Words like ” alpha” “dominance” and “pack leader” no longer have relevance in the modern dog training and behaviour world. The fallacy of Dominanc Theory in dogs – dogbiz Why every mention of outdated, unscientific notions of “alpha dogs” is dangerous to all dogs, and where these notions originate. Read the whole article

A very interesting read. The PBFSA does not condone nor endorse ANY training that involves ” dominating” a dog, the dominance theory was proven to be “false” over 40yrs ago. Any form of “dominance” based training must be avoided as it is known to cause aggression in dogs. It is also important to note that dogs are not pack animals. Read the article