Dog training with a sexual/romantic animal partner?

[BrotatoChip]

>>>>Probably not what you think, sorry or you're welcome depending on what your outlook is.<<<<

So, here's a thing. If you have a dog that you have a romantic/sexual relationship with, how are you going about GENERAL training? Like, some of these dogs are serious business. A Cane Corso is sexy yes but they're also potentially dangerous if they have a weak/shitty/lazy owner. Isn't it a weird dynamic that you have to teach/train them how to behave? I suppose it doesn't have to be, but have any of you thought about this dynamic at all? Thoughts on it?

I don't mean any offense, I really want to understand what people are feeling/thinking as they navigate through the actual nuts and bolts of some of this stuff. I feel like it's fun to just be like, yeah he's my dog boyfriend and it's magical and beautiful and all of that, but I feel like there's some rubber meets the road kind of stuff that gets glossed over here.

Wide open question, sorry. I wish I could structure it a bit better but I hope the meat of my query gets across.

 

[offgridk9lover2]

I just do standard training, I use a 3 tone system, one tone is "Totally your choice to come or not" Second tone is "This is an order, you do not follow it there will be consequences" Third tone "I am pissed and you don't do it now I will fucking punt your ass to where I want it and then the real trouble hits"

When asking for sex and such I use the first tone, all the rest is when hunting or out with the sheep and so on, rarely do we ever need the 3rd, non of us want that least of all me as things have gone seriously side ways!

then I use hand signals as well, can't really yell when hunting, you can but the thing you intend to shoot hears it too and they are fast on the uptake of info and bolt!

Yes she's my wife, but I am all so pack leader who's job it is to ensure every one is safe and fed, and some times that means I need to keep tight control of it all. and being I do have a pack of 5 it is all the more critical for our and others safety.

Time, consistency, and patience, I start training the moment their eye's open, the older dogs help a lot as well.

You all so need to keep them mentally stimulated, so play time or work, each will prefer one or the other, I'm evil, I make my dogs think too, I give them problems to solve, so if I drop dead they can take care of them selfs well enough till some one comes along, or they go feral!

 

[nekdoneco123]

you don't stop being the pack leader if/when sex is involved...

not saying that's your take, but plenty of ppl seem to think that for example a male dog will get dominant or something once he starts getting some.

my late boy was a caucassian shepherd, he got to be "in charge" in the bedroom and yet listened 100% everywhere else. not once did i have to repeat a command. i didn't raise him from a pup.

 

[Electrical Guy]

>>>>Probably not what you think, sorry or you're welcome depending on what your outlook is.<<<<

So, here's a thing. If you have a dog that you have a romantic/sexual relationship with, how are you going about GENERAL training? Like, some of these dogs are serious business. A Cane Corso is sexy yes but they're also potentially dangerous if they have a weak/shitty/lazy owner. Isn't it a weird dynamic that you have to teach/train them how to behave? I suppose it doesn't have to be, but have any of you thought about this dynamic at all? Thoughts on it?

I don't mean any offense, I really want to understand what people are feeling/thinking as they navigate through the actual nuts and bolts of some of this stuff. I feel like it's fun to just be like, yeah he's my dog boyfriend and it's magical and beautiful and all of that, but I feel like there's some rubber meets the road kind of stuff that gets glossed over here.

Wide open question, sorry. I wish I could structure it a bit better but I hope the meat of my query gets across.

This exactly why finding a good partner/handler/assistant is the best for the lady breeder and the male dog or dogs.

Consistent good behavior is rewarded and reinforced and bad behaviors not in such a way that the dog or the pack will all learn to be great pack members and will be much happier. The lady (breeding bitch human) will be in a safe and more sexually fulfilling circumstance and enjoy her routine hobby (3 x weekly) or activity (5+ x weekly) or lifestyle (at least once daily)

The assistant will fulfil his/her need to be an integral part of this. This is very edifying and rewarding.

Please note this is equally applicable to equine relationships as well

 

[Sumpup]

It's not weird. All dogs even wild ones are pack animals. As long as they see you as the pack leader , they are all eager to figure out what you expect of them.

In my experience they pay attention to you more after introducing sex in the relationship. But the training never really stops. They are always watching and learning from you. Correcting behavioral issues is common among pack mates.
Dogs basically understand yes, no and let's play. The majority of this is expressed from non verbal cues.

It's an extremely rewarding experience for both species when they bond and learn what's what. It builds confidence and strengthens the pack. Working in unison, each one knows its job and place in the hierarchy.

 

[BrotatoChip]

Thanks for the input folks, yeah, I think I came around on this pretty quickly actually. I think I didn't actually feel as strongly as I thought I did about it somehow.

 

[Jmmp2803]

Yeah I don’t think I would be able to reconcile those two aspects either. I usually think of my relationship with my dog as more of a fwb situation.