I agree with River, if the Human Doggie is NOT SUPREME ALPHA then he/she is somewhere in the "pack" and gets respect only from those dogs who consider themselves at a lower status in the pack. These dogs might very well "challange" their fellow pack member (be it human or dog) for better placement.
Dogs communicate with body language. Since humans communicate with spoken language, sometimes doggie sign language is not detected by us.
Dogs have the "I THINK, THEREFORE I AM" mentality." The dog who BELIEVES himself (and can communicate that belief) is often the ALPHA dog irregardless of size. |