Just want to have a little moan. I am minding a friends one year old tibetan terrier. He is very naughty and disobedient. He barks and yaps all the time. He won't come when he's called. He bothers our exquisitely behaved lab non stop. She really needs to tell him what for but she's fat too polite!! He jumps on our furniture and so on. Obviously I can't tell my friend any of this when she comes home so I want to share it with you lot....

I sympathise, I sometimes look after a friends dogs who is a pain in the neck, yet every time they collect her and ask how she was I find myself saying 'Oh she was wonderful, no trouble at all'!

> She really needs to tell him what for but she's fat too polite

What an odd statement!  What she needs to do is go  to training classes.  So that they can train her on how to educate her dog.  And I wouldn't be looking after him again for her.  But it's a shame that his actions are considered "naughty" when he's a dog, doing what dogs do.  Until she accepts that it's her fault, the sooner this poor dog can be helped.

>> She really needs to tell him what for but she's fat too polite

> What an odd statement!

The 'She' this sentence refers too is the well behaved lab I think

Thank you chaumsong.  Surprising how easy it is to read fast and misinterpret!! 

   
Just found the embarrassed face.

I think it's the lab that's too polite Jean

Dogs don't necessarily behave the same in different settings (they don't generalise well).

A collie X of mine was a proper madam on her hols - even jumping onto kitchen tops to steal food.  She never did this at home - though she may have before we had her as she was a rescue.

Yes it's my lab who is too polite. My friend is having a really hard time at the mo and I am happy to tolerate the pup. Just need to let off steam . But not to my friend.

> My friend is having a really hard time at the mo and I am happy to tolerate the pup.

My apologies. 

No offence taken Jean  :-)

How much longer do you have him for? If it's going to be awhile I'd start some training with him at home.

At one point I was walking a neighbours dog when I had spair time and her husband was away. The dogs recall sucked and if you were near the gate to go home you had no chance of getting them back along with a few other issues. Well after being with me the first time her husband came home and took them out he came back amazed that when he got to the gate they both trotted over and stood waiting for him to clip their leads on.

I know how you feel. A friend of mine has a miniature schnauzer who is very stand off ish with other dogs on walks. It's awful to watch, especially as she doesn't correct his behaviour, and let's him off lead freely. On one walk recently he actually bit another dog. I'm now wondering how to tell her I can't walk with her as I don't want my dog around aggressive dogs. We have a baby visit the house and under no circumstances am I allowing my girl to see this every time he comes on a walk. It's so difficult.

Thanks all for your support. He's going home today! I must point out that on my OP it came out that ' she was fat too polite' should have said' far too polite'. And was talking about my dog not my friend! He has got a good recall unless he has something he thinks you're going to take off him.