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Originally Posted by YorkieRiley 
What to do: The vet says to do this: Sit on the floor with your legs together and straight ahead of you. Put the puppy on his back with his head at your knees. If he is having behavioral/dominance issues, he will look you in the eyes and bite at you. If he does this, you need to tell him "NO" in a deep stern voice until he stops. He may not listen and you will have to deal with the bite pain for probably 5-10 minutes until he gives up. As soon as he gives up, you praise the heck out of him. Repeat in another 2hrs.
She said she uses this technique and it works all the time. If it doesn't, you have more severe behavioral issues. You being over the puppy and the puppy laying on his back simulates how a dominate dog interacts with a submissive dog and this teaches your puppy that you are the boss!
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Okay - I tried this a few times today. After a 2-3 minutes of tantrums, growling and fighting, she would do the submissive thing. So . . . . . my question is . . . you said: the vet says this works all the time. If it doesn't work, there are more severe issues. What is the definition of it not working? How many times, days, etc?