Dog is a Dog

Often we hear a variety of discussion when it comes to the origin of our best friend, the dog. For a long time it was heard and is still talking to the dog originated from the wolf. Is that really true? There are several terms that speak on the pack leader, and we will include them in this article.

Different Definitions of Alpha Dog

First some definitions of remorse to be benevolent leader who teaches your dog the rules to be followed and provides support and guidance to his dog. We teach your dog to behave , to know what may and what may not work in the house/apartment. The second concept is somewhat different when the owner believes his dog was part of the " pack" , and the owner has to play the role of " alpha " as he ensured that his dog does not take the status, the primacy of the household . This means that it is necessary to introduce the "rules of the pack " in order to ensure the lead owner, and how man is not a dog or a wolf, but homo sapiens , the role of " alpha " it is not natural and therefore the rules which he then establishes a very inconsistent and unclear. The studies that have been conducted over the last few years , totally debunked the myth that our dogs are part of the pack with people , which is constantly trying to reach higher ranking . Just because a dog is descended from wolves, does not mean you have to treat it as if it is a wolf.

The Leader of the Pack or Something Else

However, the scenario of pack leader still continues to be the main topic of debate between handler and dog behaviorists, those who are advanced together with science and started using positive training methods, and those who did not. Unfortunately, television is not at all helped to promote these new methods to the general public, that the target group - the owners. Instead, we still have one and the same scenario and the leader and the pack. After all, if something is on television, then it must be true right? This way of thinking, the most harmful to dogs, believe it or not. Many owners today use harsh methods pack leader with the use of choke collar, electric collar,alpha role, technique, flooding. The belief that the use of modern techniques of dressage. But these methods have been present since ancient days, and before popular idea of ​​Dog Whisperer have already been assessed as very harmful and unpleasant to dogs.

What it means to be the leader of the pack?

Primarily , overturning a dog on the side or back - where one-hand push the his chest to the floor , a second turn his head away from us , how he could not establish eye contact . This is not the way in which the dog subordinates. In fact, we're an open invitation " to fight." If a dog wants to put in a subordinate position to the other dog or owner , he do it willingly , and certainly not physically forced to do so. When two dogs get into a fight , a dog can throw another dog on earth with the intent to inflict serious injury , but a dog that is on earth , not because there is subverted , but because they are struggling. If the dog shows subjugation, he done to avoid conflict. It is a natural instinctive behavior , which does not require any physical manipulation by another dog or owner. But if the dog by force compelled to do it and be inhibited , then he will be forced to release from that position in their own way - or will rebel and try to bite or owner will reluctantly accept the resulting situation, but on the so is "subordinated". Alfa roles do not reflect the natural behavior of the dog, as if the owner of the use of force pushed the dog on the floor, he does not show his dominance, because the dog does not show his submission. The owners knew that cause conflict. This alpha role is not the way the dogs, including wolves, communicate with each other.

The Main Task of the Alpha Animals

The primary role of alpha males and females is to provide a strong seed, and they are referred to as "a pair of parent". The female will never mate with another male, except alpha, which in dogs is not the case. The wolf pack is made up of members of one family - they are social, and all cooperate in hunting, raising cubs and guarding their territory. Size of the pack is determined by the number of wolves that can be linked and together form a single unit. Alpha does not always eat first, even though it keeps telling owners to work as well, to do the wolves. In fact, the alpha male in most cases not even be there when the other wolves catch prey, and then it is absurd to assume that the other wolves sit quietly next prey, and wait for the "alpha" appears to take the first bite.
 

Endangered Animal Species

Experience has shown that mankind does not appreciate a lot of the richness and diversity of nature that surrounds it. Rapid industrial development and urban sprawl is destroying the one man one animal species, taking account of its treasures. Today we are presenting 12 most endangered wild cats, which will soon if something is not done, gone forever.

This unusual animal living in regions by ice in Central Asia. It is hard to spot in the wild, due to the amazing ability to camouflage, and the fact that very few of these animals left in the world. It is estimated that the population of snow leopards today number about five thousand animals on a daily basis is reduced.

Fisher cat

Cat angler irrefutable proof that not all cats in a fight with water, and if it is named. She lives on the banks of rivers and wetlands in India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. It is an excellent swimmer and hunter, and mainly feed on fish.

 

The Iberian lynx

This is a critically endangered species threatened with extinction soon. This year's statistics say that the rest of the world only 309 individuals. As its name indicates, this wild cat inhabits the Pyrenees (Iberian) peninsula. It is known as an excellent hunter of rabbits, but her talent at the same time a great curse, as it is in this area, fewer rabbits. Although protected by law and may not be hunted, Iberian lynxes often succumb to the automobile or fall prey to wild dogs.

 

Sumatra cat

Unusual wildcat, which is also known as flat head cat, inhabits Borneo and Sumatra. It is a small animal that lives in damp areas. Today in the world there are about 2500 of these pussy, and especially those dying due to drying out of their natural habitat, where to plant oil palm plantations. Like a cat fisherman, Sumatra cat is excellent swimmer and fisherman.

