This is really interesting. I'm kind of wondering- do you know of Temple Grandin? She's not terribly similar, but you talking about using the canine social structure as a framework reminds me of her. She's an autistic person who does a lot of work with mostly farm animals (cattle, especially) and how to deal with them.
It might just be me, but some of the behaviors you're describing as alpha seem to be just being a good host or a good 'mother hen' type- being the person to keep things running. I'm not sure what that says, either about me or you.
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Date: 2010-04-06 01:21 am (UTC)It might just be me, but some of the behaviors you're describing as alpha seem to be just being a good host or a good 'mother hen' type- being the person to keep things running. I'm not sure what that says, either about me or you.