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Not shut down? Shocking a dog repeatedly for failing to obey your command? Towering over it and basically barking at in a threatening manner? Quickly rolling the dog over and battling it for "dominance"?

He trains by threats and power. He overpowers.

I'm not saying one doesn't have to be firm with their dogs. My Shar Pei/Cane Corso dog was hell-on-earth in terms of training. He was very independent and often thought that my punishment was fair to pay for what he wanted to do thus he would continue on anyway. I had to be very firm with him and make sure he knew I was the boss....not him.

But I didn't have to bark at him or put a shock collar on him under his collar to try to hide it from t.v. cameras.

And I'm surprised you love him so. I thought Best Friends, one of the largest Animal Rights organizations and hoarders alive, and their ARista followers/employees would be against such negative training. I figured only lollipops would be allowed.

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Your dog needs to know you are the boss and what you say goes. But you can very easy establish such a relationship by working with your dog and not against him. Set boundaries, engage in obedience, spend time bonding (exercise, fetch, down time....), etc. But you don't have to do the happy dance because you threw your dog on the ground and barked at it and made it pee in submission.

I don't want a dog, or horse, like that. It's a 2-way relationship.