if your dog is showing you his teeth, he is telling you that you are not the boss. do not allow him to intimidate you.
I found this to be a great article on NILIF, it helped when I found I needed to 'step it up' too!Originally Posted By: theregalbeagleThanks for everyone's advice - you are always so helpful. I'm hoping he is just in one of those testing phases because we've been implementing NILIF since the day we brought him home.
I guess we just need to step it up a bit!
Just make sure that you do things on your terms. I don't often let the dogs initiate things, do you let him on the couch every time he comes over?Originally Posted By: theregalbeagle
We do many of the NILIF things - when he hears the food hit the bowl, he runs to his crate, to sit and I have him leave it. He does look to us to tell him when it's okay to eat. I can easily put my hand in his bowl with no issue. He doesn't jump on the couch or the bed, he knows he has to ask (by sitting) and then we'll pick him up.
Unless he is like mine that always gets the bad case of the zoomies after 1 hour walks and runningOriginally Posted By: Henry's MomHow much exercise does Regal get? It sounds like you have a good grasp of what it takes to be the dominant one, but if Regal seems to enjoy challenging you he may be a bit bored. A tired dog is a calm-submissive one.