Jan Fennell, who coined the term "gesture eating", says, in her book, "The Dog Listener": "By ensuring they eat first at meal times, the Alpha pair signal in unequivocal terms that they are the leaders. By giving their leaders first refusal at every meal time, the rest of the...

[quote user="Chuffy"]How do you know Rumour is "top dog"? How does he signal this to the pack? Do you imitate anything he does in any way?[/quote] Well, let's see.....he picks where he sleeps, he picks his resting spot, he chooses which toy he wants above the others, he blocks...