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Originally Posted by Txgurl06  its funny because here on YT i have read some many threads about out of control yorkies and yorokies who try to bite and the one the YTers tell them is turn them on their backs and tell them no so you are showing them who the leader is lol and also some say to put them aove your heads in the air and tell them no.
but then on this thread everyone is saying they dont believe in the leader roll or alpha roll.
i like him and i watch him and a lot of people dont want their dogs runny them and want them to be well trained. i think his methods are true. It doesnt hurt a dog to grab that skin on the back of their necks that is what the moms do. i dont necessarly do it but im sure it works.
im not putting down YT but its funny how some of us only will admit or like things when its a convience for us. |
IMHO-like you said about the neck thing "That is what the moms do" We should not! Moms do it when they are pups and when a dog is full grown I am sure it is not as comfortable. I would never let anyone grab my fur-babies like that. Especially not in the case of that video clip...The discipline he used to stop those dogs from barking was way too harsh.
I do believe in the "alpha dog" or "alpha role" in my fur-family, Trini is definately the alpha and it shows buut mine are all pretty well behaved. They all know I'm the boss but I treat them as equals always...
There are other less degrading ways to train a dog than to intimidate them or show them our superiority, that's all I'm saying. I remember reading a post from another YT'er a few months back saying that what helped her dog stop barking was to get a metal spoon and a pan and bank it every time the dog would accessively bark. I think that is a much better way to approach that situation. The dog in that clip looked scared into submission. <<<Not good
Your dog should do the right thing because they want to please you not because they are scared what will happen if they do whats wrong.
I also want to add that in extreme cases it might be necessary to be slightly more aggressive, but when the dog is having an aggression issue. Like a child, the discipline should conform to the offense...but I am not the one to decide what others do, just giving my honest opinion