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General Board for Big Dogs with Big Paws / Who is Alpha
« on: February 28, 2006, 08:14:04 pm »
After Mack and I it is Bobo our soon to be 19 year old cat. It has nothing to do with age and everything to do with being the meanest. Let me tell you this cat has been evil since the day I got him over 18 years ago. I have often said that if he were a dog I would have had to put him down long ago. I don’t know why I accept unacceptable behavior from him but I do.
As for the dogs we have been experiencing a shift in power. It started when my girl friends lab pup started coming over about eight weeks ago. The boy’s (Tucker and Scooter) started doing manly stuff like hiking their leg to pee and doing some serious chest thumping. Miss Tyra started prancing more or being a mother hen to the boys. She also seems to think that it is her responsibility to discipline the boys when they get to rough.
At this point Tyra seems to have taken the alpha role from Tucker. This was difficult for us as Tucker is our favorite; however, the fact that he is a weak dog due to all his health issue we knew this was a possibility and that we should not interfere.
So who is alpha in your house and how did they achieve their status?
As for the dogs we have been experiencing a shift in power. It started when my girl friends lab pup started coming over about eight weeks ago. The boy’s (Tucker and Scooter) started doing manly stuff like hiking their leg to pee and doing some serious chest thumping. Miss Tyra started prancing more or being a mother hen to the boys. She also seems to think that it is her responsibility to discipline the boys when they get to rough.
At this point Tyra seems to have taken the alpha role from Tucker. This was difficult for us as Tucker is our favorite; however, the fact that he is a weak dog due to all his health issue we knew this was a possibility and that we should not interfere.
So who is alpha in your house and how did they achieve their status?