i agree that the 'alpha dog' thing does not work.
i have tried this with kayden...and she only gets more aggressive when i do release her. (sometimes i held her down for up to a minute)
i did it about 5 times to see if it would work...with no positive results...and it made me feel like i was being cruel to her
i have to say that i haven't been successful at finding a 'cure' for this yet.
i've also tried the 'walk away' thing...but she just follows me...obsessively biting at my ankles...and barking. and boy can she bark.
recently, i've started the 'time out' thing. this works while she's behind the gate, but once i let her out...it's on again.
and i hate doing this...especially if i've been at work all day.
and the water bottle doesn't work for her, either. she loves water...she she would get even more excited when i broke that out.
and...i tried the coins in the can. that just made her want to grab the can to see what was in it.
i'm just hoping she'll grow out of it soon.