 

Borneo cat

Have you ever remain a mystery, as there is a danger that it disappears before you get to learn something about it. As Sumatran cat, it is not well studied and there is very little known. The first photo of this animal was made only in 1998. Was. It lives only on the island of Borneo, and became extinct due to habitat destruction for oil palm plantations, as well as Sumatra cat. 

Tiger 

Although one of the most wild cats in the world, these wonderful animals is slowly disappearing. In the world there are six subspecies of tiger, of which the best known are the Sumatran and Bengal tiger, who are much more vulnerable than others. Except that destroyed their natural habitat, tigers are victims of hunting for their beautiful fur and their body parts used as aphrodisiacs and drugs, although their effect is confirmed in practice. Of them were tigers on the black market now exceeds the number of individuals living in the wild.

Andean mountain cat 

Compared to the huge tiger, this creature looks like a real street cat. As Borneo cat, was taken only 90s of the last century. It is very similar to the snow-leopard, is smaller than him. The population of the mountain cats includes 2,500 individuals. It is often the target of the local population because it is used in traditional and religious rituals.

 

Clouded leopard 

This type of leopard is very rarely seen in the wild, and scientists have spent almost a decade in order to have him notice me. Type, fortunately, still exists, and is found in areas of Southeast Asia, where there are about ten thousand individuals. Since 2008. Year is on the list of vulnerable species that are not endangered, but they are on the verge of becoming so.

 

African lion 

King of animals shared with tiger title most famous wild cats in the world. Lion populations are drastically smalnjila over the last few years, but, fortunately, has not yet reached a critical point. Due to habitat loss and hunting, most of the lions today is inhabited areas of eastern and southern Africa. Only over the past two decades, the population of these animals decreased between 30 and 50 percent. Today in the wild live 47 thousand lions.

 

Marble cat

These animals live in Southeast Asia, and the list of endangered animals found since 2002. Was. Around ten thousand marble cats today inhabit the wild in Vietnam, India, Indonesia, Cambodia, Laos, Nepal and Thailand. This wild cat is larger than a domestic cat, and is considered a relative clouded leopard. It is an excellent hunter, and feeds mainly on birds, squirrels and reptiles. It is often targeted by poachers for their fur and bones.

 

Them Blackfeet cat 

Them Blackfeet cat is luscious creature very like a gentle kitten. However, the look can be deceiving: this is a very wild cat. It is the smallest African cat that inhabits the south of the continent. Them Blackfeet cat is a night owl, which is rarely seen because it lies at the slightest signal of danger. Almost never climb trees, but likes to dig holes in the ground.

 

Cheetah

On this list deserve the fastest land animal , which can escape everything but poor human impact on the environment. This runner was once inhabited a wide area of Africa and the Middle East and today can be found only in one part of Iran and some parts of Africa. A man is hunted and tamed cheetahs centuries , because they were popular as pets great rulers . Because they need a broad grounds on which they can run, they are being slowly squeezed out of areas that were once confidently ruled. In addition , the voice because of their fur , and are often the victims of poachers. In today's world , there are only 12 thousand individuals cheetah.

 

Animal World Slowly Dying

Every hour on the Earth disappear three animal species . The planet is in crisis consisting of a sharp reduction in the number of individual species . This is especially true of mammals , said the director of the Moscow representative office of the International Fund for Animal Welfare Mary Voroncova.

 

Risk of failure exists for rhinos , elephants and tigers. The world has had only two thousand seven hundred tigers. We live in the Far East Amur tigers, are no more than four hundred . There lives an extraordinary kind of leopard. They remained thirty - forty individuals . At the same time , a sharp drop in the number of saiga - antelope which is primarily twenty years were about two million . On the territory of Russia to preserve the flock of three to five thousand, and there are a total of 180 thousand . Obviously, reducing the number of polar bears and walruses , which live in the sea Lapteva .



The number of animals is decreasing throughout the globe . For the past five hundred years, the World Conservation Union . completely died out over eight hundred forty species . According to various estimates, the animals now extinct a hundred or even a thousand times faster than the normal pace of the evolutionary process . This is primarily caused by anthropogenic interference . Global warming leads to irreversible change of environment and as a consequence , the type of failure . On the other hand, conquer new areas , massive forests are being cleared , beyond the farm. In addition , the man is the main consumer of the animal world . Incredibly fast growing market of plants and animals. To restore their populations are needed centuries . As pointed out by Mary Voroncov.


 

Very sharply reduced the number of elephants . Each year, poachers in Africa killed up to sixty thousand elephants . Killed for ivory , which are still highly valued in Southeast Asia and China . However , most of them killed in order to get grant money to terrorist organizations . He recently attacked a shopping mall in Nairobi. The organization that he possessed came from Somalia . It is believed that up to forty percent of the money that is used in a terrorist activity comes from the illegal trade in ivory from poachers , who take an active part .



