How to be a pack leader for your dog and should you? (Spoiler: no)

Описание: How to be a pack leader for your dog and do you even need to be one? Should you be dominant to your dog? People often think of dogs like a wolf pack. But a pack of wolves is simply a family (mom + dad + kids from several generations). Feral dogs and street dogs don't form family groups. Also, interspecies hierarchy or a pack is an abnormal thing. Dogs don't think of us as dogs. So how can we create a pack with them? This video answers these questions and some other ones.

00:09 Where does alpha dog theory come from?
00:30 How do wolves establish the alpha?
01:15 Your dog doesn't consider you a pack, sorry!
01:30 Modern pet dogs are not wolves
03:01 Dogs are not quite pack animals
03:22 Do dogs establish dominance?
04:08 Dogs only compete for the present resource
05:56 Your dog is not trying to take over the household!
06:43 You are a caregiver, not a pack leader (sorry!)
07:55 If I am not a pack leader, how do I make my dog listen to me?
08:47 I am not a pack leader for my dog, but she behaves!

━LINKS━

Article about resource guarding and sudden aggression towards pet owner
https://pintardogtraining.com/article...

Awesome Documentary about a lone wolf in search of a soulmate to form his family group
   • The Wolf OR-7 Expedition: 1200 Miles to Ex...  

Footage of wolves in wildlife by zoologist Vadim Sidorovich in Naliboki Forest
   • Five adult wolves that take care of united...  



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Music for the outro: Avocado Ginger Tree - THE RABBITTS