Hey Betsey, HOn - Thank you so much for holding up the mirror so eloquently. I read your posts before going to sleep, and here I am, with a revelation. This is not at all a boundary issue, it is dog training
Back at the very bgining of my life here on the BB, KAW pointed out to me that it may not be NG's intention to behave in a certian way, just conditioning. Soo, it is up to me to re-train my companion. For example, he used to sit on the sofa with his laptop watching tv, while I cooked, and sometimes got himself into a lengthy problem while the food got cold. I changed my approach, until HE was ready to come and hang around with me in the kitchen, I did not start cooking. Viola - we have NOT had a single evening of different paces.
Reckon there are many, many little things that just bug me a little, that I need to re-train both of us. Yup. This is a long journey indeed.
