Jealousy

I have heard of animals doing this, but our dawg actually shows no signs of jealousy when my wife and I show affection. She does when other dawgs are involved however. I saw a tv show once that explained their actions are more about trying to get attention than actually being jealous, but I wonder about those kind of shows anyway. I bet you thought it was cute at first, but knowing how big Sonny is, I bet it isn't so cute anymore....LOL. I would like to see what resonses you get that may help you out.

My parents dog gets really jealous all the time. If you have a cat on your lap he will come over and nose the cat off of you and then put his head in your lap. It is funny how they can act just like little kids. We have to tell him no and push him away when he wont back off.

Try giving the dog some attention before you have contact with your wife then, when he starts acting up you have to take control of him because you (or your wife) are the Alpha dog in his pack. He needs to be sternly told "NO!" or "Stop!" and made to lay down someplace. Make him stay for a little while and then give him some attention, tell him he's a good boy and give him a treat. Go back to your wife and, if he repeats the behavior, you're going to have to repeat the response until he gets it. Eventually he will stop if you're consistant with training him to behave. Just be sure to give him attention first and to reward him for laying down and being good.

make sure that you give the dog plenty of affection even when your wife is in the room. make sure your wife shows affection too. yes animals get jealous. Cats are worse about it than dogs- trust me.