Well, my dog growled and snapped at me today while I was attempting to put an ointment on his muzzle. Despite the lure of last night's pork chop. Despite a week of "hold my nose" marker training. Despite all attempts at a NILIF life.
I lost my temper, hung him* by the collar, and threw him outside.
Now, I'm just sad.
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You done good. Don’t be sad. If the hanging was appropriately timed, it probably had an impact as to how inappropriate the behavior was, I think. However…… no signs of trachea damage?
He’s not going to hold a grudge and probably good if you put it behind you too. I’d go grab him and play with his gourds. Rub just the tiniest amount of the ointment on them. As you know, smell is big in their world. This may help him to associate fun with it and might help to override the smell being associated to the hanging. Put the smell everywhere. Maybe even a dab on his tail in between treatments.
Sorry, not much help, but I feel your frustration.
A dime sized "thin hair" area between his nose and eye. There is no pain, it can be touched without ointment no problem. Another spot along the jawline, ;there was disease on foreleg where his chin rests, but that is cleared, hair grown back. A tiny dot of human cream, 2x a day.
Even if it DID hurt, the cream needs to be applied.
I have splinted fractures on dogs with less backtalk. He is not nice.
It sucks. THIS is why you do not buy dogs from unreliable places.
Why hang him and throw him outside? I would have finished putting the ointment on after correcting him, you let him win.
On another note,I've noticed the term "hanging" thrown around a lot on here in the past yr or so like it's a ho hum thing, done right I've seen it one time and it's pretty brutal. Did he pass out completly? Hanging ain't no joke and should be a last resort for people.
From the limited info anybody can get from a single post it seems the dog just doesn't respect you. The thing with pack structure is it can't be faked, you can do NILIF, walk thru the door first etc etc and the dog that truly doesn't respect you ( not you but the general you) will act like a dog that doesn't respect you at his leisure. Or maybe you just don't like the dog, my wife doesn't like my favorite one, it happens.
I did not hang him as in "pass out". I did get the ointment on.
He was on a table, lip curled, growling. I was trying to smear the ointment around. My face close to his face.
This treatment has been going on since around Christmas. We have had a ton of practice. Lots of GOOD treats and calm applications. For some reason today he decided he didn't like feel like it.
I lifted him off the table by the collar without holding his body and walked him on his hind legs toward the door, and shoved him out,by the collar. I was angry.
The dog does not respect me, you are right.
Perhaps I am lacking in the qualities that command respect.
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I've never had a dog that growled/snapped @ me so it must be heartbreaking......
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If the hanging was appropriately timed, it probably had an impact as to how inappropriate the behavior was, I think. However…… no signs of trachea damage? 
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