Sentences with phrase «establish pecking order»

Cats are not as strictly hierarchical as dogs, but where several cats live in a single household, they will establish a pecking order.

Males establish their pecking order against just males and do not tend to mark when being left alone or to show dominance... they just mark when a girl is around who is season.

See, chickens need to establish a pecking order to organize the social aspects of their flock.

A lot of the dissension in RMFW - the schism that exists between those of us who chose the traditional path and those who chose to self - publish - bears a striking resemblance to trying to establish the pecking order in our own flock.

If no - one is in charge, they begin jostling with each other to establish a pecking order.

most from guys looking to get into the line up or establish a pecking order for call ups.

Not only are we at sea in trying to establish the pecking order for others; we are equally, perhaps especially, confused about our own position.

It is true that women «appear» to have a subjugated (or lessor) role in the Bible, it is a matter of perspective, but God created and established the pecking order between men and women in their marriage relationship, and yet He often used women in leadership and life saving roles.

Leicester players accept their roles and the established pecking order.

The result is that discussions of multiple civilizations reinforce discrepancies in status, establishing a pecking order that directly or indirectly permit preconceptions, alienation, humiliation, de-humanization and critically, encourage a propensity for justifying hegemony, abuse, denial of justice and selectivity in applying international norms and human rights.

Arguably, the weak correlation between testosterone and violence gives us reason to be optimistic about the human race: Whereas other animals battle over mates as a direct result of their seasonal fluctuations in testosterone and other hormones, humans have discovered other ways to establish pecking orders.

Whereas other animals battle over mates as a direct result of their seasonal fluctuations in testosterone and other hormones, humans have discovered other ways to establish pecking orders.

They have established their pecking order.

Determination of hierarchy and establishing the pecking order between themselves is a natural process of living together.

Integrating Sassy into the family with the two other family dogs was a challenge at first, but once they established their pecking order, things began to run smoothly.

It is very important that puppies stay with their mom and siblings for as long as possible during these periods and get to develop very important social skills of relating to each other and establishing a pecking order or hierarchy.

Keep in mind that at home, some small signs of aggression, like slight growling or barking, but no actual attacking may just be determination of hierarchy and establishing the pecking order between themselves in order to live together.

The rules tend to be complex, and there is an established pecking order, but generally those who fly enough and spend enough money with the airline are eligible.

We should recognize that alarmism is nothing but the inability to outgrow basic instincts, like herd instinct, clan forming, and establishing a pecking order by showing how brave we can fight the enemy.

Not exact matches

«Your brain is wired not only to figure out where you sit in the professional and social pecking order against others, but to reinforce your position in that pecking order,» says writer Steve Errey, who continues: «When you get wrapped up in establishing or maintaining status, the moment your place in the hierarchy drops you're going to feel pretty horrible... Don't get into the status game — there are no winners.»

It's about establishing yourself in a pecking order by flaunting your visibility, influence, and power.

In the case of many types of birds, such as the jackdaw, a precise hierarchical order is established so that everyone knows who can peck whom — literally — down to the lowest unmated female who has no one to peck.

With incisive running and shrewd passing to go with relentless work - rate, the 23 - year - old winger has established himself as a first - team player, even stepping ahead of Alex Oxlade - Chamberlain in the pecking order for the wide positions.

Aside from the fact that Marcos Rojo will be closing in on a return from injury in the coming weeks, Ashley Young has even established himself above Shaw in the pecking order at Old Trafford as he impressed again in the win over Tottenham in that role last weekend.

Unlike in previous seasons, none of the fighters are obviously on a higher level at this juncture, but as with the Flyweight champions season, a pecking order will probably establish itself pretty quickly.

Signed from Everton for # 8million in 2001, he was soon forced down the pecking order by established stars such as Thierry Henry and Sylvain Wiltord.

The 29 - year - old, who has been at Arsenal since 2012, has never really established himself as a first team regular and the arrival of Alexis Sanchez and Danny Welbeck has pushed him further down the pecking order.

The Lincoln Lawyer opens with an extensive «walking and talking» tracking shot, often used to heap information on us by establishing location, exposition, and the general pecking order of characters in under a minute.

Soon a new pecking order will be established as pupils, teachers and the school matron become locked in a bloody battle for survival.

In turn, how is a social pecking order established through this process?

The plan might involve establishing a repayment pecking order, having you focus on paying down high - interest debts first while making minimum payments on other debts.

A pecking order is established, and the pups are properly shown that they can not bite, chew, and tackle without consequences.

When a dog pack is established in a home the balance of nature changes and it is only a matter of time before these animals begin to establish their own pecking order.

Once the pecking order is established, they won't feel like they have to compete with each other.

You need to support whatever dominance hierarchy or «pecking order» your dogs establish for themselves.

Based on the outcomes of social challenges among group members, a dominance hierarchy or «pecking order» is established (see our handout: «Dealing With Dominance In Dogs»).

It goes on to say that the pecking order of Indian law firms is not well established, and younger firms have made considerable strides, partly reflecting the purchasing patterns of foreign clients and law firms who are drawn to the more youthful teams.