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Originally Posted by lovespandp  Thanks Jeanie !! He is neutered- I will take everything you said and put it to work! He does have some issues with noises- I know he has some insecurity issues.. that I have been trying to work with him on, he was deathly scared of extensions cords- I think because of the noise they make on the floor- I have worked with him on that and he no longer fears them. He has a handful of other things he is scared of- to the point of him running away and hiding in his man cave. ( his crate in the closet). I just recently figured out his peeing all over the house was something more than him not knowing where to go- I have a lot of work to do with my little furrbutt!
Question for you- isn’t the pack leader usually the one who cares for that dog? I was talking to DH last night about this and he was saying he is the pack leader- I told him it is usually the one that cares for the dog.. baths them, feeds them, walks them, etc.. |
My impression from working with a lot of dogs is the pack leader is the one person that acts with the most authority and confidence in any situation. With a couple, it is usually but not always, the male who is largely the family protector and the one with the lowest, calmest voice and who acts with the most authority. But even packs of wolves or dogs can have two alpha leaders, most often the oldest breeding pair in the wild. So with a couple having dogs, both usually share the pack leader role. We just want to be sure that in each family, for the dog's own sake, he is not the one calling the shots!
