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Originally Posted by kelsie123186  So my boyfriend (of 5 years whom i live with) completely undermines me ALL THE TIME with our Yorkies. If I say, dont feed them that, he feeds them that. If I say they need to be put in time out (in the backyard for 2 min) because they peed in the house or got into the trash, he lets them in. I mean, Bailey is super close to mommy and has always been that way so its not so much with her as it is with Layla. We have had her 6 months and SHE IS STILL NOT POTTY TRAINED and dosnt listen to me because EVERYTIME i try to punish her he runs over sweeps her up and tells her ITS OKAY PRINCESS DONT LISTEN TO MOMMY! EVERY TIME! When I work with Bailey on her agility I use treats as an incentive but if I pull out the treats to give to Bailey for doing something good he feels like he has to give Layla treats too. I told him MAKE HER DO SOMETHING FOR THE FLIPPIN TREATS and he says that she dosnt have to because shes daddys princess. Today he even gave her wipped cream and let her drink some of his icecream shake! I know he thinks he means well but hes creating a monster. She never listens to me and always runs to daddy when she does something wrong and then its out of my hands. The more I write this post the more I get upset. I have tryed to talk to him about this but he dosnt listen. Has anyone else had this problem? What the heck can I do? |
Oh boy I've only experienced this mildly and in my case it was me - that was spoiling our little Razz rotten. My hubby had to remind me several times, what we agreed to do with the little one, and he was right. Not so much on food/treats, but with not discipling him when he jumped up, and not being firm enough with the potty training.
I do have a couple of suggestions .. on the food thing, maybe you can have a quiet talk with your vet and have your BF take the princess in for her next visit. The vet can ask the questions what are you feeding her? And reinforce for you the proper food for the little ones.
Alternatively you can print out some informative resources on the health risks on yorkys, proper feeding etc. Or heck do both.
Maybe you both can take your dogs together to agility classes?
Another thing how about watching some of the dog whisperer's programs, or getting a training video.
Just some "food" for thought. Good luck