[PowderMonkey]

My father used to speak of a “One-man dog” always kept on his family's farm. He described it as a dog trained to respond to the commands of only one member of the family (an alpha male), and to only accept food from the hands of that one particular family member, and to consume only food placed in his own feed bowl. This was done specifically to preclude control or poisoning by thieves and livestock rustlers.

[ABN 505]

Wise aborigine knows it will be cold when he tells wife “It’s going to be a Three Dog Night!].

[afraidfortherepublic]

My dog trainer always has a lesson on “food aversion” as part of basic obedience training. She would offer my dog a treat and then yell at him if he took if from anybody besides me, or my husband. The problem is that my dog was a Golden Retriever — a very sensitive breed. She scared the daylights out of him.

My dog learned to never accept food inside the trainng facility, which pretty much precluded using food treats as a training aid. LOL. I had to use an otherwise forbidden ball to get him to do anything! LOL.