Thoughts on dog behaviour / critism of ‘pack alpha’ ideas
So with wolves the idea of pack alphas is critqable*
Yet a lot of ideas about dog behaviour is based on that idea. (Don’t get me started on Ceaser Milan)
If we remove that framework from ideas about dog treatment and behaviour, I think they’d be much healthier dogs and human relationships.
If its pack, not authoritanism.
*https://web.archive.org/web/20050308172008/http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/2000/alstat/alpst.htm
One ref I found for that.
re: Thoughts on dog behaviour / critism of ‘pack alpha’ ideas
@Doggo oh, yeah. My understanding is that the whole "pack alpha" idea has been busted for decades.
The primary reason the idea perpetuates despite this is most likely because it normalizes bullying behaviour;
"Being an abusive jerk is good and natural" will never struggle to find a market, especially in management culture, startup/'entrepreneur' culture, etc.
re: Thoughts on dog behaviour / critism of ‘pack alpha’ ideas
@pastelbat as in ‘I’m a fellow pack mate’
I know I have to feed them and walk em. So not strictly equal.
But I treat em like living beings worthy or respect which isn’t hard
re: Thoughts on dog behaviour / critism of ‘pack alpha’ ideas
@pastelbat tbh?
I try to base my relationship with my dogs on an equal relationship.
If they don’t wanna do something, I find out *why* instead of just forcing them for example.
and oddly enough they ‘behave’ for me because I just...listen to em.
(And I don’t likr behave bc it implies control tbh XP)