[TN]

She has been very demanding lately. She will sit at our feet & start with the quiet bark, if we don't respond, she cranks it up & stops using her 'inside voice' & barks for real. She does this after dinner, after a walk, after pooping and now in the middle of the night.

She basically gets whatever the fuck she wants, we have a doggie door so she can poop or pee or dig whenever she wants to, she has unfettered access to our bedroom, which contains hers (a walk-in closet with doggie bed).
I don't get it, but last night she woke me up barking at me from my side of the bed. I got up to pee & was gonna check to see if she had water, the doggie door was open etc, & when I got done she was in her bed grooming.

So weird.

 

[jonKranked]

you are not the alpha to her.

 

[Westy]

Could be sick, take to the vet.
Dogs can also reflect your mood. If y'all are stressed out or arguing she could be getting anxious in return. Whenever I get stressed out my dog turns into a royal pain in the ass.

 

[TN]

you are not the alpha to her.

Yeah. This. She is the leader of our pack, at least she thinks so.

@Westy yeah, this is what I was worried about...that she may be in pain or discomfort. At a recent vet visit they said her back tooth maybe fucked up. I think it is time to get it looked at for real.

She is eating lots still & doesnt seem in pain when i poke on her gums & jaw.

 

[jonKranked]

my MIL has a dog (lab mix) and it's the same situation. ie dog thinks she is the alpha and does whatever. However, we dog sit for her fairly frequently, but have none of the same issues because the pooch knows we are in charge.

 

[MMike]

Maybe kerpal kicked her

 

[TN]

my MIL has a dog (lab mix) and it's the same situation. ie dog thinks she is the alpha and does whatever. However, we dog sit for her fairly frequently, but have none of the same issues because the pooch knows we are in charge.

Rox is a lab mix. She does it to our house guests too. She stops when they pet her but starts back once they stop. They think it is cute.

 

[TN]

Maybe kerpal kicked her

kicking her doesn't help. first thing i tried.

 

[TN]

Sounds like she needs to be put on her back a few times.

 

[Westy]

The number one problem I see people doing with dogs that think they are in charge is feeding them human food. Never give your dog food that they can perceive as yours.

The friends I have who watch my dog clearly give him food. He never spent a second begging in his life until he spent time there. Every time I get him back it takes a day or two of re-adjustment. Funniest part is that he figured out this big doe-eyed so-sad look that makes my friends wife go "Aaawh", and he gets a treat. He done trained her good.

 

[jonKranked]

The number one problem I see people doing with dogs that think they are in charge is feeding them human food. Never give your dog food that they can perceive as yours.

The friends I have who watch my dog clearly give him food. He never spent a second begging in his life until he spent time there. Every time I get him back it takes a day or two of re-adjustment. Funniest part is that he figured out this big doe-eyed so-sad look that makes my friends wife go "Aaawh", and he gets a treat. He done trained her good.

that's my MIL's problem. she lets the dog basically do cleanup duty. When we watch the dog, i will once in a while give her a piece of something i've cooked, but never at the table or in the kitchen, and infrequently enough that she recognizes it as a treat.

 

[4130biker]

Another vote for vet. Doesn't sound like an alpha type behavior, but better safe than sorry in my book.

 

[SkaredShtles]

Try it now?

 

[kickstand]

Dog sounds like she's in pain or sick.

 

[jonKranked]

dog might just be turning into a wife

 

[Westy]

Many moons ago I was staying with a friend whose pug ate about 6 really strong pot cookies. That poor dog acted really strange for quite a while. Check yo' stash.

 

[jstuhlman]

sclerotic carbuncle?
if not, just blame mmike

 

[TN]

Many moons ago I was staying with a friend whose pug ate about 6 really strong pot cookies. That poor dog acted really strange for quite a while. Check yo' stash.

yeah, have a story about my huskie from lots of moons ago.

i am beginning to think i have created a monster. Dont tell La it is my fault.

 

[TN]

Another vote for vet. Doesn't sound like an alpha type behavior, but better safe than sorry in my book.

"what's seems to be the problem?"

"she's a nagg-y bitch!"

 

[MMike]

The number one problem I see people doing with dogs that think they are in charge is feeding them human food. