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Are you the leader? Ok, dumb question. How do you know your dog considers you the alpha dog? Sometimes Nikko waits for me to exit the room before he follows but other times when I open the door he sprints ahead of me. He follows me everywhere and licks me alot. When I eat, he sits staring up at me and sometimes (when he realizes I am not going to give him any of my food) he falls asleep at my feet. He can be very stubborn and sometimes when he gets into someplace I don't want him to be he will sit when I yell at him but a few minutes later he's right back at the same spot. Also, he sleeps in his crate at night at the foot of our bed where he can see us. How do I know if I am the alpha dog? |
My puppy tends to try and do whatever he wants -- but he knows when push comes to shove - I'm really in charge. If you watch puppies with their mothers, they are usually giving her a bad time and keeping her busy trying to keep them in order. She's always busy trying to train them. I think puppies will always try to do whatever they want to do, and usually we can let them be. But when we really don't want them to do something - it's obvious that we can take charge. We are much bigger and stronger, and that alone puts us in charge. I love my little pup's trying to get away with things and do what he wants. I don't want a little doormat. I can always step in and stop any behavior that is unacceptable or unsafe for him. And, he knows that - but it doesn't keep him from trying. Just like little children ........... right? I don't worry about who's the alpha dog -- I know it's me!!!! Carol Jean |
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