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Originally Posted by shifty  Well I am not sure if I agree with that assessment. "Dogs are pack animals and in the wild, dogs and wolves groom each other as part of normal pack social behavior and subordination."
I see no reason to force her to cease her natural social ways if it is not offensive to me nor causing a problem in the household. Our bed is their bed and they wait for us to get in before they are allowed to enter so there is no real pushy or aggressive behavior there. I mean they wait for permission to come up. When it is cold they want to sleep next to the warm spots when it is hot they want to be separate and close to the fan. It all seems to make sense to me.
How many of us have big dead beat dogs that lie there like logs? Rotts are famous for that. I think my question was just to get an idea of how many owners here get the grooming sessions. Maybe I was not clear in that; my bad.
It can't just be my rott I mean she learned it from her older sister and has now taught it to her younger sister. They all groom each other constantly, and all want to be allowed the privilege of grooming us. I may be totally wrong here but I don't see it as pushy at all; in fact i see it as an affectionate and loving way of her maintaining the social bond and pack order in my house. |
Whatever thrills you.
You have dogs, this is not a pack of wolves. Dogs are dogs, and humans are humans. You are not their pack. Dogs also lick their genitals, and their ass to clean themselves...and then want to lick your face and groom you.
Your title says "obsessive groomer"...this sounds to me that it's being overdone. It also sounds to me like she is claiming you like a possession. She is not treating you like the leader you should be.
Your wife cannot move the dog in your bed? This also sounds pushy. When a dog has more power the human, and is allowed to do what it wants because "it likes it"...then it is pushy.
Not sure how cold it get's, but I doubt that it is so cold where you live that the dogs need to be in your bed because of warmth. They have a perfectly fine coat. Try treating these dogs like the working dogs they are...not substitute children.
Gina