Archive for 'Pack Instinct'

Tales From The Pack #7

31 August 2007

This is about doggie toys in general.
In the pack situation, dogs find their own entertainment, so a stick or a pebble can become the source of endless hours of entertainment for a young dog. The higher up in the pack that dog ranks, the more control he has over what toys he plays with, when […]

Tales From The Pack #6

27 August 2007

Back in the pack again!
This time we’ll look at feeding time.
In the pack situation, the strongest and highest ranking dogs will always eat first. Followed by the highest ranking females, then the other adult dogs. Older pups get the scraps while the younger ones are fed by their mothers and occasionally by other pup-less females.
If […]

Tales From The Pack #5

19 August 2007

Here are some more tales of pack-situation oddities that just don’t translate into “human”!
Marking their scent is a natural behavioural trait of dominant dogs. If your dog starts to do this around your home, that’s just natural territorial marking warning other dogs that this is his place and they should come near at their own […]

Tales From The Pack #4

14 August 2007

Yet more strange goings on in the life of a dog in its pack situation!
In the pack situation the alpha male leads by example. When the pack are on the move, he will lead the way. Any small gaps between trees or rocks, he will always go first. This is instinctive and the other dogs […]

Tales From The Pack #3

9 August 2007

Back in the pack, a dogs day is rather different from ours in many ways.
It starts in a way that would surprise us too!
The pack leader has clear privileges over the lower ranking dogs and this can be seen after a sleep. The alpha male always gets the best place to sleep as far as […]

Tales From The Pack #2

3 August 2007

More pack instinct stuff from your dog!
Have you ever had a staring match with your dog where you lock eyes and stare each other out? Did he try to out-stare you?
More to the point, did he win?
A powerful domination trick with dogs in a pack situation is the ability to hold the stare the longest. […]

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