Hi everyone! I've seen lots of posts on here where people think their dog either hates them or barely stands to be around their owners. I'm having sort of a similar issue. This is my first pet so it may just be something I'm overreacting about. I have a 6 mo old boxer/pit terrier mix. I've had him for 3 months now. He's super independent and strong-willed, which can be great and frustrating at the same time. I live in a house with 2 roommates. For context, I am female and my two roommates are males. I do all the training and he is very food motivated, which makes it somewhat easier. Although, he is developing bad habits that I know my roommates are the cause of. When he was teething, he was a biting machine. I've worked with him and he has gotten a lot better, but my roommates constantly rile him and let him bite them. They don't attempt to train him, even though I show them how we've been progressing, or positively reinforce good behavior. I just found out that they sneak him treats. So basically, they let him go nuts, which of course is ok to an extent, but then it's like he regresses in his training because he knows that he can do whatever with them and then gets treats out of it. I've spoken to them so many times but they just won't listen. And because of this, I am the one who needs to put the foot down and try to correct his behavior. It seems that because I'm the one who does this, he's not really bonded to me. On top of the training, I play with him, take him on adventures every week, feed him good food, take naps with him, all the good stuff I should do. Poor guy has been going through his second round of giardia treatment, so I am the one to give him medicine and do all the hard things. We have some really good moments together, but whenever my roommates are around, it's like I don't even exist. Specifically one of my roommates. There's something about him that my pup absolutely loves. I have no doubt in my mind that if dogs had a conscience like us, that he would choose my roommate over me to be his person. I try to look at the positives. I have given this pup a great home, where he is so loved by all of us. It just feels discouraging putting in all this work and I'm being neglected by my pup and my roomies. I know my pup loves me, but he just doesn't prefer me. I feel lost and just need some advice to strengthen our relationship. It's a weird dynamic to have a pup in a home with roommates. I often wonder if it was even a good idea adopting him. And then I remember how much joy he brings to my life and I can't imagine my life without him. I try to look at it as if I'm his mom and my roommates are his littermates. Sometimes that helps, but mostly I just feel crappy about it and think that I'm not the best owner for him because I don't make him as excited as my roommates. Maybe he senses that. I just want to have a loyal companion.