[matese]

My boy was 2.5 yo when I adopted him. He was a surrender VERY spoiled by prev. owner. VERY demanding. We are a team for 2.5 years now and he is a diff. dog. I wasn't allowed on the phone, he would bark until I couldn't take it anymore, the person at the other end couldn't hear me because of the barking so I would just hang up. I wasn't allowed in my home office unless he was on my lap petting him. He DEMANDED I go to bed when HE wanted me to lol. He DEMANDED all my ATTENTION. With much patience I ignored all of the above, phone calls took a bit longer to get him to see I was NOT going to hang up to give him he ATTENTION he WANTED right then and there, he was jealous lol of anything that took attention away from HIM lol. I started with training commands, spending time in theyard, him hunting,me baby sitting. Fortunately for me the prev. owner requested who ever adopted him would they be kind enough to let them know how he was. By time I finally got in touch with the prev. owner Cody was well on his way to being a changed dog, NOT a DEMANDING boy. I found out a lot of history on him. From owning several yorkies and other small breeds I have learned once you start something with a dog you MUST ALWAYS continue, the expect it, they DEMAND it. I DO NOT feed Cody table food, I NEVER feed him food from my dish, he does not beg while I am eating. YES, it's hard for me to not give in as I did with ALL my other pups, so I have to be VERY strong. The tea and coffee made me laugh lol. NOT ONE of my girls EVER stole sips of my coffee or tea, but Cody did, and that is the ONLY thing I allow him. I leave a tiny amount in my cup on my end table beside the sofa, I'll get up, go in the kitchen and there he goes lol, face in my cup enjoying that tiny bit lol. Be patient, be firm, mean what you say, and say what you mean and stick with it, do NOT give in when you say NO, NO means NO, WAIT means WAIT. You have no idea what her life was like before she came to you, YOU have to re-train her to YOUR ways with constancy and MUCH patience.