anyone heard of dominance down?

[ashleycat]

Yes that's what I was thinking. I tried it a few times and after he seemed a bit scared. So I haven't done it since.

[binka_nugget]

It sounds similar to alpha rolling.. which can be really dangerous. When we adopted Kaedyn, he would try to bite if I towered over him (my mistake). I didn't dare try to make him to submit because I know there would have been blood if I had tried.

I teach all my clients how to become alpha through NILIF. NILIF just seems like a smarter way to go because alpha rolling or doing the dominance down is really just forcing the dog to submit. He hasn't gained any respect for you as a leader. NILIF though shows the dog that you are the source of everything good and does eventually gain his respect.

[Lori Jordan]

I have heard of it before the dog trainer did that too my RB Bandit he was having behavior problems she did that too him and it scared him so bad he wet himself and nearly took her face off,id never train an animal like that i dont want them scared of me and i have never hit my dogs some people say giving them a cuff works i dont think so that just makes a dog cowar...JMO