Is my rescue showing herding instinct or dominance

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My 11 year old rescue who I have had for a year is a Corgi German Shepherd Cross. He adores me and follows me everywhere but he pushes hard against the back of my legs with his nose, I always assumed it's herding instinct as both are herding breeds but a friend says it's dominant behaviour and I need to train him to stop he does not do it to DH but then he doesn't follow him like he does me. I would welcome advice from people who have herding breed dogs

You’re absolutely right they do - with other dogs, not humans 🙄

You can roll your eyes all you like, and will probably be quoting the 'debunked wolf theory ' but that doesn't mean you are right

But you keep throwing the cheese whilst the dog sits on the sofa and growls at you, whilst you put human emotions and reasons onto a dog.

I’m following the science that I’ve studied as someone who works with dogs.

If you want to carry on arguing with that then can crack on - it’s your own time you’re wasting.