Tip No.9 Physical Correction

Physical correction should be used sparingly with any dog, and not at all with

dogs that have aggressive tendencies. Before you use any of these techniques

make sure that you have tried everything else – twice! It is also a good idea to

muzzle your dog before trying these methods.

With the first method, try grabbing hold of the

scruff of your dog’s neck and lifting his front

feet off the ground. Look him in the eye,

gently shake him and give the command "No".

This will enforce your position as the dominant

dog because in the wild a dominant dog would

often grab a subordinate dog by the scruff of

the neck to show his dominance over the

lower dog.

The second method is to roll your dog onto his back by gently pulling his legs out

from underneath him. If you use either of these methods then be careful not to

cause injury to either your dog or yourself.