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Originally Posted by Percys_mamma  Yea, I realized my mistake after he was home a week. My husband actually pointed it out. He said "Alyson, why are you treating the dog like a baby? He is a dog, let him be a dog. You didn't treat any of our "big dogs" like this when they came home." And I realized, he was right. So.....we have stopped the carrying around like a baby thing, and Percy is actually adjusting much much better. |
I am also guilty.
I realised it during the fight for ear meds--I was treating him like a baby and cooing at him while he spazzed.
3 days into it I realised--(after watching CM's dog Whisperer) that I had never done this with my big dogs. Milo is my first lil one.
Next morning my approach was all business and I informed him that I meant biz by using my "big girl voice".
After that--- whenever I need him to pay attention all I have to say is, "big girl voice", in my bg voice and he knows there'll be no messing around.
Duh---still works for my 18 yr old skin kid too!
