jackpine Posted March 6, 2007 Report Share Posted March 6, 2007 Ok, I first want to thank everyone for your reply to me. Every single one was a great help and much appreciated. I want to tell you how it goes now. Yesterday I decided to be the alpha with a firm conviction. I had had enough of the 'crazy nite time' behaviour and I saw that it was escalating to other times during the day. It got so that when I disciplined him he retaliated by refusing to eat. (or whatever, but this is how it went). So I ended up actually hand feeding him because he refused to eat out of his bowl. Talk about manipulation! Enough already. This morning - me, a whole knew attitude - for Bucky, haha, a whole new life. He wouldn't eat this am unless I hand fed and coaxed so I just took his food away. Lunch, he was still on this trip. I refused to cater to him and again, he refused to eat. Tonight, he was so hungry that he ate out of his bowl. I don't think I will have a problem getting him to eat out of his bowl from now on. All kinds of not accepted behavior has been corrected today. I say "no barking", he listens and stops. I say, "Off" when he jumps up - he sits. Well, gee, he knew what I wanted and I knew that he did. (it's important that your pup understand what you want him to do). If he knows and he disobeys, well, that's when you gotta get tough. He had lots of outdoor exercise today. I see, this evening, a happy tired pup. Here's the thing. I had to decide who was boss/alpha and believe it. I trust myself to be fair but know that I am and know that I love him. So I can't go wrong. He is dog I am God. From your attitude/your philosophy, comes/flow your actions, and if you believe in yourself and trust yourself, your dog will do the same. And will be happy and content. This is pack behavior and this is what dogs respond to. You are the alpha. This is what your dog needs to know. what a wonderful little puppy I have. I took a pic of him crashed out this evening, smiling. Don't know how to post it here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WyoBC Posted March 6, 2007 Report Share Posted March 6, 2007 That's great that your pup is responding to your new attitude. Congrats. There's a link to post a picture on the bottom row of options on the top of the reply page. All you have to do is copy the URL from a site like photo bucket and paste it to the link box that pops up. That's it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackpine Posted March 6, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2007 That's great that your pup is responding to your new attitude. Congrats. There's a link to post a picture on the bottom row of options on the top of the reply page. All you have to do is copy the URL from a site like photo bucket and paste it to the link box that pops up. That's it Thanks. btw: your Black Jack is one handsome little guy! Looks like a real good buddy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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