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Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
I once had a dog that would listen for awhile and then revert to way-too-independent behavior and when she misbehaved, we would simply pin her on the floor, hold her still (without hurting her) and talk calmly until we figured she got the picture. This seemed to work.
TM
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Used to do that with him - and the only one who could alpha-roll him was me. But it seems to make him worse - likely to misbehave and be edgy later. Besides, and maybe he knows this, after the whole lunging and biting thing, I'm not feeling like getting that close to him. He seems to respond best to being required to keep a leash on at all times, being required to do exercises at my behest, etc. That seems sort of to train his mind to be responsive and obedient. Until the kiddies have goldfish crackers again, anyway, which he will risk life and limb to steal.
