There are three. Which one is alpha? Which is beta? Which is omega?
The oldest is arthritic and has hip problems so he barely moves. He always whines to be lifted onto chairs. We feed him first but are not sure that he is still alpha.
The second oldest is very laid back in the sense that he doesn't really seem to care about any of the other two picking a fight. He's closely bonded with the older one but is not very attention seeking. Unlike other dogs he doesn't enjoy cuddling or licking peoples faces at all. He likes playing fetch and wins 98% of the time that we do play. He is very small as he was the runt of his litter but he's also the fastest one since he can kill the lizards in our garden.
The youngest is two years old so technically not a puppy. He grew to be twice as big as the other two. Whenever the second dog is getting attention he freaks out and whines or physically pushes the second dog out of the way. He's a little separated from the other two dogs since he hasn't had as much time to bond with them but he's also the biggest so he always wins fights.
Where are my three dogs on the social hierarchy? Which one is alpha?
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- 3+ months ago by EternalSt...
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- dog, hip, oldest, alpha, social, always, problem, omega, beta
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the youngest one would be omega because of the separation issue from the other dogs the oldest one would be alpha this meaning the boss in a sense of the world the second oldest would be beta because of being not interested in what the other ones are doing he is bonded with the oldest one