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Originally Posted by Ruff

No, not really, you could do any of those things. if the dog respects your position.... in the real dog world, leaders don't do anything physical, their position is accepted and conformity happens with a look. so many people get a dog and set about insisting it understand human behavior... imagine how quick the process would transform if people were less arrogant and changed their behavior to something the dog could understand????

ok, so in the "real" dog world, if a dog does not accept the leader or does not show the required level of respect, are you saying the "alpha" dog for want of a better term just looks at the guilty party ? to me it seems like there is more of a threat of implied or actual violence.

i have spent a bit of time watching lots of different "pack" animals (baboons, wild dogs, lions etc). usually any sign of disrespect or stepping out of line is dealt with pretty harshly, yes ?

guess it all boils down to establishing who is top dog, in a pack a lot of that is learned behavior, but raising a single dog in a suburban setting where they are not getting that constant feedback from other dogs makes it a different kettle of fish...