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Pack leader question...?

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Well we just recently got a pup and he likes my brother more than me. I'm guessing he thinks that my brother's the pack leader. How can I also be pack leader?

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no i dont think it think he is the packleader .... what i would do is give it treat and always play with it in ur free time! the puppy needs u to love it! good luck!!
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Sounds more like your dog thinks your brother is a playmate, not a pack leader.

That's 2 completely different roles.
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it really depends on your difference in personalites you need to tell us a little bit how you act around and with the puppy and the same how your brother acts around and with the puppy
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My dogs all have to sit and stay before they get their food, They know that they are down the ladder in the family. If the pup snaps at you growl at it be the boss, but also play with him, pups and kids are the same reward for being good , and growl and ignore the pup for bad stuff. I have an older dog who is 8 years old, one that is 1 year old and an 8 week old pup that is my sons and the pup does what i want more then it does for him. So just take time. Your brother may be pack leader but you can be next in charge.
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Who your dog "likes" has nothing to do with pack leadership. Maybe he sees your brother as a potential mate!! Seriously, the pack leader will be the one who trains, feeds, and walks him.
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show your dog who's boss, beat your brother up. you can't both be alphas.
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Impossible. No such thing as 2 male pack leaders for 1 dog.

You can be a higher order than the dog, but your dog will listen to your brother instead of you. For example, if your are telling him to sit and your brother is telling him to stand, he will stand.

To be closer to the alpha position, make sure you eat before him, walk out of the door before him, be taller than him all the time. REst your hand on his head, neck or shoulders. This means you are dominating him. Don't allow him to do things that you don't like, for example chewing the carpet, growl, but don't scream, like a 'Nhaaa' sound.

A good way to dominate him is to train him more than your brother does. Give his food to him more than your bro does

Hope I've helped!
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play with it more give it more attention try for u brother not to be with it as much give treats to it spoil it
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There can only be ONE pack leader and ONE pack leader only. The person that is pack leader must be it forever. Since you said ''we'' I'm guessing its a family dog. If I were you, I'd choose NOT to be it. The pack leader has to be the one that does most of the training, the one that takes it out to p**p and the one that has to pick the p**p up and watch the dog and take it to classes and everything. While the other members of the pack don't have to do the work and still on a higher level and get to play with the pup with no work =D

    The rule is ONE person is pack leader, the others are almost equal in the middle and the dog is last. Just because you are the pack leader does not mean that the dog will love you more. It just means that you are in charge of the dog and makes all the rules. (Though really the rules are made up from everybody)

   BTW just because your dog likes your brother more doesn't mean that he is the pack leader. If i were you I'd just be in the middle and love the pup and the pup will love you back. Heres a link that you can go to that gives you information about how to keep the leader spot. Decide with your family. Don't make it up by your self or everything will go wrong.

http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/topdogrules....

PS if your only wanting to be pack leader because you want the dog to love you more, then your wrong, the dog will love his family equally.
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You can't have two leaders, but you can make it so the dog thinks your brother is number one, you're number two and the dog is number three or whatever. The dog should always be at the bottom of the pack in relation to the people. Dogs are like people in that they just like some better than others sometimes for no apparent reason.
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play with the pup and give him treats.
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He sees you as the leader and your brother as one of the gang. Both of you need to start training him the same way with the same commands. If you do it separately you will only confuse him.  Get him to a class with basic obedience and you AND your brother go with him.

All pups need lots of training just like children do. Get it for him please and you and your pup will have a much better life

Remember that your puppy does not understand your words . He does not speak any language at this point so hollering at him is no good. He will just be confused.  Don't ever ever hit him no matter what.

He will be a family dog in no time with this process.
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I don't think this is a "pack leader" question at all.

Dogs have likes and dislikes, just like people.

I think the dog likes your brother more than he likes you. It's not about leadership or dicipline. He wants to be friends with your brother more than he wants anything to do with you.

Guess I'm not getting 10 points from you, huh?
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LOL...I like the answer about showing your dog whose boss...do the "tsh" sound that the dog whisperer does and put your brother on his side.

Actually, you can, and should, both be "pack leader"...feed him and walk him and train him to sit and things like that.
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http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/topdog.htm

Theres a site that explains it. Also be sure to provide care for your dog. That has alot to do with who your dog likes more.
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Like humans, animals can have favorite family (pack) members.

One rule of being Pack Leader:

He who controls the food is Alpha.

So, if you take on the job of feeding the dog, the dog will see you as a pack leader.

In our family, each dog has a "favorite" but they all see both of us as Pack Leader.  The favorite is Pack Leader #1 and the less favored is Pack Leader #2.  Pack Leader #1 is obeyed faster!

It's not supposed to be a competition to see who can be like more by a new puppy.  Enjoy the dog's love when given.  Feed the dog.  Train the dog.  If you spend quality time with the dog, you'll be seen as pack leader and well loved.  You don't have to compete to be #1 pack leader. -!-
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I agree with the others, he isn't looking to your brother as pack leader but litter mate.

If you want to establish yourself as leader, you should be the one to discipline, and care for the dog.  When he gets out of line, roll him over onto his back, and keep him there for a few moments, and speak to him in a firm voice.  (The dog, not your brother)  :)
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Oh dear, this sounds like a job for the Dog Whisperer. Sounds like you've been watching him.
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