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Originally Posted by Teresa Ford  I agree that inexperienced people do not know how to train dogs. They may think because they read a book or watch a TV show, they can do what the professional does. That is like trying to make a wedding dress without learning to sew. Training our own dog does not always come naturaly either. That is why many of us take our dogs to classes or pay a professional to help us.
In Training, being the pack leader (PL) has nothing to do with dogs rolling in ucky stuff, chasing squirrels, digging holes or barking. Pack leader simply means the person (or people) who is responsible for the well being of the family. |
I think you mis-understood the point I was trying to make with that. You implied that people who don't treat their dogs like a "pack member" or who don't believe to be their dogs pack leader don't allow their dogs to be dogs.
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SWHouston don't be surprized if you get bashed for your 'pack mentality'. Like you I think dogs are and should be allowed to be dogs.
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So just because I do not believe in the alpha theory, I don't think dogs should be allowed to be dogs? That is how I took it. And that is why I explained all the "doggy" things my dog does.
The original alpha/dominance model was born out of short-term studies of wolf packs done in the 1940s. These were the first studies of their kind. These studies were a good start, but later research has essentially disproved most of the findings. There were three major flaws in these studies: These were short-term studies, so the researchers concentrated on the most obvious, overt parts of wolf life, such as hunting. The studies are therefore unrepresentative -- drawing conclusions about "wolf behavior" based on about 1% of wolf life. The studies observed what are now known to be ritualistic displays and misinterpreted them. Unfortunately, this is where the bulk of the "dominance model" comes from, and though the information has been soundly disproved, it still thrives in the dog training mythos. ClickerSolutions Training Articles -- The History and Misconceptions of Dominance Theory Debunking Dominance Theory | Karen Pryor Clickertraining http://www.avsabonline.org/avsabonli...0statement.pdf
It's just that it amazes me (and I used to believe in this theory, also, so keep that in mind that I have an 'awakening' if you will) that the people who CREATED the dominance theory have since DISPROVED it and said they were wrong. Yet it's still used so often.
