Enemy Number One

[lizvang]

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[theducks]

I'm not a dog person. I know dogs protect their master, but any dog that doesn't accept an entire family as masters should go to wherever.

[lizvang]

She definitely needs to be retrained or something. She acts like she's the princess around here, when clearly I am. Pfft. Heh. We have some goals in motion around here so hopefully that helps.

[thebabynancy]

how old is the dog? maybe it's going senile? maybe the dog had a bad experience with the remote control or the battery while you were away?

regardless, that kind of aggression, can be a symptom of a bigger problem. might wanna take the dog in to get looked at.

p.s. dog, spelled backwards is god... just a little something to think about.

[hub_]

dog bless liz

[lizvang]

She's only 8 or 9 years old. And no, she bit me 4 years ago on the back of the leg for the same thing, going near Mum in her room. Her problem was training. She thinks she owns the place and needs to be set straight.

[thebabynancy]

oooooh Dog whisperer time! Bonbons and Dog whisperer... ask Dave about his lazy days eating Bonbons and watching the Dog whisperer...

Dog Bless,
:) N

[lilactime]

I'm assuming your Mom is the only one she'll obey

[lizvang]

Highly doubtful it's a medical condition. She's plainly just a c*nt who was never trained properly. The fact that Mum and only Mum feeds her doesn't help so for the next week I'll be the only one feeding her while Mum is out of the room.

She knew she did wrong today as she laid in her pen the majority of the day with her paw over her face. Mum stepped up and punished the dog as well (and by punishing I mean, not paying any attention to her or talking to her).

We'll see how it goes.

[lilactime]

Aw. :(

Switching up roles and locking her out of the bedroom will go a long way to knocking her off her pedestal.

Something else I thought of, although from your description, she might be too old, or you may already have her doing something similar... but if she's still agile, you should get her to do agility runs. And by that, I mean *you*, which will not only help her use up some of that crazy border collie energy, but will put her in a position of really wanting to please you and seeing you as dominant.

I hope your arm heals quickly, and that everybody figures out a way to get along.

[lizvang]

Yeah, we're going to definitely switch up the roles for the next week to see if the dog's attitude changes. She won't be allowed to sleep in my parent's room and I will be the only one feeding her.

[thebabynancy]

Try being the only one who walks her, and gives her treats for tricks. :)

[puppydog_cs]

I hope your arm heals fast you can teach a dog new tricks you just got to be really stric as long as the dog is young enough

[lizvang]

Thank you!