Yes I do because Harm shouldn't be the alpha, YOU should be!
used to gently put his mouth around my throat
when he would get me down on the floor.
Yup this is dominant dog behavior
If you allow him to be the alpha, that's why he doesn't listen to you, and a 90lb dog that doesn't listen/obey his owner can be problems, like jumping on people. He is so big he could hurt someone!
Also when Teddy passes then Harm will assume Teddy's alpha postion and he could get bossy!
I know its hard because we tend to think that our dogs are furry kids and sometimes think they think like us, but they don't and Harm NEEDS to know that YOU are the boss (alpha). Its really the best for you & him.
I know. I am going to try really hard to make him behave. He is really very gentle with the grandchildren. My one year old granddaughter doesn't even come up to his chin. He was very careful not to knock her over. She just loved to pat him.
However, New Year's Eve a really dear friend, who is 78 but looks 60 and acts 40, and I went to dinner at a jazz club. When she came in the house, Harm unexpectedly jumped up on her back. She is shorter than I am, so he was a lot taller than she was. It was a blessing that she did not go down on the floor. It scared me to death. He has never done that before. Luckily she is a dog lover, but it scared her, too.
Gotta get that bad doggy trained. He is bossy. He is demanding and I have to do what he wants, or he barks his head off at me and if he can find a piece of my clothing, he races through the house with it until I do what he wants.