Dave Liquorice wrote:

(*) This doesn't mean cruelty or severe punishment but firm and consistent
discipline on it's behavior from all the family members.

It's the "all familly members" bit that is the hardest bit to acheive,
which makes consistencey of heirachy in the pack more awkward.

Discipline not being whacking or hitting the dog or shutting it out in
the rain, just an expression of dominance through body posture and lack
of "respect" for the dogs own space - The Dog being bottom of the pack
has NO space and no right to space and absolutely nothing "belongs" to
the dog, not bed, nor toys, nor food, nor furniture, not garden, nothing.

Dog is nothing more than dog. This is what dog understands and knows and
is at it's happiest being treated as such.

Dog gets off furniture for human to sit, human should always take
furniture space currently occupied by dog even if alternative seating is
available, human never ever backs down in human - dog "arguement" no
matter how long human has to stand their ground and advance into dog's
temporary battleground.

Once dog is back at the bottom, then human gives affection when dog is
showing submission and respect to pack leader.

Very very simple rules to understand but for most, impossible to apply.

:¬)

"See this holds up hand in a claw posture this is a bite"

Also works well with small boys.
;¬)