Training Myth #1: YOU MUST BE THE "ALPHA"

This myth came about because dogs are distantly related to wolves and so someone decided they must act like wolves, too. However, there are two things wrong with this! One, dogs are not wolves and two, the original study that started this myth has been debunked by scientists as not the way wolves act in nature. (The original study was based on captive, un-related wolves, which would not occur in nature.) If you’d like to read more about this, check out the American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior’s position statement on Dominance Theory.