bluemountainmama
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I'm a brand new dog owner and need a little advice. We just brought Moose (a 6 year old English Mastiff) home a few days ago. I had read online that the family should eat first and then feed the dog so he knows his place. So we did that. The first night he growl begged for some food and then went to lay down when my husband told him "no". No problem. The second night he went downstairs and peed on the floor while we were eating. It was nowhere near where he goes out and he seems housetrained so I'm pretty sure he was protesting. I called his foster mom and she said she always fed the dogs first. She agreed he was protesting. Is it okay to feed this guy first? Should I feed him at a completely different time than the family? Or should I hold my ground and get a Bissel Spotbot Pet? I don't want to change his routine unnecessarily, but I don't want to let him think he's the boss and his peeing business worked either. (We have a trainer coming to the house for a few sessions starting next week to help us with our boy too.)