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Originally Posted by Yorkie Mum Could you read.... http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=27693 http://www.clickersolutions.com/arti....htm#dominance
All these are training articles under dominance.
the Dominance Myth, by Pamela Buitrago, (new 1/22/2005)
"Drive" Theory, by Doug Johnson
Hugging Your Dog, by Barry McDonald
The History and Misconceptions of Dominance Theory, by Melissa Alexander -- revised edition
Social Hierarchies, by Ian Dunbar
The Macho Myth, by Ian Dunbar
Why Can't a Dog Be More Like a Dog?, by Ian Dunbar
Alpha and Dominance theroy and pack wolf stuff is old and even the guys that first did the study have stopped using it as it is not the correct way a dog works.
I would love to chat more with you on this but off the board.
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I must admit that I take a lot of my most recent dog training knowledge from Caesar Milan who has the show, the Dog Whisperer, and he definitely still trains according to the theories of alpha dog and pack mentality . He is very successful so I don't know if the authorities you cite have "proven beyond a scientific question" that they are correct, or if there are simply different opinions at this point in time.
He is one of the premiere dog trainers right now, so I cannot imagine he would be teaching about these if they were scientifically proven to be outdated. I will read those books as I am very interested in learning more.
Thanks Joy.
