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Does a dog have preference?
Female
Here is the scoop i have a puppy who is 5 months old
me and my bf live together.
When he was 3months he tried to chew my shoes but i spanked his booty and he hasnt done it since
The thing is Everytime me and my bf go out and we come back there is something chewed up that belongs to my bf but never anything belonging to me
For example
Just last week me and my bf went for a run and we left our shoes lying in the living room night time fell and we awoke to the sound of him biting something and with a doubt it was my bf's sneakers he was chewing on
We had our chargers plugged up to the wall and he chews my bf's charger and yes he knows what sides we sleep on (he always sleeps with me) my question is could a dog have preference ? Or does he feel im more of a master? Or why doesnt he chew on anything that is mine.
Things that might help
The dog is 90% of the time with me because my bf works 12hr shifts
He gets along with my bf fine (except when he destroys his stuff)
He does have chew toys and dog bones and denta stix
If me and my bf both get up at the same time he will choose to follow me instead
Any ideas or thoughts why he does this? Because my bf is starting to hate him :/
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Yes it might be preferred because your pet is very close to you and also your beef.
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sounds like your dog picked a favorite. Dogs have favorite, usually it's the person who feeds them most and takes them outside. Your bf needs to spend more time with the dog. Why he chooses his stuff specifically...well dogs have their own personalities so that's something only your dog could answer but unless you're a dog whisperer i don't think you'll get an answer.
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Your boyfriend should start feeding him.
For most dogs, it's really that simple. The person who puts their food down more often, is the person they are more likely to respect.
Dogs don't pick which person they like more, they respond to doggie-logic like "Who seems to be in charge? Okay. I'll got suck up to them!" There are lots of ways to tell a dog you are 'In Charge' but one of the big ways is to be the one who feeds them.
He also might be chewing on your boyfriend's things because he misses him, and wants t be closer to his scent. It's pretty much impossible to know what is going through the little guy's head.
But that doesn't mean you can't address the problem. It'll take a few weeks, but your boyfriend should be the one who gets up and give the dog his meals whenever he is home to do so. He should make the dog wait, or do a trick before he feds him. That is probably enough to help the dog see him as being someone who is charge as well.
You also have to remember that 5 months is really young. At that age dogs still tend to be very attached to their mother. He's are only learning now how to bonded to a larger group. If your boyfriend takes on some of the care and playing with the puppy, he'll help the puppy learn that he's part of a family, not just a puppy who wants his mommy.
You might also ask your boyfriend what kind of relationship he wants with the dog. Does he want to cuddle? Or play fetch? Since you are home with the dog you could take the lead to start training the dog to do the things your boyfriend likes, and then let your boyfriend take over with treats and praise when he is home.
We got a puppy about a year ago, and since I was working from home, I did a lot of the feeding, training and basic care. My boyfriend worked hard to be involved tho - when we went to obedience classes my boyfriend took the lead - and that is why the dog bonded closely to us both. (Actually, I'd say our dog bonded a bit closer with my boyfriend, since I'm always around I'm not special to him, and it's a much more special time when my BF is home and has time to play.)
Your boyfriend has got to make some effort, but there are lots of ways you can help set him and the dog up for success.
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Hello there, just today (the 22nd) I answered a post you made dated the 21st, about worry of 5 month old puppy humping. Then I saw the one dated today now about 5 mo. old puppy chewing only the boyfriends stuff. the humping is a more trivial issues while chewing up things if more serious. If so serious I wondered why you didn't mention it in the same or a 2nd post of the same day. That got me to feeling curious.
So I am not going to answer your question until you can give me some truthful answers as to what is going on. After you read what i have to say, you may not want an answer to "Does a dog have a preferance."
I did a check on your past history of posting questions, the system will show only so many postings, the most recent ones, not the entire history.
It shows you listed as Female age 20. The oldest post showing was 1 month ago March 20. As I read from that date til todays, I came across some discrepancies. So now I will ask my questions of you.
March 20th post: You state your marital status as Married and the problem being you have a crush on husbands friend.
Five days later on your post of March 25th, you mention you have a boyfriend, so that means you are not married. (First discrepancy)And the issue is boyfriends sister hates you and tries to come between you two.
The very next day March 26th, You say you are 18, 2 years younger than what shows in user profile. If ON the date when you signed up to become a user of Advicenators you were 20, and lets say the system doesnt change your age as the years go by, then in your posts, the age you state you are would be older than 20, not younger than 20. (Second discrepancy) This was a posting about stains on underwear, no mention about relationship, boyfriend or husband.
On April 1st, just 5 days later, you have gone from the age of 18 as seen in post of March 26th, to stating you are 24 yrs old, ageing 7 years in just 6 days. (Third discrepancy) If you continue to age at this rate, in just 6 more weeks, you'll be 42 instead of 24. Your issue here, was about you and husband having problem conceiving.
Next post listed was on April 21st, almost 3 weeks later. What happened? No issues came up in those 3 weeks?, or perhaps you forgot to pay the internet bill? I just answered this post today the 22nd. This post was concerns about the 5 mo old puppy humping and you mentioned a boyfriend again. But yet on Apr 1st you were married and trying to conceive with hubby. (Fourth discrepancy) Did the problems conceiving cause you to divorce your husband so that only 20 days later you were single again and had a boyfriend already? Gee you sure move fast! And since you couldn't have children, you adopted a dog!
The next post came through April 22nd. Since I had just answered something similar about a 5 month old puppy, it prompted me to research your last few postings.
Wow, I am impressed. What a storyteller you are. Now your issue is the same puppy chewing all of boyfriends stuff, at least the boyfriend didn't turn into a husband overnight.
What it looks like to me is that you are using Advicenators for entertainment purposes, trying to come up with realistic sounding situations in which you ask for advice and you have given ratings and made comments, rating differently on what was your favorite answer.
Yes, I can see how it would be fun to make up a crisis and then ask for help to see how others would answer and give advice. And I also owe you a 'thank-you' for helping me to keep my mind sharp. I realise that thet internet is nothing more than a theatre of illusion. It is too easy for someone lets say on a dating site to pretend to be someone they are not. For all I know, you may not be a female at all but an old retired man bored out of his skull and finding that this not only amuses you but relieves the boredom. Or you could be a shut in too for whom this is their only connection to the world, besides TV. But with TV, you wouldn't get to use your mind as you would on here, would you?
Of course, there is no way I can stop you from writing in fake advice postings so you will continue to do so....oh but what a waste of talent, for I can think of a place online, much better suited to stimulate your creativity, requires ability to create story line, create as many characters as you wish, and interact with others you meet in this venue in a way as to draw them in to the illusion you wish to portray.
The venue I am speaking of is called Second Life.
The best way to introduce you to it is posting a link to an advertising video for it.
[Link](Mouse over link to see full location)
Keep in mind, this is your second world, one of illusion. You could in real life be straight and female, playing and experiencing what its like to be a bi-sexual man, or an animal, robot, a fairy or vampire. the list goes on and on. You get to experience many things in SL that no human can experience in real life. The whole thing is illusion BUT the feelings and emotions are real, thats what makes it so great. I do hope you check it out. I know you could get so much more satisfaction out of it, I have several friends who play it, but do not play myself. I don't have that amount of time to put into it.
If you check it out, let me know how you like it.
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