I've caught flack for "spoiling" my miniature schnauzer.
And by spoiling I don't mean giving him a bunch of fatty human foods and dressing him up like a cabbage patch doll. I mean when he lets me know he wants something, I make sure he gets it as long as it's within reason.
He's developed the habit of going outside, and getting a dog treat whenever he comes back in. So, he wants to go outside all the time and then begs at the cabinet.
I always give him the treat. I figure it's one of those small things that makes his relatively short life worth living, so why not? When he lays down at the foot of the bed, I always bend myself around him so he's comfortable instead of kicking him to the floor. Things like that. lol
And by spoiling I don't mean giving him a bunch of fatty human foods and dressing him up like a cabbage patch doll. I mean when he lets me know he wants something, I make sure he gets it as long as it's within reason.
He's developed the habit of going outside, and getting a dog treat whenever he comes back in. So, he wants to go outside all the time and then begs at the cabinet.
I always give him the treat. I figure it's one of those small things that makes his relatively short life worth living, so why not? When he lays down at the foot of the bed, I always bend myself around him so he's comfortable instead of kicking him to the floor. Things like that. lol