Two different schools of thought I suppose. I have babies for dogs, but all of my life, I have taken dogs from upright to on their back as puppies. They have never forgotten I am alpha, but otherwise they have been kind loving dogs. To me it's not about showing my strength over the dog or intimidation, especially when I was directed to do such with dogs as a child. Simply the fact that I was the head of their pack. I have had German shepherds, beagles, goldens, cockers and Maltese. True,..nothing perceived as ferocious, but dogs none the less.
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On Aug 3, 2013, at 10:36 AM, Carol Corley <floridabouvs@gmail.com> wrote:
> You don't need to show brute strength and intimidate your dogs. You need to respect them and teach them to respect and love you. Work with them and show them how to work with you. Dogs don't want to take over the house, as old-think tried to tell us. Dogs look to us to guidance. Positive training is the way to go. I have raised 4 amazing Bouvier des Flandres dogs (a protective herding breed used as police dogs in Europe and some American areas before Mals took over.)
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> I read that a 100lb dog can overpower a 300lb man. A 3:1 ratio. So I was very scared that my parties could kill me if I allowed them to be alpha. The technique I used was to flip the dog on its back and to not let go until they relaxed, essentially giving up control to me. I raised two lover pit bulls this way.
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> Thanks for your insight Jim.
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