Quote Originally Posted by SadieKate
The Monks of New Skete, absolutely! Their alpha dog technique got "us" through the rebellious times. A standard poodle who knows he is smarter than we definitely took a lot of rolling over. The dog trainer I used took one look at him in puppy class and told me to come to her open-mixed class before Izaak became bored and a troublemaker. I once stood for 5 mins in the middle of a circle of obedience trails dogs with him on his back until he relented. It worked . . . though he still makes his opinions known!

I did that with my rottie when she was a puppy several times, and she really got it. Thereafter she followed me everywhere, and would stand on the hood of my car to prevent me from leaving her.