[Luvdogs2]

I first want to thank you all that posted in my recently closed thread for all the help and suggestions you made. They have been helping and we are showing progress.

I have been seeing success in Bdog sitting at each door and she has not made one mess in the apartment for the last week. My fiance has had the week off of work too, so that I'm sure has something to do with it.

We did have a bit of an argument last night because she fell asleep on the couch and I was doing homework. She got up to go to bed and she opens the door and takes her out. Since I sit right next to the door in this apartment (if you walk in the door, you look right into the computer room) I did not hear her put the leash on and ask her to speak to go outside. I hear her go down the hallway and it's just opening doors and going outside...

Now some of you know that I'm working on NILF and also to go outside, she is required to speak so hopefully she will get in the habit of barking at the door to let us know she needs to go outside and do her business. I stand at the door to listen on the activity to come back inside...it's opening doors and no sitting at each door, just ignoring the routine I have been working very hard on over the last week when I take her out.

I ask her why she did that and I got the rolling of the eyes and instant defense on she doesn't need to do it every time....

I was mad. I tried to explain that this isn't when we feel like it and it's not at our convenience or this isn't going to work. I told her it's not a "I'm late for work and we can skip this part" or "I'm tired so we'll do that again tomorrow" sort of thing. It's EVERY time and by BOTH of us. She didn't want to hear it and shut the door on me.

I went back to doing homework but I was pretty upset that she did that (the door and the training failure).

When I asked her a few days ago how Bdog did over the weekend when I got back, she appeared to have that look like she was being creative when she was answering me - which left me to wonder if she wasn't telling me the truth or if she was doing this every time and now I think I have my answer.

I also have been noticing that Bdog has been given those white rolled up chewy treats more. I asked to stop giving them last week while we train and work on this more. She is more aggressive with them and she gets neurotic when she has one and can't get at it (other room or if you put it up for a while and want to play or train). She doesn't seem to really pay attention when you are working with her and I told my fiance that she needs to avoid putting them into the equation while we work on this (and it avoids the additional aggressive behavior).

I told her today that when my schedule is a bit less demanding, we are getting a trainer. I don't TELL her many things but this one she isn't going to have a choice. I feel that if she isn't going to listen to me and work with me, a professional might make her listen a bit more and get her on the same page (and it will help me too where I may be making mistakes)

As far as Bdog goes, she is really liking the additional treats and attention. She doesn't need to be told half the time to sit at the doors and she's jumping in my lap a bit more. I can see progress myself, but I only wonder if my fiance is really working that hard at this and if not, how much further she might be if she was.