spiritdogs
Posted : 5/8/2007 6:59:57 AM
When he is there, he is the sole caretaker. If he's "the one", I suspect that there are some vacation weeks or weekends in there somewhere. [

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During those times, mom simply becomes invisible to the dog.
An alternative plan might be to simply contain the dog until BF is safely in the home, have him sit on the couch, and let the dog come to him on his own time. No eye contact, no intimidation, nothing, not even an outstretched hand. BF can still be the one to put the food bowl down at dinnertime, and may even walk slowly by and drop in a piece of cheese or roast beef occasionally. [

] Dog is classically conditioned to the approach of the BF being a good thing!
When BF is not around, dog sleeps in his crate with some article of cloth that has BF's scent on it.