Hey Donny, thanks for that, awesome! Dogs are the coolest animals on earth. What a nice river! So clear, you could see his feet when he was throwing the tennis balls. I wonder what country. I wonder what breed of dogs.
That man is the alpha male of the pack, not a doubt. Note how in the first minute, when a dog would come to him, he would push it to the ground and rub his belly. That is asserting dominance, establishing himself as the alpha male. The dogs will follow him to the end of the earth. This is how every human/dog relationship is supposed to be! My (rescue) dog is another matter! I found him at about age 1 and he already had issues. Have made great strides, but he still tries to be alpha male.
BTW, if your dog was a Jack Russell terrier, they make great pets but they are VERY strong-willed and the owner has to really work hard early on to establish dominance. So, you are not alone, many, many people have trouble with that breed. Even though they make cool pets if the dog's behaviour can be controlled.
Dogs are one reason I am an advocate for wolves. I hope to someday figure out how to speak to hunting groups about their slaughtering wolves just because it's a wolf. I haven't figured out how to do it yet and make an impact. Might need a pro speechwriter's help! Here is a song / page I put up about wolves.
http://billpittman.com/limpy.htmlMuch as we enjoy this video of the dogs, if we watched a video of wolves, they would behave almost identically, playing, having fun... except the alpha male they are looking to for leadership is a wolf, not a human. It's really the same thing you see here in action. Eons of evolution molded these very social animals. Why shoot them just to see something die or because of fear of a wolf eating an elk. Heck, he's hungry! And the hunter doesn't need an elk to survive and if he did, he still shouldn't just shoot wolves because they eat elk. That is nature. I have very little sympathy for sport hunting gratification and I used to be a die-hard hunter.
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