alpha dog theory, commonly known as “dominance theory“ in the dog training community, is a dog training ideology that was popularized by a certain dog training TV show. it’s based off of a study on captive wolves and their social structure that was disproven in 1940!!!! (the study had NOTHING to do with dogs) dog dominance is an incredibly harmful myth, that reduces complex social interactions and emotional capabilities to “my dog just wants to be in charge.” in 2008 alpha dog theory was complet