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  1. My big (90 pound) dog, at age ten, has suddenly become a fence climber. What's your favorite preventative for that?

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  2. Answered- I've read that I shouldn't let my dog go through doors before me. Is that true? Why?

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    AdminSara Cathey (n/a, Dognition.com Home) responded

    Your question has been answered by Dr. Brian Hare:

    You shouldn’t worry about your dog going first through a doorway or any other signs of ‘dominant behavior’. The idea that you should be the alpha dog is based outdated wolf research, which studies now show does not apply to dogs.

    For a long time many people thought that because dogs evolved from wolves, wolves were a good model to understand dog behavior. Although they do share much of the same DNA, we have since learned that their pack structures and social behavior are actually very different.

    If you look at packs of feral dogs, or dogs who live without human interference, research shows that they look to the dog with the most friends. There is no single dominant pair that uses violence and dominant behavior, instead when deciding where to go feral dogs follow the dog with the largest…

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