Perhaps its the same rule as discipline with a child. Be stern and strict and the child will benefit and actually respect and love you more? I know what you mean, because being stern is not something that I can easily do.
One of my friends has many dogs and she is very stern with hers. They are LGD's and enormous! as I have two also that stay in the pasture and barn with the goats but I still am not as stern as I know she is but she insists that I do need to be more in charge. I dont know..Just not in my makeup. But she may have been able to have Marley housebroken by now too..I dont know. |