"You must be the alpha dog in your pack." "If you're not the alpha, your dog will try to take over that role." You've heard these phrases before. "Alpha" is commonly understood to mean the top dog; the head honcho; the big cheese. But where did the term come from, and is it still applicable today? David L. Mech has studied wolves for 50 years and is a seminal source of information on wolves and their behavior. He's written
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"You must be the alpha dog in your pack." "If you're not the alpha, your dog will try to take over that role." You've heard these phrases before. "Alpha" is commonly understood to mean the top dog; the head honcho; the big cheese. But where did the term come from, and is it still applicable today? David L. Mech has studied wolves for 50 years and is a seminal source of information on wolves and their behavior. He's written
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