igor sounds like a very interesting fella. if you don't already feed him, take over that job and you may find him head over heels in love with you! :)

He sounds like a nice dog. You could try playing with him as well as feeding. Many dogs like tug of war with a towel or soft toy and also chasing a ball.

Your English is perfectly understandable. Good job.

My friend says they have to see you as the alfa. The leader of the pack. She has been a groomer a long time, she has her own shop. She is the one her dogs gravitate to, but then she can be pretty bossy.

i don't really like the word "alpha". i would rather say "leader". my dogs know i am the leader of
our pack. i say "our" pack because i am part of it. i respect my dogs' individual likes/dislikes and the difference in their personalities. i don't have to demand respect (or anything else, for that matter) from them because since my dogs all look to me as their leader, they just respect me with no questions.

whenever i have brought a new dog into the pack, it has been seamless. that's because my dogs look to me for leadership and while all dogs have their own thoughts about pecking orders, i have never experienced any trouble, ever. jorah has been here for 6 months now. he and the other 3 danes get along so well, people always ask me what i have to do to create harmony. i don't have to *do* anything, they all know what is and what is not acceptable. i can count the times on one hand that i have had to say the word no in the last 6 months. with my smallest being 135# and my biggest 176#, it's a good thing!

maybe i've just been lucky over the 10+ years that i have been rescuing danes but all i know is that if my dogs know right from the start that they look to ME for leadership, it's all good. :)

nina - by bossy I didn't mean she bosses her dogs around, I just mean that's just her personality. She is like you, the leader of the pack, they look to her for direction and she takes really good care of them. She has a yorkie that if anyone picks her up while she is around, the yorkie just fusses and fusses. She would be happy if she were glued to her. Your dogs look very sweet.

she must be my sister from another mother. LOL! i try to rein in my bossy butt, however, sometimes you just have to run with it. ;)

thanks, my dogs are as sweet as can be. they have a dog door so they will greet you at the end of the deck barking their fool heads off but since i live alone way out in the boonies (i should have my own zip code!), i have never discouraged their reaction to people coming up the lane because i oftentimes don't see people driving up. all i have to do is walk outside, say "thank you" and they stop barking. :)

Yovan, I love your story and Igor sounds like he’s a special member of the family. I agree with Ninapearl, feeding Igor is what will get you his heart.

It wasn’t until I started having my husband feed our dog that he was able to build a closer relationship with her. He feeds her in the morning, I feed her at night and we both take turns taking her out. She’s still usually by my side, but he gets greeted at the door and his share of affection from her as well.