ImPerceptibility

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Over the last few months one of my dogs has gotten very possessive of me. It only seems to happen when MyHusband isn’t at home. She will bark at every adult male that gets anywhere near our house. It’s only the men. She’s fine with women and children. I joked with my husband that she thought I was her bitch, except when he was home, and then I was his. Unfortunately for him, he agreed. I got really worried a few days ago when she tried to jump over the fence to get at a traveling soul saver. That poor man of God ran down the road screaming like a little girl. I think my dog is now going to hell. I’m not sure.

Last weekend I decided to watched The Dog Whisperer. There was a German Shepard that would bark and growl at everyone that went by the house and would even bark when people tried to walk upstairs. Cesar said the problem was they let the dog in the house first instead of making him wait until they went in. When they did that the dog though he was in charge.

I thought about it and my dog only barked when MyHusband wasn’t home and she was in the backyard. She was fine in the house or when we went on a walk. So I decided to try it. I made the dogs sit and be calm before I opened the back door then made them stay until I went out and called them. This supposedly made me the head dog of the pack and they could go about their business of chewing bones, chasing squirrels, and pooping without worrying about protecting me. It seems to have worked. I noticed a big change the first day and today she has not barked at anyone, even the bitchy neighbor that deserves to be barked at. I was impressed.

Now, my other dog has a problem of jumping on people. It isn’t the least bit aggressive she’s just being playful but it isn’t a good thing when small children come by. Even though she’s very gentle and hasn’t hurt anyone, I’m afraid she might. So I once again took Cesar’s advice and when she jumped I made her sit down and be still. It didn’t seem to help. So I stepped it up a notch and when she jumped I rolled her over onto her back and made her stay there until she settled down. I had to do this a few times because she’s a little slow. But, it seemed to work. She still gets ready to jump but as soon as I say ‘down’ she sits back down and doesn’t jump. I was impressed again.

So to the Dog Whisperer, I want to say Thank You. Now that I’m the head bitch around here things are much better. To the rest of you, I just want you to know this technique is for dogs and trying it on your husband can lead to very different results. But I do believe every wife should jump on top her husband and yell, “I’m the head bitch around here!” at least once. It’s so worth it.