<human>: Hello all! I recently adopted a dog, an alapaha blue blooded bulldog. I want to be a good owner to my dog and that includes being the "top dog". I am aware that I need to be dominant over my dog, but I am doing research and some of the advice seems to be too much. Let me be more clear. Researching the internet has shown me that my relationship with my dog is that of a master and a slave. I should not hug, pet, play with, or allow my dog sit or sleep with me. The science of it makes perfect sense, but do I need really to be like this to my dog? What are some of your opinions on being dominant, and what do you see as the most necessary rules to follow?

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<bot>: Got a new dog, know I need to be dominant, but lots of the rules seem silly. Advice? Experience?