When you are getting an additional dog into the pack, the whole pack dynamic has changed. The same happens if a person moves in with you or someone moves away from you. Anytime any kind of change happens in your family (pack), your dog is going to ask questions. The question the dog is asking is whether you are still the leader or if the dog has to take over the responsibility. It is always the most experienced, most intelligent, strongest, the fittest individual that has to be the leader. If you give the dog the answer that you are still in control and that the dog can still trust you with its life, everything is going to go back to normal It is important that we are then giving the dog the right answer.
When someone is moving away from us, we could have emotions regarding the change, however, the answer we give our dogs should be the same: Do not worry, I have got this, you can still trust me with your life. Remember that the leader is the one with the most responsibilities, they have to be able to keep the pack safe, well fed, happy, and they are also the only ones that are allowed to breed, even though they can allow other pack members to breed too, but then it is all on their terms. This is how you can be a breeder, and still do Dog Listening.
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