Excellent point. My younger female is starting to challenge the pack "bravo" now. I will let it play out but I hope it does when we are there so we can keep the "alpha" male out of it. I fear that he would take sides with the older female and then the challenger will be in big trouble. Happened once already with the males when they were reshaping the pack order.. the female joined in on the side of the prior dominant male and it was not a pretty sight! I know from experience that it is our nature to want to break them up but when shaping the pack - they have to settle it and the sooner the better.