February 8th, 2012
By Eric Letendre
I won’t lie to you.
I was pretty bummed out about the way
the Super Bowl went.
Losing twice to that little punk Eli
Manning is just too much to bear.
Just kidding…Eli is a great quarterback
and and deserves his MVP.
Thinking about the Super Bowl got me thinking
about My Big Stupid Dog Training Failure that
I have talked about before.
You see, I used to teach all of my students
that they should do an “Alpha Rollover” any
time their dog misbehaves.
You put yourself in a dangerous situation
any time you decide to use an alpha rollover.
I am still amazed that so many trainers still
teach the alpha rollover.
Let me clear this up for you, amigo.
Dogs Do Not Do Alpha Rollovers!
The alpha dog in a pack does not roll over
dogs that are more submissive. A dog will
show submission by rolling over on his/her
back VOLUNTARILY.
Yes – dogs do show submission by rolling over
on their backs when avoiding a confrontation
with a more dominant dog, but the dog is NOT
forced into it.
Forcing even a submissive dog can quickly
confuse the heck out him and cause an aggressive
situation because of fear.
Make sense?
Thanks for reading and for not sending me
emails taunting me about the Patriots losing
on Sunday.
I am eternally grateful!
All the best,
Eric
P.S. If you’d like to learn more about alpha
rollovers and the right way to deal with
unwanted behaviors, check out
Dog Training Inner Circle
Eric Letendre is a professional dog trainer from the United States and has been training dogs for over 20 years, teaching regular, average, every-day owners all over the world how to get the training results they want as fast as possible. Eric is also the author of numerous reports, the E-Book “101 Ways to Improve Your Dog’s Behavior,” “The Amazing Dog Training Man Book,” and produced and stars in his DVD “Secrets of a Professional Dog Trainer.”
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Eric Letendre is a professional dog trainer from the United States. For more than 20 years, he has been developing dog training techniques that have worked for dog owners all over the world. Eric operates from a home office or a laptop while traveling and draws on his experience and passion for dog training to show others how to develop a dog that is truly “Man’s Best Friend”.
Eric is the author of numerous reports, the E-Book “101 Ways to Hack Your Dog’s Behavior,” “The Amazing Dog Training Man Book,” and produced and stars in his DVD “Secrets of a Professional Dog Trainer.”
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