The thing about shar-peis. A firm hand from when they are puppies is a good thing. Problem: they are cute as heck as puppies, and female humans make them into lap dogs, and this means you have a lifetime of trying to enforce boundaries ahead in their adult life.
They are strong-willed and intelligent dogs. They will train you if you let them
I catch them doing this all of the time. For a while, to get them to come inside, I'd offer them a MilkBone, and this lead to them coming to the back door like they wanted inside, but if I opened the door, they'd just stand there... until I said, "Bone".
They had taught me a trick: go to the door, stand there when he opens it, and he will offer a bone. Good boy, good boy.
At any rate. Patience, persistence, and everday is just another step on the path to establishing alpha status firmly, and it will be tested.
M-47,W-40,No kids D-filed 5/27/2010 Piecing - 10/21/2010 -=Soon to be banned=-
