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   From: sasha42@lineone.net   
      
   well.... how does an adult dog deal with a noisome puppy?   
      
   Dogs are very sociable characters with a strict pecking order (do dogs   
   actually peck, I hear you ask?).  Dog is probably trying to put you back in   
   your place because you have given it reason to suppose it is of higher   
   status than you are.  If there's eating going on for example, make sure you   
   eat first and dog eats later. I certainly wouldn't placate (reward)   
   unpleasant behaviour.  Dogs don't mind being at the bottom of the status   
   pyramid, what upsets them is others getting out of line.   
      
   As for the immediate problem, when it next being nasty roll it over onto his   
   back, quite forcefully, as though you mean it, and hold it there, show   
   you're stronger than it is and that you mean to have your own way. That puts   
   him in a submissive position which will transfer to attitude.  Then have a   
   good snarl, bare your teeth and go to bite his throat.  I don't recommend   
   actually biting as this can result in a mouthful of nasty hair, but expect   
   him to squeal or display some other form of gesture of submission. That's   
   what adult dogs do, go for the throat and accept the submission signal.   
      
   Once should be enough, but repeat if necessary   
      
   cheers   
      
      
      
    wrote in message   
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   > My brother's Yorkshire Terrier has bitten me three   
   > times in the past two months and I've had enough of   
   > it. I've done everything possible to placate it, and   
   > all the talk about curing with kindness is rubbish. As   
   > he refuses to get rid of it I want to, need to break   
   > its spirit. What can I do to make a dog fear me, I   
   > mean really fear me. I don't mind beating it but don't   
   > want it to turn ferocious. I want it to quiver in fear   
   > every time it sees me. Let it hate as long as it   
   > fears. I know this sounds cruel but you didn't have to   
   > have four stitches in your leg.   
   >   
      
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