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Long college classes clinical pathology dogs have off more rough the words mob crew and family interchangeably with pack and expand the definition of a pack then I would argue that it is very important your dog knows their place your own personal version of a pack. This or not be the leader of the entire mob crew family pack but it should at least be clear to the dog, who is the leader trainer teacher parent of the dog... You make a very good point and this is one of the things about the intricacies of the English language that I cropping up a lot when discussing dog training and behaviour: Multiple definitions for some words. These days 'common' use of words such as pack and leadership are trumping more traditional definitions and can sidetrack a discussion or topic. This is probably because they are now widely associated with someone something such as Mr. C.M., or the idea of dominance-based social order. As example, when I read one woman saying that leadership is a dirty word her force-free lifestyle I couldn't help but respond with, Please elaborate on your definition of leadership because, book, leadership is a quality. If I want to use a word to describe the opposite of leader I would use bully, dictator, or dominator. ...while to knowledge no one has done the work to figure out if dogs do fact form create packs on the level of wolves... I am aware of a few studies done on the social order of feral dogs and even dingos, though I cannot quote specifics right off the top of head. However, from recollection, the common thread the studies of feral dogs was that they didn't form structured packs. Instead they formed what I paraphrase as a type of 'loose collection of individuals'. ...functions non-violently with submission being freely given rather than forced. That isn't even true for humans. Force can be anything from all out attack to eye contact that merely suggests probable conflict, and is used by most, if not all, species to maintain order. I understand the need to believe non-violent coalitions exist across the species, but that's all it is...a need. I totally agree with you. And this article where Mech retracted what he studied, I also have studied wolves fro 28yrs, some of 's books actually, but when you study wolves the wild, they do have male female and they correct the lower pack members. No dogs are not wolves but they do have 99% of their DNA. They are domesticated but I had own pack of 12 German Shepherds out of Top West German Bloodlines from Germany and there actually was female and she would put a member its place if it was misbehaving badly or trying to climb the ladder as a higher member of the pack. Some of the dogs were related, but others were not and they lived pack orientation just like wolves do the wild What Mech should had said was when wolves have been studied the wild, they do have what humans have named and when they correct, it is body language, growling, snarling, and if necessary they do bite. I'm sorry but lots of positive reinforcement trainers believe only their method as being the correct and only method and that corrections are not necessary. I would truly to these type of trainers on what they would do with a very aggressive dog, one that attacks other dogs or humans, and if they could redirect this dog, use food, toys, balls, etc without ever having to give a physical correction. I like to be the type of behaviorist which I have done now for 24yrs that uses every kind of method necessary for each individual problem. Surely you aren't going to give a hard correction on a small dog or puppy. I 't believe any physical corrections on puppies and the use of all positive reinforcement for them, even most small dogs. But when you get a shelter dog that has been extremely aggressive and you have no choice but to make it submit instead of getting bit, or breaking up a dog fight, and making them both submit near each other, then I would to how you do this with all positive reinforcement. And if you can show me, then I would welcome whole heart soul, using only positive reinforcement. I'm not big on e-collars or prong collars, but I must admit there are times when a dog you saw seemed to have a very good recall, escapes from its owner running loose the street and won't come here when it is called and acts like it doesn't even know the command, e-collar is the only way to get it back. That doesn't mean you have to shock the crap out of it as all dogs has its own response, I have only used vibrate on e-collar far, and I 't use them very much at all. all these years of behavior or even just plain dog training, probably between 5 dogs out of little more than 450. As I said above, if you as a positive reinforcement only trainer or behaviorist can show me that you can stop aggressive dog, I would to it and then I'd never use a correction again or put a dog into a submissive position on its