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Originally Posted by capt_noonie  I feel ya there. I try hard not to feed mine bad food, keep off the couch, don't jump off high spots, etc. Oh but when BIL comes home the dogs go crazy and follow him everywhere! Maybe it's bc he feeds them the good stuff even though i ask him not to. He even does it in front of me. I tell him don't give them that cheese. He says it's only a tiny bit. My tiny bit is not the same as what he thinks is a tiny bit.
I told him, if the dog's get sick bc I found out you gave them something, you are paying the bill!
Apparently last week he left out a bag of peanuts. Well my little trash digger Toto found it, and he ate up god knows how many. He pooped out straight peanuts for three and a half days. Straight up fun size Payday bars coming out his bum! Good thing he did not get sick, but I was livid.
If your guests can't respect your wishes, then maybe it's time you went over to their place. Or maybe get new guests? LOL
ETA: What I mean is, it's hard enough to train a dog as it is. It's even harder when he gets different commands from different people. Yes he will look at it like he has no pack leader and he will step up into the role. That's when a big problem can crop up. |
This was a big issue for us. It was one of the reasons Kaji was so fat when we lived in an apt with my parents.
I did have to have a home meeting and explain why I am so strict with Kaji and why I have so many rules. My parents and brothers eventually followed suit and saw a positive change in Kaji. For one, we don't have a dumpster diver anymore. Thankfully, we don't have to gate up areas of our new home. Everyone at home trains with Kaji now. It's mostly basic stuff, and my commands always override everyone else's, but it's nice to know that Kaji will come, sit, stay, leave it, and drop it will be followed in an emergency no matter who happens to be there.
The shadowing thing kinda bothers me sometimes, and sometimes I kinda love it. The bathroom part I really don't like. But I've learned that's just Kaji and there really is nothing I can do about it. He wants to be with me always and for the most part I oblige. Plus he's so cute sometimes I just can't say no.
