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28.11.2016
Arggghhhh the ‘Alpha Roll’….There is still the misconception that when ‘you think a dog is being dominant, you should roll him on his back in an “Alpha Roll” and growl in his face because thats what an alpha wolf would do.In a pack of wolves, higher-ranking wolves do not roll lower ranking wolves on their backs. Rather, lower-ranking wolves show their subordinate status by offering to roll on their backs. This submissive roll is a sign of deference, similar to when someone greets the Queen or the Pope by kneeling. Consequently, a more appropriate term for the posture would be a submissive roll (Yin 2009).Also, as a side, in this consultancy; Dogs Best Friend, annecdotely at the least, I have seen what appears to be an association between ‘Alpha Rolling’ and a fear of hands and sometimes hand-biting resulting in dogs subjected to this method of ‘training’.
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