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I never treat dogs extremely harshly, but I have always had extremely disciplined dogs. I've been told by my GF I'm like a military version of the Dog Whisperer, only because I've been taught to do pretty much the exact same methods he uses... only I'll actually hit a dog when he growls and I rub his/her nose in it if they crap in the house (unless we weren't there to let it out or is very sick).
That being said my GF's dogs own the roost. A Shit-zu (yes I know how it's spelled) and a cocker... they just dont care. She leaves litterally 9 training pads around the house because she doesn't let them outside... and they still miss the pads more than 50% of the time. It's not that they dont know, they do, it's that they dont care. They growl at me when I eat because they're demanding food (not asking), and the shi-tzu whipes her nose on us in the morning when she wants us to wake up.
If allowed to I'd have those dogs trained within days... but she is more concerned with the dogs "loving" her rather than not having to pick up crap and rub piss out of the carpet 10 times a day. So I just grin and remember at least I dont live there.
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