Top dog?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="quote">quote</span>, “<span word="Carl">Carl</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="dog">dog</span> <span word="here">here</span>”, <span word="what">what</span> <span word="does">does</span> “<span word="top">top</span> <span word="dog">dog</span>” <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="Carl">Carl</span> <span word="calls">calls</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shots">shots</span> <span word="here">here</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="Carl">Carl</span> <span word="says">says</span>.</p><p><span word="Obviously">Obviously</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="dogs">dogs</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="doggie">doggie</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="top">top</span> <span word="dog">dog</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="synonymous">synonymous</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Alpha">Alpha</span> <span word="dog">dog</span>, <span word="alpha">alpha</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="letter">letter</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Greek">Greek</span> <span word="alphabet">alphabet</span>.</p><p><span word="Alpha">Alpha</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="letter">letter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="alphabet">alphabet</span>, <span word="alpha">alpha</span> <span word="dog">dog</span>, <span word="hence">hence</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="dog">dog</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pack">pack</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="foremost">foremost</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="group">group</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="alpha">alpha</span> <span word="dog">dog</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="either">either</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="male">male</span> (<span word="hence">hence</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="alpha">alpha</span> <span word="male">male</span>) <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="female">female</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dominant">dominant</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="pack">pack</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pack">pack</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="hunting">hunting</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="alpha">alpha</span> <span word="male">male</span> <span word="leads">leads</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="attack">attack</span>; <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pack">pack</span> <span word="eats">eats</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="prey">prey</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="alpha">alpha</span> <span word="male">male</span> <span word="gets">gets</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="gets">gets</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="parts">parts</span>.</p><p><span word="Oh">Oh</span>, <span word="top">top</span> <span word="dog">dog</span>.</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="alpha">alpha</span> <span word="dog">dog</span> <span word="meets">meets</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="greets">greets</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="dog">dog</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="dog">dog</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="rolling">rolling</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="holding">holding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="alpha">alpha</span> <span word="dog">dog</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="neck">neck</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="licking">licking</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="hair">hair</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="legs">legs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="forth">forth</span>. <span word="By">By</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="so">so</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dog">dog</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="demonstrating">demonstrating</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="loyalty">loyalty</span>, <span word="obedience">obedience</span> <span word="plus">plus</span> <span word="assiduities">assiduities</span> <span word="toward">toward</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="dog">dog</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="standing">standing</span> <span word="tall">tall</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="firm">firm</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="legs">legs</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="position">position</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="doubt">doubt</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="dog">dog</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="advantageous">advantageous</span> <span word="prestigious">prestigious</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dominating">dominating</span> <span word="position">position</span>.</p><p><span word="Definitely">Definitely</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="underdog">underdog</span>, <span word="exactly">exactly</span>.</p><p><span word="Now">Now</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="term">term</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="underdog">underdog</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lesser">lesser</span>, <span word="weaker">weaker</span> <span word="party">party</span>.</p>
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