Here is a post from Sheba's thread on BYH from November 4. It's on training her to lambs. Something like this?
Pasture #2 showed a little growth so I let the sheep in to graze. For Sheba, this was the first time to be in a field with baby lambs. I kept checking on her, but I had the pressure canner going. So I sat where I could see part of the field. Check canner, ease out door, slip up close enough to spot the dogs, watch, go back to check canner, repeat. About an hour later Sheba finally got bored. She approached the lambs, they moved away, she followed. They ran to momma, Sheba broke into a half run. By that time I was halfway there, grabbed a paper Feed sack, yelled SHEBA NO! And I was in the gate. I beat the sack against my leg while I scolded. Instead of that blank look I normally get, she rolled over and squinted her eyes. A first!! Breakthrough! I finally reached her!
Sentry had never left his spot where he was on guard and he was trying real hard to show me that he was being a good boy. I wanted to laugh. I called him and he ran to me, delighted that he wasn’t in trouble. LOL LOL Sheba poked the back of my leg with her nose and I petted her. Then we walked around while I praised them both. We made progress today.
She is becoming an awesome sheep guard. I try to work with her every day. It's a little harder now, the summer grass is dormant, the winter grass and clover is just sprouting, so I have to keep the sheep dry lotted. Both Sentry and Sheba go in with me when I feed, sometimes they want to stay there. Their night pasture is next to the sheep barn and they have a piece of the barn for shelter. Sheba has gotten plenty of up close time with the two lambs. Good practice for when the rest of the ewes lamb in January-February.
Another one-feeding her tidbits while we are eating. She doesn't beg from me, but my husband feeds her and she waits like a vulture for a bite. LOL LOL
He will give her a bite when he is almost done. When it is all gone, he shows his hands, palm open and says "All done." Then she lays down.
You have food?
I think what you are saying is actions more like the pack leader. Maybe not so much hard and fast rules, more of a posturing, body language and spoken word correction?
I treat my dogs as partners, pack members, part of the whole, I am the alpha dog. I quietly and gently correct them, but for a serious infraction, I lower the boom. I want them to remember how unpleasant it was and never want to do that again.
As I post this, Carson is fast asleep under the recliner footrest. Every morning, he hears me get up and whines at the door to come in. We have our ritual of him picking up a toy, I admire it, pet him and love him, then he get close to me and takes a nap.
always interesting to read your comments and observations. 
DH says I can increase his activity but back off if his swelling increases. He is 12 days post-op and still on antibiotics.
I think getting back into training routine will help him through his teenage phase.
If it wasnt for him I would have been laying in the ditch, no exaggeration. So thankful he is healed up and able to work again!! 
