Sentences with phrase «of the alpha dog»

In 2006, when Wade eclipsed Shaquille O'Neal for the role of Alpha Dog on that Miami Heat team and willed that rag - tag bunch of outcasts to an NBA title, Wade officially became untouchable.

And Bradley Chubb posses the same type of alpha dog mentality the Colts have been missing on defence.

Raider's the home guy who lets Roxanne fill the paws of alpha dog in charge of their world.

Training is also necessary to curb the dog's tendency to take the part of the alpha dog making it a bossy pet as well as instilling good manners.

The instructor, and later the handler, is simply stepping into the place of the alpha dog, the leader of the pack.

That is a sign of alpha dog behavior.

What that means is that no matter what the dog's pack status, the dog will readily step into a decision making / take charge role which mimic that of an alpha dog.

The best way to make chihuahua stop barking is to assume the role of alpha dog.

This attitude is mainly used in comparison to other dogs lower in rank, rarely it is used in the direction of the alpha dog.

For further reading, we found an excellent article on the behaviors of an alpha dog at the Dog Owners Guide.

As newborns, their mother plays the role of alpha dog.

Do you play the role of alpha dog to your puppy?

Practice acting the role of alpha dog!

They then take on the role of the Alpha dog over the flock, just as they would over a pack of dogs, and they protect the herd as if they were part of their canine family.

Take care when training your Shar - Pei that it does not become antisocial or too much of an alpha dog.

Current research challenges the idea of the alpha dog.

Not exact matches

Donna Fenn is a journalist and the author of two books: Alpha Dogs: How Your Small Business Can Become a Leader of the Pack; and Upstarts: How GenY Entrepreneurs are Rocking the World of Business.

Jalen Mayfield, a four - star Michigan offensive tackle pledge, took home 247sports» «Alpha Dog» at the Best of the Midwest Camp at...

After the Rockets signed Harden to that big extension, there were plenty of questions about whether he could be a true alpha dog.

Says they have «alpha dogs» who won't tolerate «some of the bullshit» that went on in the locker room last season.

Jalen Mayfield, a four - star Michigan offensive tackle pledge, took home 247sports» «Alpha Dog» at the Best of the Midwest Camp at Grand Valley State over the weekend.

You have some alpha dogs who are not going to accept a lot of the bulls — that has gone on.

This is a big one for the Blaugrana, who could reach seven consecutive wins to start the league season and establish their position as the alpha dog of the title race before the real challenges begin.

James Harding's Alpha Dogs: How Spin Became a Global Business (Atlantic Books, # 22.00) is about the highly successful Sawyer Miller Group of spin doctors who worked for politicians and corporate leaders, and included at one time Mark Malloch Brown, now a foreign office minister.

Caught up in the frivolity of it all, the alpha dogs apparently couldn't resist revisiting past sins of the comptroller, like sending staffers to «beachfront» conferences at county expense.

Three ferretlike brown lemurs, the pint - size alpha dogs of the preserve, make a beeline for the food.

It lies in the south western corner (07:27:24.50 +05:13:32.83, ICRS 2000.0) of Constellation Canis Minor (the Smaller Dog), at the border with Constellation Monoceros, the Unicorn — east of the Rosette Nebula (NGC 2237, 2238, 2239, and 2246) and southwest of Gomeisa (Beta Canis Minoris) and west of Procyon (Alpha Canis Minoris), which is its closest known stellar neighbor at only around 1.1 light - years away.

Supported by a top notch cast of veterans and newcomers such as Peter Fonda, Logan Lerman, Gretchen Mol, Alan Tudyk, Luke Wilson and the impressive Ben Foster (Alpha Dog) as psycho gunslinger and Wade's right hand man Charlie Prince, Mangold delivers a rich tableau that speaks to the true, humble motivations of heroism and the ability for empathy to be found even in the darkest recesses of the self - centered human heart.

