[pitlove]

Hi marshall b-

I understand how frustrating it is when you and your spouse are not on the same page when it comes to training a puppy. My boyfriend is similar to your husband because when he was growing up, his parents never trained or worked with any of their dogs and he believes that dispite that they are “good dogs”, even though I can see a lot of behaviors in their current two that are not “good”.

Unfortuntely when a puppy is acting out and being destructive, it is the owners fault. Either the dog is not getting enough proper excersize, not enough training (leave it, is a great command to teach for when they are trying to chew things they shouldn’t), improper socialization or none at all.

It may be time to sit down with your husband and have a heart to heart talk about why it is important to train this puppy and make sure you are both on the same page. If at that point he is still unwilling you may have to attempt to do the training on your own and get him the excersize he needs.