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Dominance, Submission, and Aggression

Unfortunately, far too many dog trainers fail to understand the ethological meaning of dominance, submission, and aggression and misuse them. Dominance and submission are terms ethology defines, not dog trainers.

Dominance

Category: Behavior Tags: aggression, behavior, dog behavior, dominance, ethology, submission

Help! My Dog Killed a Squirrel! What Do I Do?

Dogs are apex predators. That means they sit on top of the food chain and dont have natural enemies for whom they are a primary food source. Dogs are the hunters, not the hunted. As such, it is normal for a dog to chase and kill smaller animals. That ...

Squirrels

Category: Advice Tags: aggression, behavior, chasing, dog behavior, dog fights, dog killed sqirrel, dominance, frustration, hunting, impulse control, reactivity, squirrel

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