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1, Walkies, yard runs, sleeping 2. finding ways to get me to spoil them, or get around my rules... 3. CHEESE!!! 4. neither of them seem to care. TV doesnt interest them 5. Petco, where the Pets go...

If you are certain she can hold it through the time, then ignore her. If you respond, she will think you will get up whenever she asks you to. I had to do this with the foxhound. She sleeps in my room and would make me nuts wanting up at 4:30. I have slowly been increasing the time from 4:30 on til I want to get up, by closing the door in my room and ignoring her pleas. I;ve got her up to 6:00 now, but you have to be willing to completely ignore them

Peng1, you may have hit on something here. My back IS to the door whwn I am on the computer....And she is usually laying under the desk, facing the door. She also bays at other people who come in when I am sitting here...I'll have to try getting up when I hear the door open and facing it... maybe that will calm here down some....Theres a lot of teenager traffic through here.... :D I dont think her pack role is wrong, she will allow him to come in my room and sit on the bed and pet her with no issues. He often does that, and talks to me about his day, or his plans...I'm a big believer in talking to your kids. Our time is after dinner. so it sweems to be the "back towards the door" that's the issue. What confuses me though, is that even though she is baying, she scoots under the desk like she's scared, and then barks some more. From the safety of in front of me.....she is also beneath the lab in the ranks...and when Kyle and his friends come in, the Lab doesnt react. She's used to all of them...and during the day, she will sit on the couch with him and the Lab and all is peachy...so maybe it is the back-to-the-door that's causing the issue... thanks. I;ll see what beating her to the punch does...

follow him outside with a plastic cup, wait for him to squat or lift, then stick it under him and catch it. It sounds hard, but I'ce done it. Once they start they dont ususally like to stop

with aggressive dogs pepper spray often doesnt work. there is an adrenaline compound to get past...but it will work on a fearful dog. only as a last resort, as I said, loud yelling and foot stomping usually does it. If you spray it within 4 feet of the dog (the recommended "space") it usually will not come back to you....

Rescue Remedy is good for anxiety...but along with that, I would try some other things. Your dog is jealous...he has lost the "top spot" in your attention. He is fighting for his place as next under you, and out of the blue the baby has taken over that position. When you are changing, feeding, playing, with the baby, include him. Put him on a short lead, attached to something where he can see you, and talk to him when he behaves. Make a big deal out of "GOOD DOG"! when he lies down and lets you change, feed and bathe the baby. Let him smell the babies diapers before you throw them out (gross, I know, but dogs attune to things like that) Sit on the floor with the baby in his bassinet or playpen, and play with both of them. talk to the baby, talk to the dog. Make the dog realize that the baby is also part of the family..right now he sees him as an interloper. He is peeing on your sons toys because he is marking them as his..his way of saying "MY house, MY toys...MY place in the pack, and I'm NOT giving it up..." including him in routine things with the baby (never leave them alone together) will soothe him. He will adjust, it just takes time...

AAARRRGGHHHH!!!!!!! CAN I **SHOOT** HIM? PPPLLLEEAASSEE???? :2gunfire:

as far as making the idiot owner understnd, not much other than call animal control. To keep it off your property, however, black (NOT RED!!) pepper is an excellent means of making him find your yard "undesirable"... sprinkle a heavy dose of black pepper on the areas he chooses to "go" in. A couple of sniffs, and the sneezing fit that will follow, will make him decide your property is not viable...and it wont hurt him at all...

well, here, a cattle prod used on a dog would get you arrested. HOWEVER, pepper spray will not. It does not hurt the dog, if causes their eyes to tear excessively...all the mail carriers carry them. This would be a last resort, only if I couldnt shake the dog down with some stern commands, but it will stop an attack...standing in front of your dog, and yelling BACK OFF!! will often get a frightened dog to do just that. they dont understand your words, just your tone of voice. do not try to touch the dog, or calm it, just order it off.

I would definitely get her checked by a vet..if she turns up negative for urinary or kidney functions, then some retraining is necessary. I suspect retraining because she makes YOU get up, and then goes back to sleep.... If retraining is the choice, then simply lock her out of your room, or if she sleeps in there, close the door and ignore her. This will take a few days. Tell her to lie down, make her do it, and keep the retraining up. It wont help you sleep more at first, but eventually she will get the picture. They are very intelligent, and because of that, very manipulative. My foxhound does the same thing.

Oh Rott..my prayers are still with you for the safe return of Snow,,,people would laugh at me for chipping either of mine..one a mutt, one a retured purebred fox hound...

OK you may not want to hear this, but it's true nonetheless. Your dog has raised himself above the hiearchy level of your child. Think he is higher in the ranks, and it bothers him that since he is "higher", you pay so much attention the the child. You NEED to demote this dog, for the childs sake. and yours. I will give you some basic demotion tips, but really, this dog should see a behaviorist. NEVER let the dog enter doorways before you, and especially before the toddler. Make him sit, wait til the child has gone thru the door, then let him pass. If you have to attach a small lead to him to do this, so be it. NEVER let him eat before the child, or you. Have him lay down and watch the child eat. Make him WAIT for his food, until the child is done eating. It wont kill him, trust me. It WILL send a message to him that the child is more important in the pack structure than he is. Do not let him sleep in an upstairs position where he can look down on the child. ONLY Alpha gets the lookout point. DO NOT let him sleep on the furniture, until he has gotten over this and accepts the child as more important than he is. NILIF - NOTHING in life is free. He needs to perform for his meals, his walks, for attention. In fact, make him sit, and have the child reward him for it. No food, no walks no NOTHING without a basic obedience command that he HAS to perform. I know this sounds harsh, but not all Labs are lovey-dovey dogs. That;s an AKC misconception. THIS one has gotten too big for his britches, and needs demotion. Only you can do that.

