A Dog Pack is a Dog Family

Thousands of years ago a portion of wolves started teaming up with humans.

This subset of wolves eventually became the four legged companions we now call dogs. Dogs have evolved to live in concert with a tribe or family of humans. For the sake of simplicity, this team of dogs and humans is what we call a “pack”. 

When we talk about dog packs, we aren't talking about the dogs that have broken off from humanity in order to return to the wilderness. Nor the dogs that freely roam the streets of some cities. A dog pack, for us are the modern, domesticated dogs and the humans that live with them. 

For the purposes of our training the word pack will be synonymous with words like family, team, tribe, or any other type of group. That is to say, your pack is any group of people or animals that you say it is. It is an inclusive term that includes you, your partner or spouse, your children or parents, your dog or dogs, and any other people or animals that play significant roles in your life. 

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Everything in this blog is written to apply to your relationships in general. I encourage you to practice mentally swapping out the phrase “your pack” at any point with, “your family”, “your business”, “your team”, or any other type of group you are affiliated with.  

If you really want to have some fun with it, feel free to swap out the word “dog” with “child”, “boss”, “friend” or “parent”. 

At its heart, this blog is about forming strong, healthy relationships, including the relationship you have with yourself. It is important that when you read the word pack that you remember that you are just as much a part of it as anyone else, and that leading others starts by leading yourself.