but my gruesome twosome sleep on the bed with me

Louie has the bed, Sadie in the leather chair in our room and Benjie the floor - he's too hairy and takes up way too much room - despite Louie being bigger than him. Plus Benjie can be a bit possessive of the bed so I'd rather not be bitten or growled at when entering my own room.. OH doesn't see it that way though - he think I'm pushing Benjie out

Nooooo, they only sleep where they want to.

...with dogs like sibes i think it goes the other way..they are like 'sod u,dont need yous anyway'

ha ha ha ha ha ha ah

Bit like City Beating United this afternoon

Kestral is with me pretty much ALL the time - and she listens to me very reliably - when she doesnt I think thats my lack of training!
For some dogs though I guess this could be the case..

Because of working dogs and their lifestyles, I've always believed this to be the case. It's a good thing that attention and play with the people that own/train them can be such high rewards.

But I can't do it... my dogs are independant around the house, not clingy at all but it's me that often goes seeking them out for a hug, or offering them a spot on the bed I'm really bad, i just love them maybe i'm 'needy'! Haha! Luckily they're toy/treat reward orientated heehee.



As my Dad shouted at me down the phone the other day... "You'd rather have had your dogs at your wedding than your own parents!" LOL (this wasn't the case, they actually refused to come but made me chuckle as I thought yeah! Damn right, they've been there more for me than you have for the past year! )

Well truthfully, I don`t care. I`m not going to alter my lifestyle for some theory that might apply to some dogs and some owners.
My dogs and I inhabit our living space as we choose. They don`t always sit in the same room. Occasionally at night they b*gger off and sleep downstairs.
What makes our relationship good is that I play with and feed them.
I saw a programme recently about police dogs who spend all day working with their handler, who then takes them for a walk and then they go home together.
Are you saying this relationship is weak? I don`t think so.

Not at all C&D - I was merely questioning that is there something behind all this but then, I know better and I know all the training and effort put into a dog is the cause of this as well as the difference in dogs and their personality.

So maybe there isn't anything behind this thread.. but as I said - it was just going over in my mind after reading the thread so I thought I'd ask

Maybe breed has something to do with this too.

I know Akitas are very loyal to their own, aloof with others, they love us, so if we were to ignore them the majority of the time only pay them attention as a reward then they would probably take the attitude of 'pffft, you must be joking'.

Does a dog do things for you out of love?