about the dog, ive been training him sice we got him, he has been as good as gold and a very nice dog, but lately he has been very testing, even went for me once or twice, ive recently found out that when im out michelle lets him onto the setee, she sits on the floor and lets him "play" she cuddles him all the time and lets him jump up and basically get away with murder

 

then when i come in if i tell him off he runs to michelle for comfort, ive told her to stop moddycodling him when i tell him off but she wont, he went for me agan tonite and he got a scudding (good teling off) and went running to michelle again

 

ive told her if he does it again he is goin the journey, she wont have it that basically she is the bitch and because he runs to her and gets comfort that im no longer the pack leader

 

if she doesnt start discipling him as i do, he will unfortunately have to go to home that knows how to understand dogs

 

its killing me to realise this, but at 1 year old and 10 stone he is only gonna get stronger and more dominant to a point when i can longer fight him off, it aint riddicks fault, but she is gonna make him into a dog he doesnt have to be

 

she takes no notice of me, she thinks im being rough, ive even got a riding crop to scare him with and he dragged it out of my hand

 

what to do, im at wits end with him and her

 

i feel sorry more for the dog

 

i love riddick but i cant get through to michelle, she thinks cause she has read one book that she knows best, its her fault not riddicks

I have a dogue de bordeaux and had the same problem.

I was tough on him because i knew he would grow to be 12/13 stone and he was excellent but as he got older he started misbehaving, more than just pushing his luck. It turned out when i left for work at 6am she would let him sit on the settee and share her toast or tea biscuits that she had. Then he would be upstairs while she was getting ready. This is one thing I would never ever stand for, dogs upstairs. When I would come home from work he would try and jump on the settee and look confused when I shouted at him.

It was getting worse and worse to the point where twice he pissed in the kitchen. The second time I tried to tell him off when he proper went for me with teeth bared. I did what anyone would do and lashed out with my fists and knocked him back, then chucked him outside. I told my girlfriend when she got in that I'm getting rid and thats when she confessed she had been letting him get away with everything. I went apeshit and told her if he ever does it again hes gone and so is she. She toughened up and hes been great ever since.

 

The point is though its alright these women wanting to treat big dogs like babies but they are pack animals and they want to be leader of there pack. If they decide that they have done wrong can they fight them off?

 

A dog wants to be master or mastered.

any pics

yeah i'll get some up. He's a lovely dog now, so glad I kept him.

Stellaz, I know your GF is wrong to treat him like a baby, but it is your responsibility to be in charge. You have to own the place, you have to take control and you have to be the leader. If Riddick acts the b****x, you have to put him in his place and that means going the whole way to ensuring he knows who is boss. If he runs to your girlfriend, don't stop and observe, go over and seperate them and as one of the other guys said, if it means putting him to the floor do so but be careful. You will know yourself if you are putting yourself in danger or not, but don't let him sense fear because if he does its much harder. He must know the pecking order and you must take control. I have two Rottweilers myself and never have an issue. Any misbehaving was nipped in the bud.

 

And BTW never ever let a dog sit on a couch. If it isn't sinking in with your GF, then give him to your friend. She might wake up and smell the coffee at that stage.