Judah is one of the few dogs who taught me almost everything I know about dog behavior. He was the only natural alpha pack leader from whom I've ever had the good fortune to learn. Every dog that I've worked with has been dominant or submissive to one degree or another, and this is what makes a pack of dogs sync and gel in with one another. However, out of the handful of dogs who are most dominant naturally, only few are natural born pack leaders; dogs who would most prefer to be in charge rather than have someone be in charge over them. 

Natural born pack leaders look out for their pack and are always about everyone's best interest. This is why natural born pack leaders will happily be obedience trained and will do what is asked of them. However, to all the other dogs, they are most in charge amongst the K-9's in that household. Again, I have only ever worked with this one natural born pack leader in my 12+ years of experience with dogs, so they truly make up a small percentage of dogs as a whole.

I learned everything I know about expectancy when working with dogs while watching Judah. Dogs understand energy and body language, so they're always looking to follow along with whatever their leader is doing. This is a gift that I could never repay Judah for teaching me, because pet owners across Central Florida and beyond get the benefit in their relationship with their dog of learning this expectancy in their energy and body language from my sessions. What an amazing dog, I will forever be grateful! This picture was taken when I was a young kid, as you can see,  and Judah was extremely kind and the right kind of tolerant when it came to his pack.