[JoeyP]

I think the Dominance Theory works ....

1. If it is done Correctly ..... people can get hurt if they do it wrong

2. and therefore should ONLY be applied by people who know what they are doing

I use it and have used it with my dogs in the past and it works for me like a charm
If you think that your dog looks at you as anything other than his or her pack leader than you're putting way too much human values onto an animal that has lived and worked in packs for thousands upon thousands of years
Poking a dog at the neck may not be the same as the bite of another dog
.... but it does snap the dog out of a specific behavior and focuses their mind on You