Posted by Dinah on September 6, 2007, at 8:45:07
In reply to Re: alpha isn't mean, it's responsible and FOREVER » Dinah, posted by zenhussy on September 6, 2007, at 4:29:58
I think that's where I will have trouble. Being consistent.
But maybe it's like being Dinah. At first I pretended to be Dinah here. Watching posters I admired and trying to incorporate their attitudes. But eventually being Dinah became so natural to me that I'm Dinah in real life sometimes.
Maybe being alpha will get easier as I fake it.
I guess the difference is that I wanted to be Dinah. I don't really want to be dominant.
I have always been very careful to pick dogs with little to no alpha characteristics. I asked the breeder about this one. But I guess it's all relative. He probably isn't dominant at all among dominant dogs. But among my omega pack, he appears that way. I should make sure I see a puppy among its peers before I commit to taking it. I've been very consistent in picking nondominant dogs that way. The only other dominant one I had came to me sight unseen as well.
The good thing is that he's getting pretty consistent with one of my handicapped dogs. He was even lying quietly back to back with her last night with no interference from me. If I can manage that with the other one, I think it will all turn out ok. It's really hard for me not to think of attacking handicapped creatures in human terms rather than dog ones.
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