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Originally Posted by ZYNE  What set things off today was my wife was drying her paws (we are VERY gentle with her paws) after having been out to let her pee and the dog just lost it with her. .....from what my wife told her she would not submit to her when put in the submissive position on her back or on her side. She whipped her head around and attacked my wifes hand and bit her palm just below the thumb. |
Why did your wife put her on her back (or on her side)?
Forcing a puppy (or dog) to the ground is a threat to their very life in THEIR mind. So of course she had to fight for her life, and she did.
This kind of treatment (alpha roll stuff) is absolutely the wrong way to go, unless YOUR life is being threatened.
Read through the puppy development forum for some better ways to foster an attitude of cooperation in your puppy and things will go MUCH smoother.