Pack behavior with pics...

[cali]

When my dogs fight, Muskwa and Heyoka are rarely involved. It's the middle of the pack dogs that get into it occasionally. Muskwa will actually break up an altercation. He'll go stand between two growling dogs until they back off. He never does anything, just stands there and glares at them, like a ticked off parent sending fighting siblings to their rooms!

lol same deal here, now that Misty is fully established as Alpha she does not start fights, she breaks them up. and oddly enugh she breaks up fights between dogs she has never met before and they always listen to her, no matter how large or dominant they are, I dont know how Misty does it, but I suppose Misty WAS bred to handle cattle and her mom has stopped a raging bull in his tracks.. lol

pack order is VERY important to my dogs, we tried the punnishing severly thing(both dogs no matter who started it) if they tried to fight it out, that was a HUGE mistake, because all that did was make them fight more and fight worse, we had so many dog injurys from alpha fights when we were doing this, finally we stopped, let them fight it out, and guess what? 1 injury free fight and pack order is fully established, with nobody challanging it. Perky likes to bully Happy, that that is not alpha wars seeing as perky has ALWAYS been above Happy lol Happy does not challange perky and submits to her on sight.

[Pembroke_Corgi]

Having so many dogs would really give you the opportunity to observe dog behavior on all kinds of levels. It's really fascinating to see, thanks for the pictures! And we only see one aspect, too, I always wish that I could smell like a dog for a day or too, and see what that feels like for them.

Marta is top dog at my house, but has never shown any aggression to Adele. Only sometimes she will keep toys away from her. They are both pretty laid-back about it. At the dog park, though, Marta will be submissive and lay on her back for any dog who appears pushy, she is smart enough to not want to start any trouble. Adele doesn't have her sense though. She is usually only submissive to Marta.

[Pembroke_Corgi]

now that Misty is fully established as Alpha she does not start fights, she breaks them up. and oddly enugh she breaks up fights between dogs she has never met before and they always listen to her, no matter how large or dominant they are, I dont know how Misty does it, but I suppose Misty WAS bred to handle cattle and her mom has stopped a raging bull in his tracks.. lol

Marta tries to "break up" fights, too. She will bark at dogs that are showing aggression. Does anyone know what this means?