KotasDad , welcome to i-dog! [sm=welcome2.gif] Your pup is precious! [quote user="KotasDad"]The day care trainer has suggested that he has dominance issues, and started talking about rolling him on his back when he starts getting out of control. I think I talked her into praising his positive...

When I want to know about something like this, I go to people who use it (rather than read about it). I listen to people who have used it, and find it unsuccessful or damaging, and weigh their words to determine if it's failure is found in the maneuver or the handler. I listen to people who have...

[quote user="Chuffy"]I Used to HATE having my hair brushed by my mum. It didn't make her a scary person, I just made a fuss when I had my hair done and then tings were fine afterwards - we moved on. But if my mum had pulled a gun on me? Different story. And how do you know that ISN'T...

[quote user="glenmar"]I, as a person, am not comfortable with using force, so I don't use it. [/quote] You may not use physical force (touch), but I find it hard to believe that you (and anyone here) don't force their dogs to abide by the rules of the house, whether it be by physical...

The term "alpha roll" is so emotionally charged that I am even hesitant to use it. But I have used the maneuver on all 4 of my dogs (probably 2-3 times per dog), when they were puppies and without emotion, aggression or anger of any kind. The reason I did it was basically to make them comply...