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Originally Posted by Nishasmom  Nisha is a licker...although not an obsessive one. I feel like this is how she shows her love to us  . While watching tv, she will lovingly lick our feet or legs (I don't like her to lick our faces...this transfers to licking guests faces  ). We only allow it for a few minutes because I don't want her to become obsessive. Once we say "okay" or "thats enough" she stops and goes to sleep or chews on her bone.
I do think you need to rethink the dog in bed situation. We recently started letting Nisha have bed privileges...during the day. If we are watching a movie or something she is allowed up to cuddle...once the lights go out, she must go on the floor to her own bed. When we say "bed time" she hops off the bed and onto her doggie pillow  . She loves being in the same room with us (we used to kennel her at night in a different room) but she NEVER even tries to get on the bed at night. How are you and your wife intimate with a dog between you? I always say no dogs in the bed...which will transfer to no kids in the bed. A bed is a special place for you and your partner....your dog does not need to be interfering with this. |
It is the same with ours when I say knock it off she will stop the grooming, but then she will switch to one of her sisters. As for the bed thing If I actually stand up and say out! will will get off and leave the room but if we are just trying to push her over a bit, she just lies there like a deadbeat..
As for B mom's comment: The family, including the humans and dogs, is her pack; that is the only social structure she understands or will ever understand. Modified albeit but still a functional pack. Wherein lies the hierarchy; maintaining this structure in a manner which they respond to helps to keep them secure and keep the peace in the house hold.
Obviously we disagree on this matter but I don't think you need to resort to snide comments to make your point? I think we can disagree on this matter with out taking cheap shots at each other, yes?
There is no quantitative authority on these matters it is all subjective, what works with in reason works. We have a happy house with well behaved dogs: no aggression, no food issues. All three sit and wait to be given permission to eat, they sit and wait at the door for us to exit first, they sit and wait to be given permission to get on the bed etc.. yes dogs clean their genitals as well as their coats, each other's eyes ears etc...so do I every day.
You have no idea how cold it gets where I am yet to tell me you don't think it gets cold enough to warrant them requiring the warm of another body at night....
Is this really who you are or did I just catch you on a bad day?
You can do better.