Is it normal my dog is a sexist traitor?

I love my dog I have had him since he was a puppy, he is obedient, cute and doesn't put a paw wrong. I have a live-in boyfriend since christmas and the problem is the relationship between him and my dog. The dog worships him and follows him round and he lies by the front door when he is at work listening for his car. My boyfriend is friendly to the dog but not overly so. I have noticed the dog is much more attentive to the men in my life than me. Has this happened to others?

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  • TerryVie

    He's friendly, but not overly so.
    He goes out on the hunt.
    His sweat smells different and sounds different than the other person in the pack, and he is mating with her.

    He must be the alpha male! God-King of the Pack. How i admire him! I wish he would take me on the hunt with him.

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    • Angel_in_a_Glass_Dress

      this sounds reasonable.

      dogs are pack creatures. they can tell which partner is the alpha in a relationship and they obey that partner.

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  • Frosties

    I have a racist cat. We should form a support group.

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    • lolol555

      I died laughing. XD

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  • Steve92

    Get another dog, and make him jealous!

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    • Haha I like it!

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  • Hugzz

    Don't worry it's probably because he's "new" to the dog. Dogs are not as intelligent as us so if there's something new, he'll want to investigate. Hope this helps!

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  • This title made me so happy XD but I'm sure yoor dog loves yoo lots & just wants more attention (: x

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  • doomiedoom

    haha oh shit! this popped up in my newsfeed on fb xD

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  • GothamCityDiva

    I lol'd at the title!

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  • Good comments thanks , tsk tsk djpatties

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  • disthing

    I've only experienced this with female dogs. They really like me. Male dogs get all angry and defensive, but girl dogs are always excited to see me. I'm assuming it's because both male and female dogs recognise I'm male; so male dogs are protective of their territory, bitches are submissive, or sluts.

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  • VsegdaTemnata

    HAHA the title of this is beautiful.

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  • ThatChick28

    Don't worry, I have a female dog, I feed her an love her and play with her but she doesn't even listen to me, only to my bf cause he's 'alfa' Bleh!!!! Don't feel bad...it's perfectly normal...lol

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  • flax

    Does he provide the dog with boundaries, discipline, assertive dominance? He has potentially set himself up as "alpha" in the existing pack which is why the dog is responding to him as such. My partner, though he loves our dogs and they him cannot discipline them at all. They follow me around like a bad smell, cos i am "the
    Boss", but all it has to do with really is being the assertive leader in the group.

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  • Anonymouslynormal

    And that's why men rule in the home... even the dog accepts it.. :))

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  • He isnt engaging in bestiality with the dog is he? If he is it could explain the reason the dog more closely associated with him then with you.

    Have you considered bestiality?

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  • coolio75650932

    your an idiot -.- hes not sexist or a traiter. sexism is where you call the other gender scum or somthing. your dog just wants to know your boy friend better since he never had another person to help look after him. to end my comment i say YOUR OVERREACTING!

    P.S. a dog is a MANS best friend.

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  • alv1592

    It's normal for a dog to favour one gender over the other, my moms friend has a dog that's scared of males. I'm sure your dog still loves you, since you raised him.

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  • com999

    My cats like me more than my boyfriend since I show them more love. I don't know what is wrong with your dog.

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  • soupbowl21

    That happened between my boyfriend and my cat. Every time he comes home, my cat is ALL over his lap. And he isn't even overly nice to her. But I'm home with this fucking cat all day, and she pretends like I'm not even there. Cats are bitches... And sexist.... And they just sit there and silently judge you... That bitch...

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    • coolio75650932

      HOW DARE YOU JUDGE ALL CATS LIKE THAT! my cat loves every one.

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  • auzzie

    Common with dogs- I always walked/washed/fed/played with my dog and she would follow me everywhere. Dad gets home, my dog was sitting at his feet. Dad was 'alpha male' to the dog

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  • zchristian

    You are most likely doing something wrong that he is doing right but since theres not much to take from here i cant tell what...

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