08/21/2025
This! Please stop doing weird/scary things to your dog in the name of “dominance”/ “being alpha”.
What if everything you thought about leadership was upside down?
A photographer studying a wolf pack revealed a formation that challenges our deepest assumptions about power, authority, and responsibility. What they found turns conventional wisdom on its head:
🟠 The weakest wolves set the pace, guiding the pack without force.
🟠 The strongest flank and guard, shielding the group from danger on every side.
🟠 The so-called “leader” takes the rear, observing, protecting, and guiding from behind.
In the wild, leadership isn’t about standing at the front or asserting dominance. It’s about awareness, timing, and service — knowing when to lead, when to defend, and when to step back to let others thrive.
This natural blueprint offers a profound lesson for humans: true leaders don’t just command; they protect, they empower, and they ensure the whole group succeeds. Sometimes, the greatest act of leadership is quietly holding the line from behind.
