Re: Really like this quote – dominance

a good pack manager ….when it comes to survival ….is a problem solver…they a diffuser…they know how to be assertive without aggression…they cannot afford to be aggressive..they cannot risk being harmed because their genes are at risk..they know how to work the odds…maintaining that maintains status…when brose fell ill she still was in mind but not able to be in body…ami then and only then kicked in the challenge..until then she was the good number 2…the old fashioned ‘beta’

in wild canine packs the boss girl breeds…the other girlies are not allowed to and bear in mind most of those other girlies are sisters, off spring from previous litters etc…if the boss girl cannot for whatever reason then she will accept the mating of one of the healthier girlies..but…..she will then take those pups and raise them and if the natural mother objects she will be excluded or killed…this is so those pups learn the pack ‘rules’ in order for the ‘pack’ to continue carrying on those genes

this is why i have this problem/attitude with dominance theory..it not about being the bolshy one or the one that can fight bestest…it about overall survival and that means pack skill..and the feeding..ok lets talk re feeding…

brose was a brill pack leader ….in this regard alone she was brill…i would put all the bones and gubbings on a tray and place on floor …. once she had sent them all to their spots…she then in her head made her allotment…easy..i could walk away and leave her to it…so where does that leave us in the i provide debate? it certainly did not diminish me being the overall pack manager…and when it came to caught food i still got asked…is this ok…you want or do i eat it or share it…