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Amy,
The careful respect of the space of another is also very important in
Polynesian culture. We spent two years in Samoa and though the culture is
carefully structured, and striated, everyone's "space" is carefully
protected.
I concur with the opinion that the backing up "over" the second dog is a
dominant behavior. It is not done "head on" which might be more of a
threat but rather with the hips over the beta dog as a simple statement.
My male Pyr, Moses, is younger than my female, Sassy, but still clearly
dominant. They cooperate closely when watching over the
fields.............often lying side by side but facing different
directions. Moses is the more vocal but when a serious threat seems
imminent Sassy joins in with her support and if it lasts a long time they seem
to take turns with the most aggressive "attention" to the problem.
Watching them is so-o interesting.
Judy
(mid-Missouri)
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