Think about using an "energy" and intention to communicate that. Always remaining calm and unruffled, but you are incharge and they WILL do what you require. They can sense what you want, if you are focused.

Using eye contact to communicate your intentions. If they aren't looking at you, then you can bet that they aren't thinking about you or what you want them to do either. With your dog in front of you, have treats in your left hand. Wait patiently. Then, the instant your dog looks up at your face, TREAT. Then, let a few seconds elapse and wait for him to look at something else... Say your dog's name again, and the second he looks up at your face, TREAT. So the very first step is to teach your dog to look at you. No, I mean stare at you -- without stopping.

By using my body and body language, invade the dog's space in a direct way for a negative action. On the other hand, allowing them or inviting them into your space for a positive action.

Finally, you might have to get tough. Not angry but you might have to touch the dog. Don't hit.· They don't speak that language.

Touch them like their mom might. Touch a puppy on the side of its neck or on the side of its hindquarters. Use a claw-shaped hand, which mimics a mother’s bite on the side of the neck, on the muscle, not the throat. Roll them over, not to rub their tummy but to pen them down, like in wrestling. The timing of a touch correction is crucial; it has to take place at the exact moment of the problem behavior and the touch ends the moment the puppy relaxes and changes their behavior. One firm touch is effective.

A mother dog or other adult dog will also sometimes emit a low growl from time to time, using sound to convey disagreement with a pup’s behavior. You need a noise that they will associate with your displeasure.