The dog would likely be missing a few teeth and I'd likely have a few busted knuckles.

Having said that, the failing isn't on the dog. A dog always needs to know where he stands. And that's at the very damned bottom of the totem pole.

My son is under a year and is a terrorist to the dog. Chases him around with a walker. Sneaks up on him crawling. Grabs him by the face. All shite he shouldn't do...but is too young to learn otherwise yet.

The dog tolerates it 100% and plays with him by hiding behind him when he isn't watching.

The other night we had a bunch of people over and the dog would randomly bark at the hellspawn that was running and screaming through the house.

Put his training collar on and after the 2nd zap he realized as annoying as they are, they are above him. He spent the next four hours curled up with them on the couch...which he was willing to take a repeated arse chewing for as he knows he isn't allowed on the furniture.

The next time your dog does it, don't hit him, grab him under his neck with both hands and pin him forcefully to the ground. Be overly aggressive, firm, and don't let him move until he lays there completely limp. Almost all of them get it. If he doesn't, get rid of him to a a guy who can be firm with him.

Having said that, we had farm dogs as a kid. I was taught early, if they have something they want, you need to gauge if they are willing to let you have it or not. If they aren't, as a kid, you leave them alone.

The neighbor has an oddly large lab puppy. Sweet dog. But in the first two weeks of being home with the baby, he would randomly come over and stare at the door. One morning were were leaving and I was carrying the baby, he jumped up. I carried him, by his collar across the pasture and back to his owner.

He won't get within 100 yards of the house now