Of course, conditions are very different as she is the only dog in the house so I don't have the assistance
of other dogs in the pack to help with the training.
Aggression also isn't abnormal, and plays an important part in the behavior set of all dogs, from protecting territory, to protecting their puppies, to
protecting other dogs in their pack, to protecting kids, to protecting you, to protecting themselves.
The vast majority of / all / dog bites are a simple snap - and - release, since that is how dogs defend themselves or
reprimand other dogs in packs.
Dogs live in a hierarchical society; there is always one dog that sits at the top of the hierarchy
with other dogs in the pack being submissive to this pack leader.
She continues to play with
the other dogs in the pack and loves running around in the back yard!
All
the other dogs in the pack look to the alpha dog for leadership, in important survival issues like finding food and avoiding larger predators.
In other words the female determines the pecking order of
the other dogs in the pack, and competes with other dogs to maintain that order.
The alpha initiates hunting, eats first and dominates
the other dogs in the pack.
In the same way, if you want to effectively put your dog in a calm and submissive state, understand how the pack system works and mimic how an alpha male responds to
the other dogs in his pack.
All other dogs in the pack are submissive (or recessive) to this dominant dog.
He or she would be submissive (recessive) to the Alpha, but is dominant to
all other dogs in the pack (those «beneath it»).
The leader would also provide for, nurture, and protect
the other dogs in the pack that would look up to him.