When I brought him in this house I didn't just throw him in the mix, I took him out and let the others smell him and then I made the others let him, then he walked around and seen that the others were not allowed to pee and poop, and he sense that I loved them but I was the alpha of the bunch and I wasn't going to take it from him, which is really hard with all those darn cute faces, but he knew from the start I was the pack leader but if I slip or don't correct them, He knew from the start, so I think thats why....My sister has a dog that does anything she wants, alittle chi, she is around 11years and I see my sister chasing her down the street yelling like an idiot...the dog rules her 100%...I told her to put her on a leash and she told me Cuddles wouldn't walk with it on, so she put it on and she wouldn't....so I had to keep her after that and I walked in put the leash on and walked the little princess around the block...They just know...