Bossy Dog

 (Contributed by Milford Woods)

Ever since it has gotten cold outside, my spoiled little beagle, Henry wants to come in the house. He barks and barks until he gets his way. I tried to stop him from barking by not going to the door when he wanted in, but he is literally relentless. I end up giving in to him every time. I don’t know what it is, because we have a nice big backyard. He also has a really warm dogloo and the temperature has only dipped into the forties. You think with a nice warm fur coat that he wouldn’t mind being outside. I think that I have created a monster. My husband jokes and says that he just wants in to watch TV ( because I leave it running while we are going and the dog is inside). He doesn’t really bother anything in the house, but I want to break him of the habit. When we have company, I will be totally embarrassed if my dog is barking and demanding to get in the house. He always wants to cuddle up and sit right on top of people.