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My dog thinks he's the center of the universe...
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I'm recently married (yay!), and for about 3 years prior it was just me and the pup. He's very very needy but overall a good dog. Ever since DH became DH, every time we hug or kiss or show any sign of affection Charlie freaks out. He barks, jumps up on us, whines, you name it.
Has anyone else had this happen?! It's kind of funny but it's moving into the obnoxious territory now. He climbs into DH's lap while we're on the couch just to get closer to me.
Sigh. I have spoiled my dog rotten. :-/
Re: My dog thinks he's the center of the universe...
We have a similar problem in our house. Rex (our 2.5 year old dog) doesn't like it when T and I hug or snuggle on the couch. He also tends to sleep inbetween us so to say our dog is spoiled is the least of our problems. Chloe our 1.5 year old doesn't care one way or the other how T and I interact. I read The Art of Racing in the Rain not too long ago and there was a portion of that book (which is told through the dog) that talks about the dog dealing with the human characters girlfriend coming into the home. As told through the dog, she never asked to be apart of the family, she came into the home and changed things without even thinking about how the dog may be effected. Now, this might be a bit extreme but it got me thinking about our situation with Rex. T had him as a puppy for probably 3 weeks before we starting dating and everything changed. Rex is T's dog and I know that but I think it is important for me to give them their space at times but to also love on Rex as much as possible to show him that I care about him too and I don't want to 'come between' them. I know this sounds silly but look at it from the dogs point of view - you were his person first, now he comes second. I also realize that you and DH have probably been together for awhile (as T and I have been 2.5 years) so this situation of you and DH wanting time together isn't new but you might be spending less time with the dog even though you don't realize it. Take more time throughout the day to spend with the dog to let him know he's still important but also correct him when he starts to get in the way of you and DH.
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Your dog cannot be the center of the universe because my cats have let me know under no uncertain terms that they, in fact, are the center. Sometimes they remind me at 3am, just to be sure I understand.
I think your cats call my cats and discuss their brilliant plans of human ownership.
Though my dogs have never become 'obnoxious' (well, not TOO obnoxious I suppose) they have both been know to react to various boyfriend's.
Jett and Diesel do both love SO. Jett was a rescue out of South Carolina who was shipped up to Maine when he was only 3 or 4 months old. He'd been beaten, so he's generally wary of strangers to begin with. He doesn't react to SO (I guess he might be a pretty great judge of character), but he did indeed bark/act irritated by prior boyfriends when they hugged me/etc. Typically, however, he would only partake in such demonstrations when he felt that my safety was being threatened. Maybe the dog is 'mis-interpreting' your actions? I'm not sure to be honest.
Diesel on the other hand is merely a bed hog. He sleeps between us in bed every single night and has no problem sprawling out and taking over the bed (even if it means hogging my comforter). I know he means well - he was just horribly spoiled (my fault entirely) as a puppy and now feels that he is entitled to be glued to me as much as possible. He disregards the concept that he could lay on the foot of the bed because he HAS to be touching you.