It is not ever acceptable for the dog to be ANYWHERE in the pecking order within the family than at the BOTTOM. And a dog can and will be fully protective of its humans and still understand it's the subordinate.
If you've got a dog doing this: The few times that I've seen dogs that are trained that way, it always came back to to bite the owners in the ass when it came time for the dog to protect the family, guess what it did. It rolled over and turned it's belly up to the person breaking in to their home. the issue is not dominance within the pack.
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Date: 2010-09-28 02:11 am (UTC)If you've got a dog doing this: The few times that I've seen dogs that are trained that way, it always came back to to bite the owners in the ass when it came time for the dog to protect the family, guess what it did. It rolled over and turned it's belly up to the person breaking in to their home. the issue is not dominance within the pack.
Jesus H. Christ.