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Dominance in dog training and Social Hierarchies

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Dominance In Dog training & Social Hierarchies. Dominance: Why It’s Not In Our Vocabulary?Dominance: In The Dog Training Industry The term dominance gets thrown around a lot in the dog training industry. For generations people and trainers alike have attributed many dog behaviors to a dominance structure.Either the dog is dominating or submissive, which has been thought to cause them to act certain ways. However, as we grow in knowledge and experience, professionals have learned… […]

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The Hype About Being The Alpha Dog

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 The Hype About Being The Alpha Dog  By now you are familiar with the term alpha dog. Hollywood even made a movie around that phrase. But what does being the alpha dog mean? Good Question! First, a short lesson in science about a hypothesis. A hypothesis is the question scientists ask which leads them to do research. For example: Do Wolves Avoid Human Habitat? The research either supports (yes, the data supports that wolves avoid

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Dominance: In The Dog Training Industry

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 Dominance in The Dog Training Industry  The term dominance gets thrown around a lot in the dog training industry. For generations people and trainers alike have attributed many dog behaviors to a dominance structure. Either the dog is dominating or submissive, which has been thought to cause them to act certain ways. However, as we grow in knowledge and experience, professionals have learned that this is not the case. That’s why dominance is not a

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