Ugh... I've got a husky/chow mix who stays inside. He's about 19 months old now. My mom is ALWAYS letting him jump up on her and she likes to give him "hugs"... I'm ALWAYS CONSTANTLY having to tell her to STOP letting him jump up. I finally said, okay, you can give him a hug once a day, but that's it. And you have to say the word 'hug' so he knows he's allowed to go up. But what does she do? She lets him jump on her all the time /still/. I told her you have to /invite/ him up, he can't just jump on you whenever he feels like it. But when he jumps on her for the Hell of it, she encourages it and hugs in 'n crap. IT"S SO ANNOYING! Then, her and my brother get mad at /me/ b/c they make /me/ look like the bad guy b/c I always have to fuss at my mom to stop letting Steele jump on her. Finally today, she got down on my last nerve, and I told her that she can't EVER let him jump on her again. Not even for a hug. I gave her that privilege to have a hug once a day, and she didn't listen.(cont)
2006-12-17 06:05:48 · 6 answers · asked by Dawg 2 in Pets ➔ Dogs
Before she started letting him jump up on her all the time, he would NEVER jump on anyone. But now that she keeps screwing him up, every time a friend of mine comes over, he jumps ALL OVER them. He's already badly scratched both of my friends b/c of this, but my mom doesn't care. She just gets mad at me and says that I don't want her playing with Steele at all anymore. She thinks the only way to play with him is to let him jump all over her... I told her there's other ways to play with him... They're called 'toys'... Now it's gonna be 10x harder to stop Steele from jumping on my friends when they come over. -_- My mom pisses me off so much...
2006-12-17 06:06:05 · update #1
Plus, she's got her own dog (poodle/chi mix) that she pays no attention to. She hardly ever gives her own dog a bath and her dog gets full of mats and stinks all the time. She even forgets to feed her all day a lot of the time... -_- Legally, Steele's under her name. I'm only 15. But it's like he's only her dog when she wants to "play" with him (by letting him jump all over her), but when it comes to cleaning up the paper or the messes he makes or feeding him and bathing him, etc, etc, he's /my/ dog... -_- What do I do?!
2006-12-17 06:06:16 · update #2
WOAH! I mean my dog is TEN months old now... Oops, typo...
2006-12-17 06:06:47 · update #3
Well, my mum isn't exactly skinny... *cough*300+lbs*cough* So it's not easy for her to bend down at all....
2006-12-17 06:12:46 · update #4
No, I mean, my mom and my bro think I'm the bad guy, and that I fuss too much and have an "attitude". But what am I supposed to do when my mum won't listen to anything? -_-
2006-12-17 06:16:10 · update #5
Juicy- No one "bought" my dog. We got him from the paper for free... -_- My mom /did/ give the guy 20 bucks for my dog, but she felt like it. She didn't have to. That was on /her/ if she /wanted/ to pay for him...
2006-12-17 11:07:28 · update #6
Let your dog do it, it is not Worth the fight and please do use the word h""ll again. Or for that matter any bad words!
2006-12-17 06:14:28 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
I would lay down the law.....she is not to have contact with the dog. At all. It is an awfully large breed and could possibly hurt someone seriously. If they don't see this, then they have issues. If you are not able to move out with your dog, and the dog continues to go downhill, a possible re-home might be the best thing for the dog. Also, if your dog hurts someone YOU are responsible and your dog will pay the price for their stupidity. You don't want that to happen. Also, your dog does not see you as the "bad guy".....it should see you as the pack leader. Good luck.
2006-12-17 14:13:08 · answer #2 · answered by Lilah 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tell her that people can /sue/ her if she takes the dog out and he cuts someone by jumping on them. Dogs need to be obiedient, and for telling her not to let him jump up all the time does NOT make you the bad guy. A person cannot make your dog a way you don't want him without seeming like the bad guy himself.
2006-12-17 14:34:56 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, it is possible to train a dog that behavior may be okay for one person, but not others (although slightly trickier). When your friends come over make sure you have him by the collar, and make it clear that he can not jump on them. Be the dominant one. As he gets older, he'll realize that he can behave one way with your mom, and not the same with others. Best of luck!
2006-12-17 14:14:47 · answer #4 · answered by Kareen L 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You wrote quite a long story...You are correct in not letting the dog not jump on people. that means everyone. If whoever wants to give the dog huggs they can get down to the dogs level for hugs
2006-12-17 14:10:05 · answer #5 · answered by aussie 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
well first, since you are still under age and your mom pays for the roof over your head, why dont you just help her with her dog also. and who bought your dog?
2006-12-17 17:03:16 · answer #6 · answered by juicyfruitishandsome 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