Author Topic: Why does my dog...  (Read 3287 times)

little blue

  • Joined Jun 2009
  • Derbyshire
Why does my dog...
« on: November 01, 2013, 08:25:26 pm »
... have to wait & watch people until they are out of her sight?


Sheba is a rescue, limited socialisation, just starting to settle down now she's older.
We prefer longer walks in the dusk/dark & drizzle, so there's fewer people & other dogs around as she gets over-excited & sometimes nervous-aggressive ("If I bark first, they won't get so close")


But she will actually sit down, just to watch somebody walk away.. then get up & do her thing without another thought.
It make the "walks" longer, and of course, more opportunities for even more people, dogs, bikes, lorries etc to come closer & get her going  ::) 


Just wondered if anyone else has an odd dog ?!
Little Blue

happygolucky

  • Joined Jan 2012
Re: Why does my dog...
« Reply #1 on: November 01, 2013, 09:23:25 pm »
Our dogs are just very needy of me, I am with them all the time....they often come out shopping with me too.......They all have different character's !

doganjo

  • Joined Aug 2012
  • Clackmannanshire
  • Qui? Moi?
Re: Why does my dog...
« Reply #2 on: November 01, 2013, 10:15:25 pm »
One of my girls begins to coulée when she senses another dog/person approaching - even before I can see them!  :roflanim:  (it's a sort of stalking movement when the dog is on a scent, and when the bird stops moving the dog goes on firm point)

She goes off hunting again as soon as they come into view.

Weird beast  :love:
Always have been, always will be, a WYSIWYG - black is black, white is white - no grey in my life! But I'm mellowing in my old age

little blue

  • Joined Jun 2009
  • Derbyshire
Re: Why does my dog...
« Reply #3 on: November 01, 2013, 10:21:09 pm »
Sheba is the opposite - I often notice things well before her as she is busy sniffing everything!
Which is good, as I can then "encourage" her in a different direction - she freaks when people pass too close to her. :/

 I admit, I call her "comedy dog" when we are out - she does some funny things! Like walking along the wall while I walked on the pavement tonight, we were nearly eye to eye!!
Little Blue

happygolucky

  • Joined Jan 2012
Re: Why does my dog...
« Reply #4 on: November 01, 2013, 10:41:32 pm »
They are so funny, I notice our pup watches and copies the other dogs every move, its funny, they all have there different traits and I dare not let my Chocolate Lab know I have any teats as she will not leave my side.....They are all usualy fine with other dogs, but some dogs must give out bad signals, we had a walk this week and a Lab jumped over the wall and attacked all our dogs who were on leads at the time, the owner was very apologetic but that's how strange some dogs are. I remember hearing frantic barking coming towards me on a walk and as my dogs were sniffing I had not time to get them on leads, the chap with the pack of 5 dogs started talking to me and all the dogs and mine just carried on sniffing...I often meet a Retriever and she usually wants to come home with me!!

 

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