{"id":243,"date":"2014-08-22T16:48:28","date_gmt":"2014-08-22T20:48:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sundogwalks.ca\/?p=243"},"modified":"2014-09-12T21:07:25","modified_gmt":"2014-09-13T01:07:25","slug":"dominant-dog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sundogpetservices.ca\/wordpress\/index.php\/2014\/08\/dominant-dog\/","title":{"rendered":"The Dominant Dog"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A dominant dog?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

People say all the time “My Dog is Dominant!”\u00a0 But what do they mean by dominant dog?\u00a0 Lets get a definition first.\u00a0 Dominant = Having power or influence over others<\/a>. (Oxford Dictionary).\u00a0 This is more of an idea than an action though.<\/p>\n

Can ideas be measured?\u00a0 Ideas don’t have anything empirical that can readily to measured.\u00a0 Counting how many times something has power or influence over another is hopeless without first understanding what power or influence might mean.\u00a0 The parts of power and influence might be measurable but how do we measure those?<\/p>\n

Something we can measure, can be changed.\u00a0 Pasta can be measured; to much, you take some away; not enough, you add.\u00a0 A dog sits, count the number of sits.\u00a0 Apply some training, and the dog sits more or less often; change is achieved.\u00a0 What behaviours are said to denote power or influence in dogs?<\/p>\n

Behaviours are often associated with a dominant dog:<\/p>\n