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Originally Posted by QueenB72

With my previous yorkie pups, if you loudly say ”OUCH!" in a high pitch squeal, for both hands and feet play biting, it usually stops them in their tracks. This mimics the sounds their siblings made when they get too rough alerting the offending dog that they hurt the other and they stop. This only works on some puppies as I am finding out now. Current puppy stopped at first with this method, but is now immune to the ouch squeal. What works for her temporarily when she really gets out of hand is picking her up and making a fake ”attacking/growl” like noise while sort of grabbing the the side of her face near her ear with my lips, and then firmly saying no! You're not hurting them at all, just showing them who is alpha. And she stops the wild, rough play immediately, then likes my fingers. Got the idea from my mom who suggested to ”bite her back,” Lol, which I would never do of course. But the act of ”attacking” back seems to be working. I tried to use the ouch sound, but when this spurs her on to bite even harder, that's when this ”alpha attack” comes in. And remember, this is more an ”I’m the boss” maneuver than a discipline maneuver. Good luck!

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The alpha theory has been debunked. A dog can not see a human as the alpha. Some of the “alpha” training methods have also been known to cause aggression.