Is there yellow-ray love?

[Jade]

PS - GORGEOUS shepherd by the way, but you know that. Is he purebred? (feel free to post more pics either way!!!!)

He's a german shepherd/wolf mix. It's very rare that he growls. He's only done it 3 times to me.

Sometimes growls are just vocalizations. My shih tzu is a little ball of fluffy fluff fluff, but sometimes if I want him to do something he doesn't want to do, he shows his frustration with a growl. He's never snapped at me nor do I think he ever would. I can understand how the insubordination is frustrating, but maybe when he growls just let him have his space.

For what it's worth as far as advocating physical dominance, I do mean in the "flip on the back" way, though any time I've ever done this or seen it done, it's more "grab the dog by the scruff and apply a tiny bit of pressure", as it's really instinctual then for them to go limp and fall to their side in submission. It's a good tool for training only in severe cases, say if the dog is doing something that will hurt itself (say, chewing electronic cords or running into the street) or if they are behaving in a way that is threatening/harmful to humans or other animals. My friend has a big meaty pit bull that likes to jump up on me, hook in to me with his giant claws, and try to, er, "make love" to me. There isn't much positive reinforcement I can do in this situation as I rarely spend time around the dog and he just gets extremely excited. Putting him on the floor (gently!) usually offers a bit of reprieve.

Here is a picture of my shepherd after I laid down the hardcore dominance on her:



(jk that is just how she slept like a nerd)