Virtually every character in «Alpha Dog» is despicable and unsympathetic, but there is something emotionally honest and somewhat purposeful that develops out of the most unlikely of friendships between Yelchin

This time around our lovable ogre Shrek (Mike Myers) sets course with his trusty sidekicks Donkey (Eddie Murphy, «Norbit») and Puss In Boots (Antonio Banderas) to find the heir to the throne of Far Far Away, Arthur (Justin Timberlake, «Alpha Dog»).

It's ironic to use a wild dog term, but Neeson's character is the alpha male of the group.

Threatened by Paul's reticence, alpha - dog Gilly challenges him to a duel in the middle of town square.

Rounding out the alpha dog crew are Rex (voice of Edward Norton) and Duke (voice of Jeff Goldblum), who is so gossipy he puts Wendy Williams, Benita Butrell and TMZ to shame.

«Alpha Dog» (2006): Yelchin found complexity and unexpected avenues into his role here as a 15 - year - old who gets kidnapped and used as a pawn in a true story of drugs and murder.

She's part of the 2005 drama «North Country» starring Charlize Theron, and appears in «Alpha Dog» and on the short - lived CW series «Hidden Palms,» which ran for 8 episodes in 2007 with Amber as the lead female character, Greta Matthews.

Speaking of Timberlake, while the musician - turned - actor showed real promise in «Alpha Dog,» his performance here is second - rate at best.

ALPHA DOG saw him star with a number of young rising actors, Emile Hirch (SPEED RACER), Amanda Seyfried (MAMMA MIA) and BEN FOSTER (3:10 TO YUMA) in the true story of the youngest ever person to appear on the FBI's Most Wanted list.

November sees him re-team with ALPHA DOG co-star Amanda Seyfried for action - thriller IN TIME, Writer and Director Andrew (GATTACA) Niccol's futuristic vision of a world where only the rich are able to survive past the age of 25 while the rest of civilisation must work for the privilege or face the deadly consequences.

Years after «Hearts in Atlantis,» Yelchin had another major film role in Nick Cassavetes» «Alpha Dog,» a feverish true - crime saga inspired by the misdeeds of the notorious L.A. drug dealer Jesse James Hollywood, presently serving time for the 2000 kidnapping and murder of 15 - year - old Nicholas Markowitz.

Bald, handsome, clothed in braggadocio and unctuous charm, Zane nails a kind of alpha - male insouciance funny for its dogged insistence and, until the very end, its confidence in its eventual victory.

Dimension's boozy teen horror flick All the Boys Love Mandy Lane, starring 21 - year - old looker Amber Heard (Alpha Dog) as a virginal object of affection who gets caught up in a greater, downward - spiraling tug - of - war, releases in a little over a week, on July 20.

It clips along, with its story about Shrek inheriting the throne of Far Far Away and so desperately not wanting it that he goes in search of the next - in - line, Arthur (the voice of Justin Timberlake: Black Snake Moan, Alpha Dog), who's off in Ye Olde Medieval High School a ship's journey away.

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But in practice, it results in a stream of in - fighting for alpha - dog dominance, everyone trying to make what amounts to a cameo stick.

The Buzz: Based on the true story of Jesse James Hollywood, Cassavetes» film was created with some below - board assistance from the LAPD, which is part of why Universal has pushed Alpha Dog back so many times.

In other hands (let's take a moment to note Joaquin Phoenix is hard to imagine in the role as written) the character might have been difficult to pull off, but like RDJ - Stark, Cumberbatch is so charming you cheer along with his snarky demonstrations of skills and as he playfully alpha dogs his colleagues.

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Max is not too pleased and instantly wants to remain the alpha dog of their apartment.

Bereft by the loss of his best friend, Kobayashi's gap - toothed young ward Atari (Koyu Rankin) flies to this «junktopia», where he encounters «a pack of scary, indestructible alpha dogs» whose Anderson-esque battle cry is: «Let's take a vote!»

The 21 - year - old Yelchin, who also appeared in Alpha Dog and Charlie Bartlett, stars as Charley Brewster in DreamWorks» upcoming remake of Fright Night.