 In Russia not only to fight the poachers , but also generate various projects for the conservation of rare species of animals and birds . Among other things , that the project " Walruses of the Arctic ." Walruses are usually divided into three subtypes, says project coordinator for WWF Arctic biodiversity Russia Mikhail Stishov. Pacific walrus lives in the Bering and East Siberian Sea. It is an industrial walrus , with him everything is fine . Atlantic inhabits Greenland and East Canada. We - the Barents and Kara Sea . Atlantic walrus is scarce species , it is not known exactly how many there are . Because several years trying to find places where habitat . We found a new habitat on the island Vajgac New Earth . Now we access the satellite observation. There is information on how the walruses are moving in the Barents Sea.
 

The third subspecies inhabits In waters must Lapteva . It is the most puzzling . It is possible to fall into the Pacific walrus . That remains to be clarified. To conserve populations of walrus , scientists need to have information about the places where they live . Genetics will help to answer this question . Scientists were able to take samples of genetic material of the Atlantic and Pacific walrus . A expedition that took place this year enabled the sampling of three subspecies , which was included in the IUCN Red List . Even before winter at the Institute of Genetics will be obtained accurate data on how these flavors interconnected. It is possible that these studies provide rescue this species from extinction.

The Most Popular Dogs

This would all of us started a interesting topic. How can it not be when it comes to dogs. Are they really a man's best friend, or is it just a fabrication? Anyway dogs can bring great joy to the lives of every man. Many of the diseases known to man suffering can be prevented and healed thanks to these good creatures. You probably think you know a lot about dogs. But not so. On the set I do not try much to see what their psyche, what they think and if they have a need for something. Dogs also have a strong emotion. They know you are grieving, crying, laughing it, be happy. 

What we do know is that the dog is a descendant of the wolf, and a new study provides evidence that this may not be the case. Planet abounds with a variety of types of dogs. Accordingly each of us has his favorite dog. Somebody likes lovely, gentle dogs such as poodles. While on the other hand had people who prefer more robust dogs, dangerous character, smarter, more sports orientation. Someone dogs were needed to guard the house, someone to be devoured by pests. Every man against his character chooses himself a certain dog for a pet. Thus we can see that the dog and his owner have similar characters. This is a very interesting phenomenon about which will be discussed later.
 

 

Bulldog

Here we can distinguish some of the most interesting dogs and those who said they were one of the most popular. We will start with a bulldog. His cute wrinkled face relaxed and made ​​the Bulldogs become the most dog breeds. This species is formed centuries ago from the UK. First, they were used as bait in the bullfighting that their cultivation at one time had stopped. The anatomy of these dogs is very changed. They were rather slim while still a small and stocky. The head is larger in relation to the body. In females have a situation where the pelvis is much smaller than the head and usually gives birth by caesarean section. Therefore, puppies can be expensive.


 

 

Mops

For this dog is said to be originated from China. It was founded in ancient times by reducing the mastiff. He was in the service of a monk from Tibet. The dog was brought to Europe for the first time in the Netherlands and in the 16th century. There are specific and interesting physical appearance. His muscular, tight body, flat snout and a distinctive look, giving it an attractive appearance and visual character. Pug is a playful dog, loyal to his own family, especially the children, it's fun and rewarding company. It is very sensitive and intelligent, and physically much asking themselves. Most of these dogs, loud snoring. Body height at the withers is 25 - 28 inches, although some specimens up to 35 inches, a weight of 6 - 8 pounds. The head is large in proportion to the body, with a short snout, eyes dark and serious. The ears are thin and small, black, can be firmly lap or hung backwards. The body is short and square, tightly curled tail and wrap a leg strong and straight. The coat is short, soft and shiny, and can be black, apricot, white or yellowish-brown, not demanding to maintain, requires only occasional brushing.

Beagle

Beagle is one of the oldest pointer and originating in the territory of Great Britain. Its origins go even to the period from the time of ancient Greece. This dog was brought to Scandinavia and the Crossed vs. time. So in the period of 1450 years we in the true sense of the word dog named beagle they usually mean little in the translation. It was used first in the royal family during the hunt. He showed the time as a good hunter and a loyal friend. There's kind nature towards other dogs as well as to man. It tolerates cold and heat.

Border Collie

It is assumed that they were the guardians of the flock polar deer. the conquest of the Vikings performs they get their new way of living the moment are crossed with race, which is indigenous.Named after an area on the border between Scotland and England . Race as we know it today , was obtained by selecting only the operating characteristics, 1843rd years and was recognized only in 1976. by Kenel club. Border collie arrived in France in 1970. , along with sheep imported from Britain. Society border collie , merged in 1985 with SCC . Of all the shepherd , the dog is the only one that is related solely to its function Kelpie , in my country , the Commonwealth and other countries. In order to prove and show border collie necessarily must pass aptitude tests . He has the eye , the eye, say breeders. One gets the impression that the border collie uses the power of his gaze to hypnotize cattle , which are closer to crawling as a hunting dog . He is aloof and predicts response herds in all possible situations and faces them .




His extraordinary sense of smell allows him to guard sheep without a problem and at the highest fog. In France , where the herd closed in the sector , its role consists in separating the sheep from the flock ram or inducement to change the pasture .