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First of all, wolves and dogs are NOT the same. Dogs self-domesticated from a now-extinct species of wolf between 19,000 and 32,000 year ago. In other words, a long time. Wolves are actually shy and less responsive to human body language than dogs are. So who started this whole alpha idea anyway?
It all started in 1947 when Rudolph Schenkel wrote “Expressions Studies on Wolves,” based on observing wolves in captivity. The wolves were forced to live together (kind of like MTV's The Real World), which is something that doesn't happen in the wild. In the paper, he wrote that wolves fight within a pack to gain dominance, and the winner is the “alpha wolf.” David Mech, founder of the International Wolf Center referred to the paper when writing his popular book “Wolf: The Ecology and Behavior of an Endangered Species,” in 1968 (published in 1970). Despite his numerous pleas to the publisher to stop publishing it, it’s still in print. Mech stated that we have learned more about wolves in the last 40 years than in all of previous history and the idea of dominance/alpha has since been disproven.
The truth is, most wolves who lead packs achieve their position simply by mating and producing pups, which then become their pack. In other words they are merely breeders, or parents, and that’s all we call them today: the “breeding male,” “breeding female,” “male parent,” “female parent,” or the “adult male” or “adult female.”
By the same token, dominance is not a personality trait. It is situational, individual, and related to competing over a specific resource (e.g., food, a toy, etc.). Fighting usually only happens if the resource is of equal value to both individuals; otherwise there is deference.
So much for "pack theory" and being the “alpha” in your house. Training based on intimidation erodes trust and the bond between dogs and their guardians and can lead to negative outcomes like fear, anxiety, and aggression, which dogs then get blamed for. The bottom line is that your dog is not trying to take over the house (they can't afford the mortgage...)
https://avsab.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Dominance_Position_Statement_download-10-3-14.pdf