Comments on: Be Your Dog’s Pack Leader http://doggiewoggie.com/a/be-dog-pack-leader/ Information, Pictures and Fun Stuff About Puppies and Dogs Fri, 31 Mar 2006 20:39:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Pat http://doggiewoggie.com/a/be-dog-pack-leader/comment-page-1/#comment-17 Pat Sat, 13 Aug 2005 16:34:30 +0000 http://doggiewoggie.com/?p=25#comment-17 I don't think that's a problem. I don't do the doorway one either, and I usually feed Shelley first because it's just easier. But she is not a dominant dog at all. I only feed her in the kitchen, even treats, because I don't want her pestering me when I am at the table or in the living room. I don’t think that’s a problem. I don’t do the doorway one either, and I usually feed Shelley first because it’s just easier. But she is not a dominant dog at all.

I only feed her in the kitchen, even treats, because I don’t want her pestering me when I am at the table or in the living room.

]]> By: Yzabel http://doggiewoggie.com/a/be-dog-pack-leader/comment-page-1/#comment-16 Yzabel Sat, 13 Aug 2005 05:55:33 +0000 http://doggiewoggie.com/?p=25#comment-16 I normally follow all these rules, save for the doorway one. Vulcain will wait if I tell him to, for instance before we go out for his walk (he's too cute, he even sits in front of the door to do so), but when in the house, if I open the door to go to the kitchen and he goes first, I let him do. I'm not sure if it's a "dominant" behavior in itself, to me it rather seems that, just like any other dog, he wants to know quickly what's behind the door. As he'll wait if I order him to, I don't think giving him leeway on this is a problem. But then, he's not a dominant dog at all, and I'm not worried. He never gets food when he begs, on the other hand, not even once. The first person to offer him food this way in my house will get a slap on the hand ;) I normally follow all these rules, save for the doorway one. Vulcain will wait if I tell him to, for instance before we go out for his walk (he’s too cute, he even sits in front of the door to do so), but when in the house, if I open the door to go to the kitchen and he goes first, I let him do. I’m not sure if it’s a “dominant” behavior in itself, to me it rather seems that, just like any other dog, he wants to know quickly what’s behind the door. As he’ll wait if I order him to, I don’t think giving him leeway on this is a problem. But then, he’s not a dominant dog at all, and I’m not worried.

He never gets food when he begs, on the other hand, not even once. The first person to offer him food this way in my house will get a slap on the hand ;)

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