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Without a doubt, my wife and I rule the house. (Though I'm a bit more pushy with Beckett (our dog) than she is). I never step over Beckett. I always make him move. I never feed him from the table. He isn't even allowed in the kitchen during dinner. I also try to feed him AFTER we eat. I make him wait until we're down the stairs before he's allowed to go. I'm also doing my best to make it clear to Beckett that his is lower on the totem pole than our daughter. If he even slightly growls at her, I put him in the kennel. Even if it was her fault. (We give our daughter consequences if she picks on the dog, of course). I think it's risky to ever let a dog think that he's higher in the pack than a human.
I don't want to make it sound like Beckett is picked on. He gets a lot of attention, walks, petting, treats, etc.
I guess my post isn't very humorous. So to add the humor:
When we first got Beckett, he decided when we got up in the morning. We slept on a futon. It was very low to the ground. He would leave us alone in then morning UNLESS we made eye contact with him. If we did, he would pounce, jumping up onto the bed and standing on us until we got out of bed. Now we sleep on a very tall bed. My wife has to vault to get on it. So, Beckett doesn't have much of a chance to wake us anymore.
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