Post by Deleted on Mar 15, 2017 21:48:24 GMT
Mar 15, 2017 21:41:31 GMT @merrida100 said:
Rescues require a different tact, IF you want to make it work. You need to start right out of the gate, and if you didn't establish this up front, you're in a rough spot because he's learned habits already. You can't punish him for habits he picked up. You probably need to start all over.
What I'm getting at is that it's just as unfair for you to compare your new pup with any of your other pups, just like if a mother compares her children to each other, wondering why one can't be more like another. It's dangerous and unfair ground.
What specifically is he doing? What are you doing about it? How long has it been happening? How/when do you respond?
I have a lot of experience in this area....
I don't compare him, per se, just pointing out his personality as opposed to the others since he's the subject of the thread. I could posts things about my other dogs too, but I'm focusing on him here.
He gets bossy and demanding when he wants to be fed and or go for a ride because he wants it 'now' and doesn't want to wait. I gather from the email I received from his owner and the picture she sent me that he was an only dog and perhaps spoiled.
When he knows he has to wait until I feed him, he'll angrily grab his stuffed toy and take it to his bed to suckle on it.
Other than that, he's a good boy.