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2.they will try to establish their status in the pack. i have 8 kids so it is watched closely untill the first dominance trial is instagated, usally over food or chew bone one of the little ones tries to take away.when the first growl, raised hair, bar teeth ect. is shown the true alfa dog (me) mops the area with offending critter.place is established and never a problem again.
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I've been on the receiving end of some serious grief from some folks who think I'm being "mean" to the dog when we hit that point in the training but I have to say I've never seen a dog more miserable and unbalanced than one who doesn't have a clearly defined "place" in "the pack". Once it's made clear that (inside the pack) two legs trumps four every time, EVERYONE is much happier.