Well I think since I am the most firm he looks to me as pack leader/alpha whatever. He just seems to ignore everyone else. For the most part (unless he is trying to find his place to potty) he comes to me. Occasionally he tries to ignore but a snap or a clap or if I am desperate just walking the other way and I get his attention then he will come. He also will usually lay by me when I am sitting in the floor and tell him to lay down. For the most part I havent been trying to train tricks just setting boundaries for what he is allowed to in the house. The hardest part is getting him to not chew on the kids toys and chew on his LOL. They are horribly tempting laying around