I was never good at holding the head back and rubbing the throat thing either. My RB girl was almost impossible to give a pill to. Hot dogs did work with her, untli she figured it out. The she stopped eating hot dogs, even when there was nothing in them. Peanut Butter does work pretty good with Ginger. But if that doesn't work, try cream cheese. I had a foster dog that had to take a pill every morning. My coordinator suggested cream cheese, stating that she never met a dog that didn't like it. It worked like a charm for the whole six weeks she was here. Good luck to you.