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I have been working on the pinning with Maui and she has been getting better but is definitely rebelling. She is worse offleash, she used to be totally reliable but now once in a while does not listen. If this happens she goes back on umbillical.

I haven't been pinning Phil because I started with him when I first got him and he just totally submitted right away and he was listeneding so good etc. Well he has been not so good lately so today I decided I would start pinning him again. He totally freaked! Such a contrast to when I was doing with him before, he would just go right down. This time, he was so bad, screaming, fighting, biting, sratching my arms. I had to do 40 times with him before he would stop fighting. I do not think I did too much pressure but am still somewhat worried I am hurting him.

My boyfriend commented it did not look the same as I was doing before but that was because with Maui I increased the speed, not giving her a rest between picking her back up again. She was way better with this, did not resist as much at all, and was totally sucky afterwards.

Phil was upset and distant for a bit but not very long. After about 15 minutes he was fine.

Dogs will pull harder and more forcefully on a leash when walking than what you would be doing during pinning. You place your fingers where you do so the collar isn't pulled tight and they're not restricted from breathing. Don't worry about hurting him, the exercise is about having him make the decision to listen to you.

Thanks, I figured as much however it was such an extreme reaction from before I was a bit concerned. I just did another rep with him, and he was much better.