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Shake the dog food in the kitchen then run back & beat him to the sofa!
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doesnt annswer to the dog food being shaken. i think he only wants to spend time with us, seeing as we have only had him 24hrs. but he's starting to take the mick now
 
Well hopefully this post is tounge in cheek
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........ however I find the phrase 'get down' usually works with my greyhounds
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Do bear in mind of course that the poor bugger has only just come out of rescue kennels and therefore is looking for comfort.

And also that if you let him on the sofa now he will do it for life, and you will have this problem for as long as you have him
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hes got selective hearing though, he doesnt listen to get down, sit etc. and if i get down and go 2 get his lead then he will get down then run back onto the sofa befre i get the chance to get there before him (his lead normaly tempts him off).

he gets lots of comfort but could it be the fact that he was left alone (outside) in his last home and then stuck in a kennels for god knows how long and he wants a bit of human company (even though we havent left him on his own since he came home
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Yes - lab, started as a pup, now weighs 29 kgs and is a lot bigger.

He starts on your lap, then wriggles behind you and stretches - one of the main reasons he's never going to share my bed!
 
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hes got selective hearing though, he doesnt listen to get down, sit etc. and if i get down and go 2 get his lead then he will get down then run back onto the sofa befre i get the chance to get there before him (his lead normaly tempts him off).

he gets lots of comfort but could it be the fact that he was left alone (outside) in his last home and then stuck in a kennels for god knows how long and he wants a bit of human company (even though we havent left him on his own since he came home
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Did the kennels not tell you about seperation anxiety? Sounds like he has it. He is obviously really insecure and not sure about his new surroundings, so the sofa represents 'his place' to him and that is where he will want to stay.

My latest greyhound was just the same when I got her, luckily the bitches are a good bit smaller than the dogs so I can push her down to one end of the sofa
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BTW - yes, I was meaning he wants comfort after being badly treated before/in kennels not now he is with you
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no they didnt. so do you think that he would feel more secure after a few weeks, when he has got chance to know our routine (and the cats obviusly- but he isn't bothered by them, its more the other way round- they attacked him as soon as we got him. but sorted now thankfully
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Try looking on here:

http://www.grwe.com/homingWelfare_careGuidelines.asp

They do some really good info about it. Cala will be able to tell you more, but the greyhounds and lurchers I have had have taken up to six months to become completely secure in their new home - depends on the character of the dog really.

Glad he is OK with the cats, mine have all hated them with a passion
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thanks.
must addmit we were scared about how he would react to them. but if anything he's the one that is scared of them.. but things will setle down in time
 
Amazing isn't it that a dog that's had little or no comfort in his life gets used to sitting on the comfiest seat in the house within 15 minutes! I think you either have to be strict from the word go, make a comfy bed out of a folded over duvet, put it next to the sofa for him and drag him onto it with a couple of treats and lots of love as a reward and don't take any crap from him if he gets funny about getting down............or the other choice is put up with it like I did for years with my old lurcher. I quite often ended up sitting on the floor. What a mug
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Nope. Stella is a weird one. She is much more likely to jump off the sofa when I come into the room/sit down on the sofa. Takes me five minutes of saying, "Up, up!" for her to leap back up.
 
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