Oh yeah, alpha rolls are definitely a terrible idea. Whether wolves roll other wolves forcefully them or not (I don't know if they do), it is just a terrible idea.
Even if you're a wolf, being too forceful is not a good idea. One night Wolf 40 tried to kill her sister 42's puppies--this was after already killing a previous litter of 42's and also killing Wolf 26's puppies--the pack turned on her and ripped her to pieces. 42, who was previously a beta wolf (and horribly harried by 40), unexpectedly became the new alpha female and was much more . . . moderate . . . than her sister had been. Wolf politics are complex.
Getting back to that article, I agree with some points and disagree on others. Dogs may not be "pure" pack animals, but they sure act like pack animals more than cats. It's generally less tiresome to introduce two dogs than two cats, who will be spitting "Die! Die! Die!" at each other for weeks.
The "going through doorway" thing . . . The was started by Cesar Milan, wasn't it? And it's stupid. I don't know about that man.
"If you give dogs chew toys, they’ll learn to chew everything." I've never heard of that one before. That's pretty ridiculous. A dog who wants to chew is going to chew on SOMETHING, better if that something is a chew toy rather than your furniture.
Even if you're a wolf, being too forceful is not a good idea. One night Wolf 40 tried to kill her sister 42's puppies--this was after already killing a previous litter of 42's and also killing Wolf 26's puppies--the pack turned on her and ripped her to pieces. 42, who was previously a beta wolf (and horribly harried by 40), unexpectedly became the new alpha female and was much more . . . moderate . . . than her sister had been. Wolf politics are complex.
Getting back to that article, I agree with some points and disagree on others. Dogs may not be "pure" pack animals, but they sure act like pack animals more than cats. It's generally less tiresome to introduce two dogs than two cats, who will be spitting "Die! Die! Die!" at each other for weeks.
The "going through doorway" thing . . . The was started by Cesar Milan, wasn't it? And it's stupid. I don't know about that man.
"If you give dogs chew toys, they’ll learn to chew everything." I've never heard of that one before. That's pretty ridiculous. A dog who wants to chew is going to chew on SOMETHING, better if that something is a chew toy rather than your furniture.