Diagnosis: We have a very dominant dog and she will pee in the house as long as we keep our shoes on inside the house. Our shoes leave the scent of other dogs everywhere in the house and she wants to cover them up. (...)
But she recognise us as her masters even my boy who is not taller then 1 m. (...)
She will prolly never stop peeing in the house because you bring in the smell of other dogs anyhow. By visitors or people that go in and out.
Lucky for me I know how to handle a mop! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" />
So you have found possibly why she does that. Ok. Now this is not a reason to accept a such behavior; even more from an animal that has a dominant temper. If you accept these behaviors, let her be dominative and do not assume your "
Alpha individual" role, she might come to try to challenge you and developpe disturbing (even agressive) demeanors. It is even more important to take care and handle that aspect of your dog since you have a baby at home and that dominant dogs easily developpe "dominant agression" behavior.
Canine pack dynamics: this page explains the general hyerarchy, dynamic of packs among the wild canine species, and the points that apply to the dynamic of a family living with a dog in order to avoid that he developpes agressive/dominating behaviors.
Dog drives: about the different general inborn behaviour tendencies. It's helpful to determinate what traning/correction techniques to use for your dog.
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here is a link to the table of contents about canine behavior from that same website ( <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/up.gif" alt="" /> ). That should help you to understand your dog better and give you some keys on how to set things right. At least read these three articles: "Firmness works for dogs, too!", "Who’s in charge here, anyway?" and "This dog is driving me crazy!". <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/winkwink.gif" alt="" />
Once the problem of authority has been solved, you'll be up to enjoy better all the good sides of the life with a dog; this is a hard time to go through, but it's worth it. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/winkwink.gif" alt="" />
Give us some news of your progresses! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wave.gif" alt="" />
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