David, I’m already in love with Baxter!

His character is quite evident. He’s smart, so you can definitely work with him on the gate end of things. If you keep in mind that whenever a gate is set up, Baxter is not allowed within, say a couple of feet of the gate. If he works well with commands tell him to “back away” (or something that works for you...) Be sure to direct him to his ‘place/bed’ after the correction.... quiet praise! He should get used to not being allowed close to the gate, that is where my brain wants to go... if you make the barrier bigger, he will conquer!

Keep us updated David! Way to challenge Dad Baxter!

hugs from Petra, Stewie and gang

Hi guys

i wonder if I can put my thoughts into this... 

In my mind, The key to successful corrections are made in the blink of an eye. Be sure to challenge in the correct way, that is the tricky part... each situation is so different. Sally is right on the money when she says to OWN THAT FOOD! But also when you are telling Grizz that the food is yours, try staring at his nose, rather than straight in the eye.... you don’t want confrontation, you want acceptance. A stare down is usually for a direct and major correction to a behaviour! It’s a big deal! 

Be patient.... Feeding times are tough.... when you serve up the food for example, be sure to have both Grizz and Kodi sit. I would suggest that you have a gate in between them for all training purposes. Maybe you can move their dishes to either side of a doorway, with the gate in between. I do think it’s key that they feel like they are in the same room together though. But keeping you all safe from harm! It is all about reconditioning the mind. When they are sitting, their is two different kind of ‘sits’, the ‘Calm’ Sit compared to the ‘Oh My Dog! You’ve Got To Feed Me First” Sit!      * I would always feed the Calm Sit, never the excited Sit! *

If you face any situation with either an ‘acceptable’ or ‘unacceptable’ position, so will Grizz. Always praising the behaviour you want and either correcting or ignoring the behaviour you don’t want. (I say correct when ignore doesn’t work!) 

Be calm and assertive at all times! They respect that!

i hope you don’t mind me putting my two bits in. As I said, every dog and situation is different, so the training needs are also diffferent. 

Good luck you guys and have great day!

Petra and gang.

Rocky's dad said

It's funny too: Rocky had a bunch of toys, but 99 percent of the time the only one he'd play with was his grungy tennis ball. About the only toy Baxter won't play with are the tennis balls I bought him.   

That is pretty cool! Baxter seems to making it pretty clear that he is not in your life to take Rocky’s place, Rocky was too special!!! But they are both making sure that Rocky is not forgotten! 😉

tinsch said
Manni would hide that stuff „for future reference „ basically. I would take the bully stick from underneath my pillow ( I didn’t want to sleep with the dog staring at me the whole night...)

Hehehehe! You paint a great picture Tina! I can not imagine a sogged out bully stick under my pillow!! 

gave it back to him and he would start whining because he couldn’t seem to find a „safe“ hiding place for it. So I would take it away from him again and showed him that I was putting it in the drawer of my nightstand. He was immediately ok with that, turned around and went to sleep. 

A very smart boy! And a smart Mum for finding another pawfect hiding spot! 

So maybe Baxter is doing exactly that: finding safe places for his stuff.

That’s a very good point Tina.

And if he came from a shelter who knows if he ever had anything that he could call his own.   

That problem has now been solved with a gazillion toys and a Dad that adores him! Plus a whole Tripawd community that is already in love with his antics!

All the very best to you both and hugs across the miles!

Petra, Stewie 🐾 & his Pride >^..^<