My husband and I are about to go to WAR! Ever since Arrow, our St. Bernard, was a baby, my husband has spoiled him rotten! So now that he's 3 and weighs about 160 lbs., Arrow does whatever Arrow wants to, and if he doesn't feel like minding, no one can MAKE him. Gertie and Ida mind very well, and I don't permit my husband to spoil them like he has Arrow. Oh, they're spoiled, but they mind, they aren't rewarded for bad behavior.
My question is: What does everyone think about bribing a dog into minding with a treat? My husband gets Arrow to mind (sometimes) by giving him treats. (And sometimes Arrow just takes the treat and continues with whatever he's not supposed to be doing). I think it's wrong to give him a treat to get him to mind. Now if he minds and then he's rewarded with a treat, that's totally different. My husband is going to Denver on Mon. to visit relatives there and so this-morning he said to me, "What are going to do with him while I'm gone?" I said, I'm NOT going to reward his bad behavior! Any suggestions other than possibly boarding him, would be appreciated.
My question is: What does everyone think about bribing a dog into minding with a treat? My husband gets Arrow to mind (sometimes) by giving him treats. (And sometimes Arrow just takes the treat and continues with whatever he's not supposed to be doing). I think it's wrong to give him a treat to get him to mind. Now if he minds and then he's rewarded with a treat, that's totally different. My husband is going to Denver on Mon. to visit relatives there and so this-morning he said to me, "What are going to do with him while I'm gone?" I said, I'm NOT going to reward his bad behavior! Any suggestions other than possibly boarding him, would be appreciated.