like I said...I seriously don't think that I'll have a problem with him and Riely...he likes to annoy her...yeah...but they're affectionate...they give each other kisses....they sleep together...they eat together...riely always grabs a ball or the rope when he gets sleepy and tries to entice him to play more...I've seen Riely snap at him just one real time...but he listened....shes always humping him too lately...I can tell that he thinks of her as the Alpha...and Riely will do ANYTHING her Daddy says....when Riely REALLY pisses Jason off she KNOWS...and she rolls RIGHT over on the floor belly up....or tries to give him LOADS of kisses...like...'I'm sorry daddy, please dont be mad at me!'....Buddha definitely gravitates towards me over Jason though...he comes over and cuddles up next to me...and sleeps on me...Riely would rather lay down on the floor by Jason when he's at the computer though...it's like shes in love with him....I fall somewhere in between...with Riely...she loves me...but if Daddy is around..I'm chopped liver to her....Buddha...I'm the one who takes care of him...I take him out potty all the time...I woke up in the middle of the night to take him out every single night...I'm constantly affectionate with him....I play with him...i always hold him and scratch him and pet him...we definitely have a bond....and I know he'll listen to me...

he is crated when we're not home though...always had been...its a HUUUGE kennel...its big enough for me and jason to both sit indian style inside it at the same time...it's definitely a comfy environment for him...he has room to move around...but not TOO much....I don't want to get rid of him or anything...i LOVE that dog so much....i'm mostly worried that he wont improve...that its just "they way he is"....and that we'll never be able to take him for playdays...and never be able to board him if we want to go on a trip....or worse...that he'll somehow hurt another dog and have to be put to sleep....I'm just terrified that I'll have to part ways with him sooner than I would like...