The pack walk is a primal activity that takes place in a dog pack. The dogs will get up, stretch, and go off on a journey, led of course by the "pack leader". The group will walk for miles in search of food, water, and other dogs. Leading your dog on a pack walk helps to establish you as that leader. Remember, the pack leader always get to go first!

		Because Linn's center is in the middle of an industrial section of the city, most of the dogs are on lead when the walk begins. The walk didn't start until all the dogs became calm and submissive. It only took a couple of minutes for this to happen, because the dogs understood that they were not going anywhere until they calmed down. Calm submissive energy, where have I heard that before?
Think how many times you have seen someone walking down the street with their dog? How about walking with more than one dog, more than two, or three? How about fifteen dogs navigating through traffic???
		You could feel the energy of the pack as we moved down the street, and the energy that emanated from Linn as he guided the pack through the streets of Los Angeles. The pack soon moved off the street and onto the sides of the LA rail line tracks.
As Linn explains "Dogs learn through physical and psychological pressure". As I watched the dogs navigate the large stones along the tracks, some dogs took it in stride, while others concentrated on every foot step. The psychological challenge of the walk became very clear.
		Walking between the rails further intensified the psychological challenge for the dogs. "Dogs burn energy by both physical exercise and psychological challenges", said Linn. That is why Cesar is constantly reminding his viewers that exercise alone is not enough, and dogs "need a job" to be mentally fulfilled .
When the pack returned to the center all the dogs again remained calm as the "event" ended. The group went into a fenced area known as the meditation area. No play or excitement is allowed in that area. Fifteen dogs calmly and patiently shared four large bowls of water, and then spread out for some well deserved rest. Read more...