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Originally Posted by RedFawnRising  There is a place for discipline, but leadership does not have to equal tyranny, in order for a dog to be accepting of you as "alpha." |
But for some dogs, they need to live under martial law in order to be an acceptable (i.e. non-biting) member of society.
I have a rescue of somewhat shaky temperament that is always looking to "ladder climb" the family hierarchy. I've tested it over and over again. Give him an inch, and he'll take a mile. My family has to follow strict program of NILIF with him; otherwise, he empowers himself in his own mind and then believes he can correct us. And when he corrects, he uses those sharp and scary Doberman teeth.