{"id":146,"date":"2009-10-07T01:00:24","date_gmt":"2009-10-07T08:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shibashake.com\/shibainublog\/?p=146"},"modified":"2009-10-07T01:00:24","modified_gmt":"2009-10-07T08:00:24","slug":"alpha-male-or-alpha-female","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shibashake.com\/dog\/alpha-male-or-alpha-female\/","title":{"rendered":"Alpha Male or Alpha Female?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I got an interesting comment from Mark the other day on my <a href=\"http:\/\/shibashake.com\/dog\/shiba-inu-personality-good-bad-traits\">Shiba Inu Personality article<\/a> &#8211; <\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\nFemales are the alpha of this species, not the males. If there are two pregnant females in the pack, they will fight to the death. I think mine really is a cat in dogs clothing. She\u2019s friendly to every animal. She will swim (while I walk) along the breakwater, gladly. &#8230;\n<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div id='2867' class='wp-caption frame3 aligncenter' style='width:520px' ><div class='shiba-outer shiba-gallery' ><div class='shiba-stage' style='width:520px'><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/shibashake.com\/dog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/IMG_1274-520x390.jpg\" alt=\"Alpha Male or Alpha Female?\" title=\"Siberian Husky Puppy on Top of Shiba Inu Playing Ball\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2867\" \/><div class='wp-caption-text shiba-caption'>Alpha Male or Alpha Female?<\/div><\/div> <!-- End shiba-stage --><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"div-poll\">\n<a name=\"pd_a_2089265\"><\/a>\n<div class=\"CSS_Poll PDS_Poll\" id=\"PDI_container2089265\" style=\"display:inline-block;\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"PD_superContainer\"><\/div>\n<!-- Shiba add defer async -->\n<script defer async type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\" src=\"\/\/static.polldaddy.com\/p\/2089265.js\"><\/script>\n<noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/poll.fm\/2089265\">Take Our Poll<\/a><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<p>From talking with my dog-owner friends, it seems that most of them have dog packs that are ruled by an <strong>alpha female<\/strong>. <\/p>\n<p>I say mostly because <a href=\"http:\/\/shibashake.com\/dog\/the-dominant-dog-dealing-with-dominance-in-dogs\">the alpha role<\/a> is often fluid with dogs and may change depending on environment and activity. <\/p>\n<p>This really made me wonder &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><em>Is it more common to have a male or female in charge most of the time? How is like for your dog pack?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><div id='3244' class='wp-caption frame3 alignright' style='width:280px' ><div class='shiba-outer shiba-gallery' ><div class='shiba-stage' style='width:280px'><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/shibashake.com\/dog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/IMG_2403-280x210.jpg\" alt=\"I speculate that it is more common to have an alpha female. \" title=\"Siberian Husky Attacks Shiba Inu\" width=\"280\" height=\"210\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3244\" \/><div class='wp-caption-text shiba-caption'>I speculate that it is more common to have an alpha female. <\/div><\/div> <!-- End shiba-stage --><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<strong>Why is it more common to have an alpha male\/female?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I speculate that it is more common to have an alpha female. <\/p>\n<p><em>Female dogs<\/em> are more concerned about controlling resources around the house, given their role as mothers. <\/p>\n<p><em>Alpha males<\/em> would be more concerned about leading the hunt, but since there is little of that in a domestic dog&#8217;s life, the male feels less of a need to assume the <a href=\"http:\/\/shibashake.com\/dog\/pack-leader-to-an-aggressive-dog\">alpha position<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"div-poll\">\n<a name=\"pd_a_2089322\"><\/a>\n<div class=\"CSS_Poll PDS_Poll\" id=\"PDI_container2089322\" style=\"display:inline-block;\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"PD_superContainer\"><\/div>\n<!-- Shiba add defer async -->\n<script defer async type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\" src=\"\/\/static.polldaddy.com\/p\/2089322.js\"><\/script>\n<noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/poll.fm\/2089322\">Take Our Poll<\/a><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>What about human packs?<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p>Is it more common in human households to have an alpha male or an alpha female? This is, of course, very rooted in the culture surrounding the human pack; but I really wonder what the statistics are like &#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Many people say that they have a 50\/50 household but I think it is difficult to achieve such symmetry. <\/p>\n<div class=\"alignspace\"><\/div>\n<div id='6587' class='wp-caption frame3 alignright' style='width:280px' ><div class='shiba-outer shiba-gallery' ><div class='shiba-stage' style='width:280px'><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/shibashake.com\/dog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/IMG_1565-280x210.jpg\" alt=\"Many people say that they have a 50\/50 household but I think it is difficult to achieve such symmetry.\" title=\"Shiba Inu and Siberian Husky Next to Each Other in a Kodak Moment\" width=\"280\" height=\"210\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6587\" \/><div class='wp-caption-text shiba-caption'>Many people say that they have a 50\/50 household but I think it is difficult to achieve such symmetry.<\/div><\/div> <!-- End shiba-stage --><\/div><\/div>\n<p>In general, I think there are areas where the male or female really wants control, and other areas where he\/she just stays away from. Occasionally though, there will be situations where everyone wants to make the call &#8211; these are the cases where it will be most clear who is the alpha. <\/p>\n<p><strong>What do you think?<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p>What is it like with your dog pack? and your human pack?<\/p>\n<div id='5976' class='wp-caption frame3 aligncenter' style='width:520px' ><div class='shiba-outer shiba-gallery' ><div class='shiba-stage' style='width:520px'><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/shibashake.com\/dog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_4960-520x390.jpg\" alt=\"What do you think?  What is it like with your dog pack? and your human pack?\" title=\"The Whole Pack Hanging Out in the Lawn\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5976\" \/><div class='wp-caption-text shiba-caption'>What do you think?  What is it like with your dog pack? and your human pack?<\/div><\/div> <!-- End shiba-stage --><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An alpha dog is the one that usually takes the lead, controls the resources, and the one that the other dogs defer to. In a multi-dog household, is it more common to have a male or female alpha dog? 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