What's mildly irritating you today?

casimendocina · 07-09-2011, 11:29 PM

Unlikely to be useful for this situation, but anyway:

I've read in a couple of different places that the more liberties you allow dogs, the further they think they are up the pecking order. One example was that if you allow a dog into the bedroom and onto the bed, they believe that they are the alpha male of the pack and will treat you as if you are further down the line.

For the same reason, apparently, a dog's food should be prepared before the humans eat their meal, put in a place where the dog can see, but not eat it (i.e.up on a bench) and then the dog should be made to wait until the humans have finished eating. Once the humans have finished, the dog should be allowed to eat, but for a period of 15 minutes only. If not all the food is eaten within the time frame, then the food should be taken away. The rationale behind this is that in the wild, a dog would have to wait its turn in the pecking order before being allowed to eat and then it would have one shot to eat. The opportunity to graze on the food wouldn't exist.

SamIam · 07-10-2011, 08:24 AM

Thanks for the useful information on canines, Casi. Carson was actually pretty good yesterday. I think he hadn't realized yet that Mom and Dad have abandoned him for a couple days. We'll see how it goes this morning.

07-09-2011, 11:29 PM	#1
casimendocina Professor Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,622	Unlikely to be useful for this situation, but anyway: I've read in a couple of different places that the more liberties you allow dogs, the further they think they are up the pecking order. One example was that if you allow a dog into the bedroom and onto the bed, they believe that they are the alpha male of the pack and will treat you as if you are further down the line. For the same reason, apparently, a dog's food should be prepared before the humans eat their meal, put in a place where the dog can see, but not eat it (i.e.up on a bench) and then the dog should be made to wait until the humans have finished eating. Once the humans have finished, the dog should be allowed to eat, but for a period of 15 minutes only. If not all the food is eaten within the time frame, then the food should be taken away. The rationale behind this is that in the wild, a dog would have to wait its turn in the pecking order before being allowed to eat and then it would have one shot to eat. The opportunity to graze on the food wouldn't exist.

07-10-2011, 08:24 AM	#2
SamIam Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Not here Posts: 2,655	Thanks for the useful information on canines, Casi. Carson was actually pretty good yesterday. I think he hadn't realized yet that Mom and Dad have abandoned him for a couple days. We'll see how it goes this morning.

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