Your family is your dog s pack. They do what they re told and don t challenge authority. Other dogs don t fit in quite as well. Some are natural leaders, others are social climbers always looking for ways to get a little closer to the top of the family ladder. These dogs can become problems to an unsuspecting family that s not aware of their natural pack instincts.
Some families unknowingly encourage their dogs to take over the pack.
They treat their dogs as equals, not as subordinates. They give them special privileges like being allowed to sleep on the bed or couch. They let them get away with disobeying commands. In a real dog pack, only the alpha dog would get this kind of treatment. Dogs need and want leaders.