Once upon a time, Barbara 'Walkies' Woodhouse told us that 'we' should be dominant but all she did was terrified dogs. Caesar Milan traumatised more dogs than he helped and he eventually went bankrupt. The rules change as time and research teach us that we are not as smart and all-knowing as we think we are.
This little article was written by Pete Wedderburn who is a Vet and he does a weekly Q&A in the Telegraph and various Irish TV programmes and Radio shows. I trust his judgement regarding animal matters.
☺"It’s thirty years since I qualified as a vet, and in that time, our understanding of “the truth” has changed. The dominance hierarchy of dogs has been shown to be untrue, the idea that cats love the company of other cats is a myth, and there are many other examples.
As a vet, I have kept up to date with these changes in our knowledge by going to regular educational events, as well as by reading journals and textbooks. But for owners, it can be difficult to stay up to date." ☺
https://www.petethevet.com/petes-weekly-online-piece-in-the-telegraph-the-new-easy-way-to-learn-the-truth-about-cats-and-dogs/