Anonymous wrote:Same reason they don't discipline their kids - it's a lot of work and it's hard and they just ... don't want to.
A coworker has a son only a few months older than mine and we live close to each other, get along really well, but hers is a terror. THey're both three. She says she gets so little time with him she doesn't want to spend it disciplining him. But then she asks why mine has such good manners and is so good at sharing and taking turns, etc. I invest the time. Same with dogs.
Dog training costs way more than "training" kids. Also, we have greater expectations of dogs than we did when most people grew up. And training takes time so you may see a dog that has had training/classes but, they are still animals and a work in progress!