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Originally Posted by Doolally
Even if dogs were to pack, which actually the majority of free ranging dogs don't do.....why would they consider humans, who can't speak they're language, to be part of their 'pack'?
Research has shown that feral dogs don't need to form packs to survive as they have evolved to be scavengers rather than hunters. Most wolves do still need to form packs to survive as they are hunters, and the size of their prey means they must hunt in a pack.
Dogs are not just mini-wolves and should not be treated as such...it just makes absolutely no sense to them to treat them as if they are!!!
And if you believe what you have written I suggest you do a little more research on 'the science of dogs and their psychology'
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From the God Father of dog training himself, John Fisher... Fisher took from ethology the notion that dogs behave in certain ways because they are pack animals, and from behaviourism the notion that reward-based methods are more effective than methods based on punishment. This allowed him to develop a non-confrontational view of training, while still stressing that owners should ensure that their dogs saw them as the boss. His view was that other problems would resolve themselves if the human's position as leader was made clear to the dog, by humans behaving in ways that paralleled the behaviour of alpha wolves, who are leaders of their packs.
Let me guess, John Fisher didn't know anything either?