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Originally Posted by Britster  Eh, I think it works in certain instances. You shouldn't be obsessive about it and constantly be rolling your dog on their back for every little wrong thing they do. But IF a dog needs to be put in it's place for aggression or an issue of that sorts.. I think it's necessary and works. It just kind of gets them to relax eventually and calm down. But I do agree with certain points in that article. |
The whole premise of the Alpha Roll was proven wrong, that wolves don't forcibly roll one another onto their back. Rolling onto the back is voluntary submissiveness.
The only time one dog rolls another onto it's back is to tear its guts out to kill it. Can you imagine what message you are sending to your dog if you so that? That is why the Alpha Roll can make a dog aggressive and owners are often bitten.
Again, the group that developed the Alpha Roll, the Monks of New Skete, have since clarified that it should never be used by owners as a training method!