I dont want to sound like Im against having your dog with you all the time, its good bonding sure, they do listen very well the more time you spend with them. Im just saying, if your a happy bachelor living alone, it would be great, if you have a lot of people in your house, you have to make sure everyone is on the same page with the dog. Im talking the way the dog is treated, the commands, if your teaching the dog "here" and your wife and kids are saying "come", or something like that, then you havea problem. If you are not happy with the way the dog is acting, and you are purposely ignoreing the bad behavior, then a 3rd party comes into the mix and is praising the dog and giving it all the attention in the world, who do you think the dog is going to want to be with? You the handler, who loves the dog, but your the one who is dealing with the unpleasant things in training, the corrections and the frustrations.. Or do they want to be with a family member who is giving them nothing but good attention and food, and hugs and crap. Nothing unpleasant associated with them.

The dog is going to go with the one that gives it what it wants, not what it needs. Huge difference. Dogs live in the moment, they dont see the big picture down the road. They are only thinking about what they can eat or what they can hump... The dog doesnt know that when your teaching him to come to you no matter what, that it could save his life one day, he is thinking, "Wonder if he has food? Well I know that the other person in the house always gives me food or attention... Think I go see what they have"