History of The Alpha Wolf
Beginning a webpage to collect all in one place every bit of information, research, writings that help to stop the damage to the well being of dogs caused the popularity of one TV show: a kind of Glenn Beck, Creationist, Fox News, Tea Party Industry of Canine Misinformation.
Please, If You Love Dogs
* DEBRA MILLIKAN :
Alpha Factor - Based on a Misguided Premise
* New Study Finds Popular “Alpha Dog” Training Techniques Can Cause More Harm Than Good
* WIKIPEDIA :
on "canine packs" scroll down to "use of theories"
* LEE CHARLES KELLY :
Myth #2 - The Myth of Dominance and Submission
* LEE CHARLES KELLY :
Top 10 Myths About Dogs
top ten myths
* MARINA KVIKER :
scroll down to "LITERATURE REVIEW , HISTORY "
This in a long article about Cesar Milan's misinformed techniques
* DOGSTER FORUM PAGE :
Many links about dominance hierarchies, alpha theory, and the "pack leader" myth
* AMERICAN VETERINARY SOCIETY
of ANIMAL BEHAVIOR:
Position Statement on the
Use of Dominance Theory in
Behavior Modification of Animals
* LISA MULLINAX :
4paws University, The Dog Whisperer Controversy
* David Mech:
a senior research
scientist for the U.S. Geological Survey
and founder and vice chair of the
International Wolf Center.
