science. It continues because it is an easy concept for people with little knowledge to grasp and despite being totally disproven, there are enough grains of truth in there that people buy into it \u2013 and it is their dogs (and their relationship with their dogs) that suffer.<\/p>\n

So let\u2019s debunk this one!<\/strong><\/p>\n

First of all, dogs and wolves are totally different species. Think about humans and gorillas and you can kind of see what I mean! The best knowledge we have now is not that dogs descended from wolves but instead that dogs and wolves both descended from a common ancestor. Dogs threw \u00a0their lot in with man and evolved to live harmoniously with us and prosper from our success, while wolves developed as a wild species whose very existence depended on keeping as far from us as possible.<\/p>\n

Even if (despite science!) you do still think that pack theory is a thing for dogs, its worth considering that wild wolves do not live in packs where a domineering pack leader constantly keeps everyone in line with displays of aggression and violence while everyone else battles for position (as was originally thought). Wild wolf packs are families. The alpha pair are indeed in charge but that is because they are the parents and all the rest are (quite rightly) guided by them.<\/p>\n

Dogs do not live in a pack structure. Left to their own devices away from man and with adequate resources, they form loose social groups but not structured packs.<\/p>\n

So for dogs, there is no such thing as an alpha dog \u2013 or a pack leader.<\/strong><\/p>\n

As for dominant dogs\u2026 The behaviours that most people think of as being \u2018dominant\u2019 are generally something totally different. Aggression is one of the behaviours that people categorise as a dog showing dominance. Aggression however is a high risk behaviour designed for one purpose and one purpose only \u2013 to make bad stuff go away. \u2018Bad stuff\u2019 for dogs are things that make them feel frightened, threatened, worried or stressed.<\/p>\n

Dog to human aggression is fear of humans or what they will do\"\"
\nDog to dog aggression is fear of strange dogs or what they will do
\nResource guarding (guarding food or anything important to the dog) is fear of someone taking your stuff away
\nAnd sometimes aggression happens because a dog is sick or is in pain.<\/p>\n

That means that the dogs that most people say are \u2018dominant\u2019 are actually the ones that are the most scared, frightened, worried, or anxious. And the methods used by people who don\u2019t know any better to \u2018stop a dog being dominant\u2019 are generally things that make the dog feel even worse. Crazy isn\u2019t it?<\/p>\n

So let\u2019s stop using pop psychology to try and understand our dogs, and instead spend time watching and really understanding them. Think about how they feel and how you can make them feel better.i<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t try to be a pack leader \u2013<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0try to be a better guardian.<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you need help with your dog\u2019s behaviour, look for a trainer who uses positive reward-based methods (where the dogs gets rewarded for doing things right, not punished when he does things wrong).<\/p>\n

If they mention the phrases \u2018pack leader\u2019, \u2018dominance\u2019, \u2018alpha\u2019 \u2013 or suggest equipment that causes your dog pain such as choke chains, prong collars, electric shock collars etc \u2013 find another trainer. Your dog is your best friend \u2013 make sure you are his.<\/p>\n

\"\"Carolyn Menteith KCAI (CDA), DipCAPT is a dog trainer, behaviourist and writer about all things canine.<\/em><\/p>\n

As an internationally renowned dog expert and experienced broadcaster, she will be familiar to many in the UK from her appearances on TV\u00a0<\/em>in\u00a0shows such as Top Dog, What\u2019s Up Dog? and Celebrity Dog School. She is also a regular on radio programmes when a dog expert is needed<\/em><\/p>\n

Carolyn gives seminars and teaches nationally and internationally on training and behaviour.\u00a0dogtalk.co.uk\u00a0<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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