75renegade
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This evenin', I'm embarkin' upon a subject that I know very little about................Dogs.
One of my closest friends raises Malamutes, for show an' pleasure.
He was sharin' with me, some new revelations, about how they think. Admittedly, he's no pet psychologist, jus' a guy who lives with his eyes open, observin' what he sees.
One of the facts I found interestin' was, the structure of hierarchy within' the pack. The "Alpha" (male), an' the "Alpha" bitch, which do not try to prove their dominence, jus' live instinctively like their status is simply a fact of life.
He mentioned that, one thing that distinguishes the Alpha, is his independant behavior. He does not rely on the acceptence of others in the pack.
He does not look at the other dogs, when he comes into their company, an' if other dogs try to vie for his attention, in an unsolicited way, he turns his gaze away from them, ignors them. An' they eventually accept their place as subordinates, within the pack. He does not try to earn their approval, the other dogs jus' know that he is their Alpha.
It seems to me, that, in light of the immense effort as we spend tryin' to seek the approval of others, an' walkin' in a way which seems "acceptable" to the masses, dogs demonstrate a working structure, which seems to support the idea that our time would be better spent walkin' confidently in who we are.
One of my closest friends raises Malamutes, for show an' pleasure.
He was sharin' with me, some new revelations, about how they think. Admittedly, he's no pet psychologist, jus' a guy who lives with his eyes open, observin' what he sees.
One of the facts I found interestin' was, the structure of hierarchy within' the pack. The "Alpha" (male), an' the "Alpha" bitch, which do not try to prove their dominence, jus' live instinctively like their status is simply a fact of life.
He mentioned that, one thing that distinguishes the Alpha, is his independant behavior. He does not rely on the acceptence of others in the pack.
He does not look at the other dogs, when he comes into their company, an' if other dogs try to vie for his attention, in an unsolicited way, he turns his gaze away from them, ignors them. An' they eventually accept their place as subordinates, within the pack. He does not try to earn their approval, the other dogs jus' know that he is their Alpha.
It seems to me, that, in light of the immense effort as we spend tryin' to seek the approval of others, an' walkin' in a way which seems "acceptable" to the masses, dogs demonstrate a working structure, which seems to support the idea that our time would be better spent walkin' confidently in who we are.
Imagine?
