Family- vs Pack-mentality dogs
When I distinguish between 'family' and 'pack' mentality, I am commenting on a certain flexibility of temperament, seeing 'pack-think' as very inflexible, a dynamic that does not allow for deviation, and doesn't require much figuring-out of the behavioral rules, once the pack members are settled as to whose role is which. But Naut's comments, and the blog most recently posted by my daughter in her website ( http://www.dancingdogs.co.nz/dog-blog/ ) leads me to ponder further on this. My tentative... Sign in to see full entry.