t is no secret that society and schools especially have a pack mentality. When students gather in tight groups, then the students left on the outside feel left out and abandoned. (Lyness, 2013). Even if sometimes a student is let in they end up becoming the Omega of the clique, or in pack terms, the clique’s punching bag. (Conger, 2008) The pack mentality is something dogs are born with, as they show more dominant or submissive traits as they age. From the days in the wild dogs survived in packs that had a clear hierarchy and was kept tight, but it seems that humans have taken on this mentality too. (Understanding Dog, 2017) The loyalty of dogs to the Alpha (pack leader) is replicated by owners and dogs recognize their own mostly by smell.
