| He'd picked up plenty of information about the way Packs worked over the years. from Wild Dogs who came into the city, but it seemed there was still a lot he didn't understand. It was strange to realize that. He'd gotten so used to being the one in the Leashed Pack who knew about the wild...but he was still a City Dog who'd never had to think about rank or status before. |
| — Lucky's thought on Pack Life in Darkness Falls, page 104 |
Pack Hierachy is a wild dog ruling system in which the roles of dogs are divided amongst various roles that depend on each pack.[1] A dog's rank determines their honor, power, loyalty and respect within a dog pack.[2] Sometimes it dictated where a dog slept as well.[3]
Contents
Description
- The system works with all dogs assigned to their individual role in the pack.[4] Their role in the pack gives them a meal before subordinate dogs and respect from lower-ranking pack members.[5]
- The positives of this ruling system is that each dog knows their role and can follow the orders of an Alpha without concerning about making important decisions.[6]
- The cons of this ruling system are: although a dog can be promoted by an Alpha without challenging another dog, a dog can be misplaced in a role that does not align with their skill level.[7] Also, a dog that is not physically powerful is by a disadvantage to more powerful, bigger dogs.[8] Food is not distributed equally among the pack, and while some are gorging themselves, some go hungry.[9][10][2][11]
Each Pack Hierarchy
- Different packs can have various ranks and roles amongst themselves.[12] These list examples found in different packs or packs during different times of leadership.[13][14]
Alpha's Ruling List (In Order of Rank)
- For more information regarding each rank, see their individual pages through the hyperlinks. This is the hierarchy when Alpha was in charge of the Wild Pack.[15][16][17][13]
Sweet's Ruling List (In Order of Rank)
- For more information regarding each rank, see their individual pages through the hyperlinks. This is the hierarchy when Sweet was in charge of the Wild Pack.[18][14]
Wolf Pack Ruling List (In Order of Rank)
- For more information regarding each rank, see their individual pages through the hyperlinks. This is the hierarchy when the wolf Alpha was in charge of the Wolf Pack.[19]
Trivia
- According to Lucky's prior knowledge, all Packs had an Alpha and an Omega, but usually not a Beta.[20]
Other Ruling Systems
References and Citation
- ↑ Revealed in The Empty City, page 92
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Revealed in A Hidden Enemy, page 107
- ↑ Revealed in Darkness Falls, page 15
- ↑ Revealed in A Hidden Enemy, page 116
- ↑ Revealed in A Hidden Enemy, page 125
- ↑ Revealed in The Endless Lake, page 219
- ↑ Revealed in Darkness Falls, page 16
- ↑ Revealed by Whine and Sunshine's physically small stature and Twitch's lame leg giving him a low rank in.
- ↑ Revealed in The Endless Lake, page 220
- ↑ Revealed in The Endless Lake, page 109
- ↑ Revealed in A Hidden Enemy, page 191
- ↑ Revealed by the comparison of Blade's Pack and the Wild Pack
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Revealed in The Endless Lake Pack List
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Revealed in A Pack Divided Pack List
- ↑ Revealed in A Hidden Enemy Pack List
- ↑ Revealed in Darkness Falls Pack List
- ↑ Revealed in The Broken Path Pack List
- ↑ Revealed in Storm of Dogs Pack List
- ↑ Revealed in Alpha's Tale Pack List
- ↑ Revealed in A Hidden Enemy, page 92
