Dog Health Questions: What is your opinion on NILIF method of dog training?

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• First off, NILIF is NOT a dog training method. Just because you use NILIF in your home does not mean you don't train your dog as well.
  
  NILIF is simply a way to live life with a strong personality breed, to teach the dog who is in control and eliminate all the conflict that can happen. It is a set of rules to help you stay in charge of your pack.
  
  @ Keria- there is nothing in the NILIF theory that says you feed your dog after you eat. That is a Cesar Millan garbage dominance idea. You can feed your dog whenever you want, as long as the dog gives you a sit and doesn't start until you give a release command. It isn't working because you don't understand it.
  
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• It, or a modified version of it, works well for some dogs, but there is no one size fits all dog training method. I use what works for that particular dog, but NILIF is in my "tool box".
  
  Since most of the dogs I train are not mine, NILIF also has to be something the owner will do and it will not work for people who spoiled, made excuses for etc. their dogs into a behavior problem. It will work for dedicated owners who will do what you tell them because they really want to fix the dog.
  
  It has worked very well for some really awful foster dogs that I have had. They send me all the psycho ones LOL


• It's a great idea as long as it's done with love and benevolence. You don't have to be mean or scary to make it happen.
  A good book on this is How to be the Leader of the Pack and Have Your Dog Love You For It. By Patricia McConnell
  
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  Positive reinforcement works. Those who say it doesn't, probably aren't executing it correctly
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• Iffy about it.
  
  I tried some of the basic tips it gives on my dog to see if it would dent her bad behavior. (I still do it everyday without fail)
  
  I feed the dog after I eat, don't give her affection when she asks for it, don't give her treats/attention unless she does something to earn it, etc.
  
  No change in her behavior what-so-ever.
  
  I don't think it works.


• For a dog with any type of issue I am 100% for it. The average dog not so much.