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Old 08-20-2009, 07:01 AM   #112
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Originally Posted by RachelandSadie View Post
see i would have never known this wasn't good before, people kept saying to try it, i don't like it, i tried it a couple times and her eyes go wild, i hate that look in her eyes, i don't know if it's fear, but now since you said that i bet that it is fear, she's terrified of it and i stopped doing i awhile ago, i hated her expression and that's just not the right method for a baby, she does much better with me ending playtime or making her settle down by removing myself or her from the play area.

Ending playtime is exactly the right thing to do. That's what her mom and littermates would do if she got too rough. She will learn that the fun stops if she gets too carried away.

It scares me how many people still use the Alpha Roll without realizing that it is outdated and dangerous.
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