- Apr 5, 2005
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my wife and I have a 2 yr old portuguese water dog come visit and stay with us alot, along with my mother in law, who's the master. now my wife and mother in law are on vacation and i'm alone w/ the dog and my 2 cats until saturday. The dog usually sleeps in the guest room bed w/ my mother in law.
I dont really want the dog to be in the bed with me when i'm sleeping however. Is this a losing battle since he's already been taught it's ok to be in a human bed? my kitties usually are in bed with me but now they're not around because of the dog.
i got a dog bed yesterday for him next to my bed. going to try and entice him with treats to get him to stay there.
another thing. he loves to beg at the table. my mother in law used to feed him bites while we're eating but has since stopped and put food on a separate plate for him when we're done eating. this is the most annoying thing about him. I can't even take a bite of my food without him sticking his paw out to me, or drooling on my pants when i'm eating. how can i correct these 2 behavior traits?
basically, my in laws treated him like a baby and it sucks. he's pretty well behaved but has a few bad habits that i can't stand. he's used to being given attention all the time and I just can't do it. luckily, he likes both me and the wife and the cats and listens to us for the most part, except for the things i'm asking about!!
I dont really want the dog to be in the bed with me when i'm sleeping however. Is this a losing battle since he's already been taught it's ok to be in a human bed? my kitties usually are in bed with me but now they're not around because of the dog.
i got a dog bed yesterday for him next to my bed. going to try and entice him with treats to get him to stay there.
another thing. he loves to beg at the table. my mother in law used to feed him bites while we're eating but has since stopped and put food on a separate plate for him when we're done eating. this is the most annoying thing about him. I can't even take a bite of my food without him sticking his paw out to me, or drooling on my pants when i'm eating. how can i correct these 2 behavior traits?
basically, my in laws treated him like a baby and it sucks. he's pretty well behaved but has a few bad habits that i can't stand. he's used to being given attention all the time and I just can't do it. luckily, he likes both me and the wife and the cats and listens to us for the most part, except for the things i'm asking about!!
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