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LR - 2004-12-30 11:22:40
I was raised on a farm and yes, my father trained dogs (hunters). She thinks you are her equal. In other words, it�s your problem. (I say this in love, I have the same prob w/ my parent's dog) There used to be a show on PBS called, �Woof, It�s a Dog�s Life.� I TOTALLY recommend their website. If you�ve run her through doggie school before, maybe try another one. It takes TIME but you�ll be way less annoyed/ upset in the end. She�ll be happier too. I�m not speaking draconian measures.
Good luck! I think the dude calls himself �Uncle Matty.� He takes some getting used-to but the info is sound.
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Rox - 2004-12-30 11:25:43
Definitely training of some sort is in order. I'd just carry a rolled up magazine or newspaper, nothing too hard, but hard enough to make a point when you bop her on the nose every time she does it.
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jon - 2004-12-30 11:28:26
yeah, i was going to say something similar. you should make a point of doing dominating things like making her sit and follow commands, rolling her over and holding her, holding eye contact, that kind of thing. hopefully she will get the point and not flip out on you. you know you're on the right track when she starts licking your face all the time. :)
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Ahnalyse - 2004-12-30 12:01:47
There must be something going on with the animal kingdom because I am about to kill my dog for completely different reasons. But he does the 'love bites' also on everyone in the house tho. He thinks that when you go to pet him, its an open invitation to chew on your arm or snip at your face. Hes just playing, but hes a big big dog. It hurts!
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Ro - 2004-12-30 12:34:39
Ok, I haven't taken her to obedience training yet, so I can do that. Every time she starts this kind of behavior, I roll her on her back, hold her down, etc. - and as soon as I let her go, she is right back at it. She sits for me and follows commands, though. Isn't that a strange mix of behaviors?
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Ro - 2004-12-30 12:40:48
If this helps, she didn't do this anywhere near as much when we had Watson, our other puppy. Now that he is gone, the behavior has come up again.
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jon - 2004-12-30 17:48:41
ha! i can't help you, then. my problem is just the opposite. i'm always the most dominant thing in the room, for some reason, and sometimes dogs get really pissed off about that. one of the dogs at DG couldn't stand me looking at her because it was some kind of challenge. i was like, "chill, doggy, i don't want your couch," but she didn't believe a word of it.
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