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Originally Posted by TwoforFun  What I did and some might not agree with me is everytime she bite me I would put her on her side and gently hold her till she stop squirming. Then I would give her the toy she was able to bite. Some argue I'm teaching her to be scared of me but I just taught her I'm the boss do as I say. She's one yr old and trust me she's not scared of me at all. But at that age I'm not sure how much she will comprehend. |
Please don't tell people to do that to their dogs! It can cause a dog to become aggressive and fearful!
"Veterinarians and shelters are seeing the results of this misapplied dominance. As one veterinary behaviorist put it to me at a recent scientific meeting, "A puppy has to submit to whatever the owner does; it has no choice. Then around the age of two comes just one Alpha roll too many, and the dog defends itself at last and tries to take the owner's face off." Debunking Dominance Theory | Karen Pryor Clickertraining ClickerSolutions Training Articles -- The History and Misconceptions of Dominance Theory