[brunie's mom]

Originally Posted by debbiej

I have often sighed at the term alpha. no cross species roll playing is necessary to be a fair and consistent human "master". the dog knows we are not dogs. we know we are not dogs. dogs are smart enough to learn to live in our world, by our rules, and for the most part seem happy to do so.

trendy terms can be so tiresome, and misleading. I think this is a perfect example of one.

You can thank Cesar Milan for the trendy word of "ALPHA" and pack leader. He seems to throw it around all of the time...and people are very impressed by it.

I prefer to use the word leader....because someone has to be in charge...and it better not be the dog.

Gina