[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...