The Scariest Thing About Dog Training Isn’t the Dogs

When we excuse dominance based methods in dog training, we are normalizing the same control-obsessed mindset that enables abuse behind closed doors of people too. Do you think people who are obsessed with being the "alpha" over a dog carry that same toxic need for control into their human relationships? Sources Linkages Between Animal Welfare and Gender Equity Policies: https://www.ijfmr.com/papers/2025/6/62229.pdf National Link Coalition - What is The Link? https://nationallinkcoalition.org/what-is-the-link Protecting Domestic Violence Victims by Protecting Their Pets: https://www.akleg.gov/basis/get_documents.asp?docid=6012&session=29 The Link Between Cruelty to Animals and Violence Toward Humans: https://aldf.org/article/the-link-between-cruelty-to-animals-and-violence-toward-humans-2/