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Yeah, I can relate to the SO and having other people training Tucker. SO does the blowing in the face but at the same time has a really soft presence so Tucker gets nippy when he comes over. Somehow I'm supposed to fix that (he doesn't nip anyone else - I did fix that as a puppy) while he's pulling away and basically initiating play with him. Regardless of how many times I say stand your ground and don't let him do that (not dominating, just don't be a pushover) he still doesn't get it.
As for the MY dog thing, yes. I'm fortunate enough to have close friends that know a ton about dogs and are active in the dog training/rescue community. They correct dogs very similarly to how I do and yet when they do it to Tucker I get this small flare of anger like "How dare you correct my dog." Even if it's something I would do in that situation, I just hate when other people do it. And don't even get me started on the people who know nothing about dogs and try it.
As for the MY dog thing, yes. I'm fortunate enough to have close friends that know a ton about dogs and are active in the dog training/rescue community. They correct dogs very similarly to how I do and yet when they do it to Tucker I get this small flare of anger like "How dare you correct my dog." Even if it's something I would do in that situation, I just hate when other people do it. And don't even get me started on the people who know nothing about dogs and try it.
