Re: Adopted Dog Behavior Gets Progressively Worse -- Why?

On Sun, 18 Dec 2005 16:17:24 -0600, Ken Hall
<kenhall2REMOVE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>Let see, you agree that me that inconveniencing me and my wife with
>new trash containers with covers, and remembering to put everything he
>might decide to get into in some inconvenient location out of his
>reach, all of which interfere with our life,

yes, dogs do, in fact, tend to interfere with one's life. if you
expected your life to continue on without change, then you should not
have taken on the responsibility of caring for a dog.

>is in fact him
>controlling us. You don't want him to control us (and neither do
>we), but you want us to do all these things you agree are him
>controlling our behavior. That's all very confusing.

you are making it far too complicated. your dog isn't sitting at home,
dreaming up ways to be the boss of you. management--separating him from
the things he's getting into--is an invaluable tool, and has nothing to
do with your dog controlling your behavior. it has to do with *you*
controlling the dog's environment so that your dog, and your home, are
both kept safe.

>I never said I expected him to stop simply because I wanted him too.
>You said that not me. The main purpose of me posting was to ask if
>there was a way to change his behavior, instead of us changing ours to
>accommodate him.

did you want a dog or a robot? you will have to take responsibility for
changing your own behavior, if you want to have any hope of changing
your dog's behavior.

>>He threw a tantrum in his crate. You gave in.
>
>You obviously aren't reading my replies.

so what would you call it? your dog pitched a fit when you crated him,
so instead of working on the problem, you gave him free access to the
house and yard, which could only make matters worse. and it has. your
dog needs a leader, and you are failing him miserably.

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