I know a lot about dogs because I adore dogs and am studying their behaviour, that has nothing to do with wolves.

The 'dominance theory' was based on a very small study of domesticated wolves. They didn't even behave like a 'proper' wolf pack because they had been brought in from several wild packs, so didn't behave like a wild pack.

Aside from that, dogs are not wolves. We are not dogs, and I am as sure as I can be that if a dog can tell the difference between a rabbit and a deer at 500m, it can certainyl tell when we are right in front of it's nose that we are nto dogs. Dogs may well run in packs (they dont' always actually) and they may naturally live in a heirachal society, but that has nothing to do with us. We may be a 'leader', but we will never be 'pack leader' because we are not dogs.

You are naturally the leader. You control when your dog eats, when it gets to go for walks, when it gets to play with toys. You control all the resources your dog wants.

As I said previously, I would impliment the 'NILIF' programme, and also invest some time into serious socialisation.