[Nikitta34]

Originally Posted by kjc

The Alpha roll is what is causing her to be fearful. It should only be used on adult dogs and only as a last resort to get dangerous, harmful behavior to stop.

Dominence will naturally occur through normal daily activities when you feed, play, groom, train, and especially on walks. If you have an uncontrollable puppy, I would try every other method first and consult a professional and a vet.

Puppies need to have their confidence and self esteem boosted. The Alpha Roll does just the opposite and only works on dogs that are too overconfident and independent. When puppies bite, act like a littermate and let out a yelp or ouch! and stop the behavior that made the bite possible. We all need limits, and when puppies get too wound up they can forget their manners. If you like the behavior, encourage it but stop her before she escalates to a bite or nip and then praise her.

Puppies will learn faster by praising what they do right, and ignore (give no attention to) what they do wrong. (I do not mean 'tolerate').

1. Kissing starts. You stop her kissing (move away)and praise her. Change activity.

2. Kissing starts. She nips, you say "ouch!" (more whinny than loud), and move away. She stops, startled. Change activity.

Teaching her basic obedience (sit, stay, down, etc.) will help reinforce your dominance.

Hope this helps.

Originally Posted by breannalynn

Thank you all for the great advice!!! I have been really upset with myself about this, I'm never going to do anything with her without checking it on this site first! lol I have learned so much on here! Hopefully when I redirect her behavior differently she'll forgive me and we can both forget about it. Thank you all again!

Don't beat yourself up about this. I did the Alpha roll once on Meg when she was a puppy since I read in some dog training book that this would establish me as the alpha dog. Meg was scared out of her mind and wouldn't come near me, either. But --- the good news is that I have built up her trust again (it didn't take long at all) and she is loving and cuddly and everything you want a dog to be. Your pup will come around, too. Give her lots of praise and cuddles, and she will soon forget that she is scared of you. If you're anything like me, you will find that you learn something new every day about the best way to work with/train your dog... You're to be commended for coming on YT and asking for help. Don't be hard on yourself!!