How do dogs show dominance?

List of dominant behaviors which can occur in dogs (this list is not yet complete) Besides the obvious guarding, growling and biting, many dogs display a variety of dominant behaviors that commonly go unrecognized by their humans. Dogs very rarely display the highest level of dominance overnight. read more

Most dogs won’t because they fall somewhere in the middle of the dominant-submissive spectrum, and the degree of dominance that your dog displays will likely change depending on the group of dogs that they are with. read more

Generally, a dog will not show them all but just a few at different times. This should tell you that your dog is probably in a dominant state of mind. You should never encourage but always correct these types of behaviour. Stubbornness (you do have to be more stubborn and wilful than your dog). read more