Though they may not know it by name, just about every dog owner encounters the Alpha theory at some point. Have you ever heard someone chock unwanted behaviors up to a dog thinking he or she is alpha? Or explain that poor behaviors are a challenge against the owner for the alpha role? And of course the solution to these issues would be for the owner to assert their dominance by staring down, overpowering and even inflicting pain on their dog to “put it in its place”. After all, the Alpha of the pack has first dibs and full control over all the resources, like the owner of a well trained dog. But could this theory be a myth?Like what you hear? Make sure you check out the Pawsome University Podcast for more!www.PawsomeUniversity.com/Podcast or search Pawsome University wherever you listen to podcasts!---------------------------------------------------------SOURCES:¹ https://archive.org/details/SchenkelCaptiveWolfStudy.comp ressed/mode/2up² https://www.nature.com/articles/ncomms16082³ https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1343&context=usgsnpwrc⁴ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNtFgdwTsbU------------------------------------Ask The Trainerwww.PawsomeUniversity.com/Learn#Ask------------------------------------Join The PU Mailing List!https://mailchi.mp/9d69169db4a1/pup------------------------------------Pawsome University Youtubehttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSqhKRcTjWQDa_kmCB7x7yQ------------------------------------The Caps YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/c/TheCapsYT------------------------------------Pawsome University on Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/pawsomeuniversity/------------------------------------Pawsome University on Faceookhttps://www.facebook.com/pawsomeuniversity/------------------------------------Pawsome University Alma Mater Facebook Grouphttps://www.facebook.com/groups/604877256623462/------------------------------------------------------------------Our Recommended Dog Products!www.PawsomeUniversity.com/RecommendedSupport the show