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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsBoog the chocolate lab morale is up
The 2017-2018 siege of nana is over. My wife and mother in law just left for the train station. And as I walked back into the house the boog was standing with his front paws on the counter. I said get down you k-9 deplorable he looked at me wagging his tail but man she is gone. Then I left him out and stood on the porch smoking my pipe and boog was doing zoomies around the yard. He knows suitcases goes out the door she is gone.
The boog and nana have a love tolerance relationship. Christmas morning he left a bigly load in her room as she slept the smell woke her up. Now the boog has never done that before but I figured he was sending her a message. As well she caught him pilfering cookies off the plate that she forgot to put away. She tosses cookies in trash and she went back to scrubbing a pot and boog went into the trash after them in front of her. That caused a bit of tension as she told me he only listens to you. Control your dog now I said come on get up here with me on the couch.
get the red out
(13,459 posts)A Lab-load, that's a big MESSAGE. Raising a puppy last year has that wake up call smell still somewhat fresh in my mind.
Sounds like Nana just cramps The Boog's style, doesn't go with his flow.
KT2000
(20,544 posts)you guys are buds!
I have several overnight visitors during the year but my cat has to express her opinion to one of the guests. She leave poops next to her bed, right where she has to step to get out of bed.
What can ya do? I laugh.
Says the boog and I were twins
I was helping a friend who had knee replacement. And they breed labs Id shovel snow stack firewood for them. And that July my son he was maybe 6 we went to a cookout at there place. Well this chocolate lab pup kept following him around he had adorable blue eyes. And my friends him and his wife said it looks like your son has a friend take him home he is free. I said no Ill pay you what you charge they said no you helped us out he is free. So we walked through the door with the boog.
for all involved!!!
Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)I suggest you and your wife read some dog raising books and watch the Cesar Milan shows. The dog doesn't see your wife as 2nd in line. He sees her, sounds like, as a sibling to compete with. That's bad.
I remember seeing this tip, when this sort of thing happens. YOU, the one the dog calls the boss, quit feeding her. Your wife starts feeding her. All of her food comes from the wife. Whoever controls the food, controls the dog. (It also helps if your wife learns to love the dog.)
TEB
(12,729 posts)Thanks
Fla Dem
(23,360 posts)TEB
(12,729 posts)samnsara
(17,572 posts)Three grown daughters through college two carrying children. Two thirteen year old boys and three dogs.
Duppers
(28,095 posts)My 115 lb yellow girl does the paws on the counter when she's happy...and when she wants a full-body hug.
And zoomies? Oh heck yes, when the temp went below freezing, she was ecstatic and was doing figure 8's in the lawn!
You know you've made us, well me anyway, fall in love with Boog.
TEB
(12,729 posts)And so did our son dad he loves me when he was a puppy