I have a 12yo boy and he’s never been very obedient (he begs, he’s lazy, he doesn’t listen very often) but it used to be manageable and endearing but ever since our older dog died last July, his behavior has gotten out of hand. Our older boy was as good and loyal and one gets and he knew all the rules, and if the younger didn’t listen, he’d be “scolded” (barked at, snapped at). With his older brother gone, and now getting old himself, he just doesn’t seem to give a damn about listening to anyone; he barks at every dog we see on a walk, he hates going outside even just to use the bathroom, he constantly chases the cats (cats that he has lived with his whole life but always ignored until now). He’s a little mushy puggle-mutt so I’m not worried about him being dangerous or aggressive, but it’s getting tiring having to constantly be apologizing to people when we’re on a walk because he won’t leave their dogs alone (even if the other dogs are uninterested) and letting him out to use the bathroom but still finding a mess in the house because when he’s let out he just stands by the door and barks to be let back in. He has no sense of shame or remorse so yelling at him/withholding things is just a fun game to him and he’s just excited to get attention. We’ve been extra attentive of him since his big brother died, and we know he has to grieve too, but he also just can’t be an hedonistic asshole and get what he wants all the time.
TLDR; Our older dog (16yo) passed away last summer, and our younger (12yo) dog has become horribly behaved in his absence. Is there anything I can do??
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