Yup, I just wouldn’t tolerate that sort of business from a dog, who wants to live like that? But people let their kids act like that too. I don’t get it at all.
My wife has a harder time with the dogs than I do. She tries to be “nice” and that leads to problems. She’ll try to sweet talk them into something lowering her status.
Years and years ago with my first 2 Airedales it was funny to watch dog status at work. When I’d take Asta (alpha female) and Muttley (beta male) for a ride in the car without my wife. Asta would sit in the passenger seat in the front. Muttley would sit in the rear seat right behind me. If I got out of the car to fill up the tank or something. Asta would take the drivers seat and Muttley the front passenger seat. When I got back in Asta would take her position in the front passenger seat and Muttley would take the one behind me. Now if my wife were going too it became interesting. Asta would be in her seat and Muttley in his when my wife wanted to get in the car. Asta didn’t want to move. My wife would tell her sweetly to move and stand there to convince her to move. I’d finally tell the dog to get in the back. Asta would take the seat behind me and Muttley the seat in the rear on the passenger seat. My wife wouldn’t assert her right to the front seat and would sometimes think of sitting in the rear passenger seat. Instead of being nice to the dogs she was sending the wrong message to them. Once she finally understood the dynamics of what was happening and changed her behavior the problem stopped.
That’s why I recommend books like The Other End of the Leash. It does a great job of explaining dog pack behavior and dog thinking. If you respond like the Alpha dogs (no alpha rolls, hitting or yelling) and expect to be treated as the Alpha dog most dogs will get with the pack.