Dominan dogs - Page 4

Von, Didn't intend my comments to be upsetting and trigger sarcasm from you; you've come across a nice dog with a lo of yoschi, but yoschi still throws some crazy stuff that if mixed in certain ways may result in a potentially "dangerous" dogs

Heck, ellute, Eros, both with yoschi in the 2nd gen. Marischal

Nikos, I have in the past owned the kind of dog do you have been describing. Since then, I have personally become in favor of the dog with pack drive, and see NO advantage that a dog without pack drive can offer. To me, that's the only difference I see in what you're describing. A dog that does not want leadership is NOT a better dog.

Nikos, I agree with Daryl. Not only that, but dominance or alpha status in a pack, imo, is a bit different than dominance over a human handler. Dogs know we are not dogs. I much prefer a biddable dog, and I do think you can have both. I still disagree that what you're saying a dominant dog is would be a positive trait. While some take more work than others to get to a point where they want to work for you, a dog who doesn't have some natural inclination to that is pretty near useless to me. JMO. The dog you describe doesn't seem terribly balanced, and while it might be an "impressive" animal, I question its usefulness in any form, as I have seen dogs as you describe, and I think they're quite flawed.