[YorkieMother]

Alpha is not barking and terrorizing or biting.
That is fear and lack of confidence.
Alpha is the strong silent and knows that what he or she does will be followed as it is confident and strong and very sure of itself.

Why I hate the use of alpha is that most people see alpha the wrong way. including the fellows on TV.

No top wolf runs around barking carrying on like a fool draw attention to its band. No top wolf gets its self into a fight and no underling does it as you hurt the top wolf you had better be able to protect yourself and you band cause you just hurt the food getting and your protector.

Top dog knows he is top dog and has nothing to prove at all. It the little beasts under him or her that have all the need to prove they can run the show. What you are seeing is middle dog play out of control the middle guys fight and practice to become alpha and therefore they are not safe in themselves or their place.... Big boy he does not fight

Top dog is not acting anxiety or overwhelmed and is able to control himself cause if he does not his FAMILY is dead and he did not become top dog by being scare of anything.

This is not a top dog in the post this is a dog that out of control fearful and looking for guidance and very under socialized dog at that.

You ever meet a truly aggressive alpha dog the hair on your neck stand up in the the back of your neck and that dog makes eye contact and holds it and holds it. He not afraid of nothing and no one and I have yet to see the fellow on TV work on of those. I have been in a room with one and thank you never again.
Alpha is not fear aggression it is I know and I will back it up and it not backing down for anyone but is is strong firm and silent.... those are few and far between in the dog world.
Most aggresion is fear nothing more or less. Treating a fearful dog lke it out to take over just makes the dog more fearful and less able to work with you.


JL