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Randall
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posted March 09, 2012 10:24 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Randall     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Oops, I missed that he's only a wee five months old! Dogs have a variety of personalities, so maybe this is just his? He will warm up to you.

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posted March 09, 2012 03:49 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for T     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Yeah, he's still a baby, so he may be being just a bit of a spazz. I'm sure he'll grow out of it and grow to love you.

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posted March 09, 2012 03:50 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for T     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
He should learn early that it's unacceptable behavior and that he is not your alpha dog though. That can't bully people.

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posted March 09, 2012 03:53 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for T     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Think of him as you would a little toddler trying to test waters and push limits. A firm "NO!", over time will be all you need when he acts up.

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posted March 09, 2012 07:21 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for T     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
You could also try mentally communicating with him and sending him love like you did with your divo Leo dog. It may take some time, he's young and spunky right now.

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posted March 10, 2012 12:23 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Alma Sun     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Yeah I agree, the "NO!" works well. Don't play with him immediately afterwards or he'll think your no's are no biggie. Give it a few minutes.


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I'll go to pet him, and he'll not only run away from me, but he'll get down and look like he's about to pounce or something.
[edit: I talked to my brother about it; he thinks that he is playing or something or trying to, so I'll try to see if that's it]

YES! My dog does that too LOL. Your brother may be right, I think he's expecting you to play with him.

Sometimes my girl will grab my shoe and run off with it and expects me to chase her. She'll get some distance before she gets into the pounce stance, once I get close enough, she runs off again.

Funny thing is, IF I choose to ignore her, she'll come running back to me, puts her head onto my lap, if I reach for my shoe.. she's off again.

You guys will be alright.

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posted March 10, 2012 03:02 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for T     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
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Don't play with him immediately afterwards or he'll think your no's are no biggie. Give it a few minutes.

So true & that's my biggest problem.....that "wait time" you have to give (pretending you are actually really p!ssed LOL) and give it the silent treatment for a minute.

I've heard dog's memory is extremely short, so don't make the time too long. They only need a minute or two. Then it can be playtime again.

They are smart buggars and don't need to be ignored long, before they start to get the picture.

But yes, if they think it's playtime right after a "NO!", you will get nowhere.

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posted March 10, 2012 03:06 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for T     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
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Sometimes my girl will grab my shoe and run off with it and expects me to chase her. She'll get some distance before she gets into the pounce stance, once I get close enough, she runs off again.

Funny thing is, IF I choose to ignore her, she'll come running back to me, puts her head onto my lap, if I reach for my shoe.. she's off again.


lemme guess, something like this? ...:

"i wanna play stance"

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posted March 10, 2012 03:13 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for T     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
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I think that my brother may have been right about him playing. When I kind of just go with it, and then sit and let him come by, it seems to work better. When he gets nippy, my brother suggested to me that I just tell him "no" and stand up; I tried that yesterday and it worked OK.

I missed this. Was going to suggest something similar. When puppy gets into aggressive mode, make it a point to ignore, STAND UP, look it in the eye, say "no!" (briefly, as you don't want to be confrontational) and go about your merry way.

Pretty much telling the dog; "I'm not afraid of you. I'm also not a threat. You are boring me and I'm going to do my thing now."

Bet you anything after doing this a few times, it will start reacting differently towards you.

Don't put human emotions on a dog, or relate to them that way (though they will always respond to love). Dont get offended if it's being a little sh!t-head. Just act like it doesnt bother you in the least and ignore it. Just like with a human, don't play into it, don't feed the energy.

It will only be a matter of time before it will want to be on your lap all the time.

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posted March 10, 2012 03:40 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for T     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
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But yes, if they think it's playtime right after a "NO!", you will get nowhere.

I also think they appreciate and enjoy this language that they develop with their people.

When you say: "No!" and they *stop!!*...then you look at each other and they seem to be proud of the fact that they knew what you were saying....and come tail-wagging over to you.

They also know your "yes's" and when they did something good. I think they really do love that little bond of basic words that are understood with their humans.. They feel proud that they know them and are "talking" with their human.

dog owners know what i'm talking about.

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posted March 10, 2012 11:32 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Alma Sun     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Yes, T!


Good luck RP


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posted March 10, 2012 03:10 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for RegardesPlatero     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
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posted March 11, 2012 01:22 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Randall     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote

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posted March 11, 2012 05:32 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for RegardesPlatero     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Good news!

I was wrong. I think that he and I *will* be friends. -

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posted March 12, 2012 02:16 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Alma Sun     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Aww lol that's so cute. It's like him saying, "Heya dere, waddaya up to.. "

It'll take some time for you to get use to him completely so don't be so hard on yourself (or the little guy) if things don't go as planned. It took me and my dog a little while too; she didn't like me at first, she only wanted to play with the guys. I think she may have been a woman hater. hahaha

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posted March 12, 2012 03:18 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Randall     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Awww...

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posted March 28, 2012 10:51 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Randall     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
How's the new pup doing?

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posted April 04, 2012 12:48 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Randall     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote

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posted April 12, 2012 08:55 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for RegardesPlatero     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
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posted April 12, 2012 11:11 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Randall     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Awww...how can he resist belly rubs?

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posted May 01, 2012 10:37 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Randall     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I knew he would warm up.

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posted May 02, 2012 12:18 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Randall     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Virgos do love the scent of soap!

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posted May 03, 2012 05:36 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for pandacake     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Aww sweet that you two are bonding!

We have a Libra doggie at home, he loves sniffing perfume and taking showers. And if you give him two toys, it takes 5 minutes of deciding before he picks one and plays with it.

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