he's entering his teenage years, rebellion and all..I still sugggest rewarding him with a ZOOM mood..there is a log of energy to expend, and if you channel it correclty, he'll do fine...

sorry, I'm getting behind here. I went there Sunday morning, as promised, and the dog (his name is Wyatt) was very subservient to me. He didnt ask to get in my lap, he sat and laid down on command, and the girls both approached him and petted him, no issues. Mom tried to interfere, saying I was breaking his spirit (although he'll jump into moms, dads and brothers lap at every opportunity) but he knew already he had to earn it from me. NILIF... I am very impressed with his intelligence...he is a smart cookie, no doubt...and he learns fast. I didnt even bother to do MY run with him, since he has already proved he understands MY viewpoint, but set him up immediately witht he girls, who are getting more confident now. They took his leash and ran him through his paces. He was much more docile to them. There was a couple incidents, when they told him to lay down And he wouldnt, where I stepped in, but other than that they ran the whole show... The really FUNNY part, at the end of the day? Mom was still griping, so I handed HER the leash and said "YOU do this..." and HE WOULDNT LISTEN.... He didnt snap at her, just outright refused and laid down. I then walked her through the whole procedure, and informned her that if he got TOO far above himself, he would snap at her as well. I think she finally gets it now... the girls were giggling in the background, and husband and son left the room, with smiles on their faces. He responds perfectly well to them. so maybe this is a win/win....I told them to call me with issues, but the girls now realize what needs to be done and are comfortable with it. Just a little discipline...I worry about people like that raising kids... :lol: :lol: :lol:

p.s. (I want to give all the facts) she also does this when she hears a door slam. She was raised in a kennel, and is not used to doors, and Kyle is very loud, in the way he opens and closes doors, in the way he walks (stomps) down the stairs. Usually when she goes into her rant, it's because I;'m at my desk, talking to you guys, and he throws the front door open and stomps in, slamming it behind him. He's not angry, just boisterous. During the day I'm not here, and he can let her out and back in, so it's something with me.... hhhmmmm.....

well, I thought I was doing that...I could be wrong (wouldnt be the first time) What I had been doing was holding her muzzle and sternly saying QUIET! until she settled down. then made her sit, then praised her for sitting....but she is an attention-hound (no pun intended) and maybe just grabbing the muzzle is enough "praise" for her. However, ignoring her didnt work either...that was my first shot...hmmmm....I feel she is wrapping me around her paws...she doesnt do it when I'm not here, so something I'm doing when she IS here is keeping it going....The only other thing I could think of is that she is trying to protect me somehow...and Kyle and I have a mostly good relationship, except both of us talk too loud....and when I get home, he is brimming over with his accomplishments for the day, usually in a loud voice. Could that be it? Could she think because he talks so loud that he is somehow threatening me?

LOL = sometimes, yes...but I was actually looking for something less "punishment orientated" and more "positive reinforcement"... :D

[quote]By the way, this is at the vet clinic where I work. I don't just do wart removals out of my basement or anything.... [/quote] AH HA!!! A CLOSET wart remover....we all know now... :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

ok realize this is an OLD post, and the perpetrator is probably long gone..but I am SOOO disappointed.... why did no one ask him/her the obvious question? WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING ON A DOG FORUM IF **YOU DONT LIKE DOGS***??? ok that's my piece.... :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Im thinking baby gates and timeouts... :o

damn dog is too smart for MY own good....y'all know that Laurel was very afraid when I got her, of my son and his friends especially...she has taken to growling and baying whenever he enters the room, prompting me to tell her to shut up, and hold her muzzle till she stops. TODAY, he tells me, "she never barks at me when you're not here...I was playing with her in the yard all day...." GGGRRRR..... so now, how do I stop her? telling her to shut up works no better than ignoring her did...

yes, if an individual found your dog, and decided to keep it, it may never get scanned. Vets do scan lost dogs turned in to them, so do some shelters. That's why mine have name tags as well....not that that would stop someone from keeping them if they wanted to...but neither of mine are chipped. I wont chip them until the universal scanner is recognized and in place for everywhere in the country. They need to develop a "Lojack" for dogs.....the polce can send a signal via satellite to the car with Lojack installed, and pinpoint it...

HF you have my sympathy, believe me. I come home to a housefull of kids every night, making and leaving messes all over. They all KNOW, now, that if they are stupid and leave the gate open and let my dogs out, they are in DEEP SHIT.... Now, for practicallity. They are TRESSPASSING...they have been warned by you to stay off your property. If you can afford it, get a video camera and set it up inside that window looking out. Tresspassing is a crime. Since they are minors, they would get off, but the police wil get tired of having to arrest them everytime. Also, if your local family services wont help, call the nearest major city and tell them about the gun, and the incident with the dogs after dark. They have more pull then you do, and they can investigate each other. Even the state police may help out.

cats do that too...I call it "zoom moods".... since he doesnt do it with the leash on, he feels more structured with a leash, more controlled...without it he appears to feel that he is free to run, and expend his energy. During training, I would lkeave the leash on him, and when good, reward him with 3 or 4 minutes of "zoom mood" to get it out of his system. Is he puppy? They often zoom like that....

I'll take it - I dont have Showtime either. Give me the shipping costs and I'll send you a check... thanks much...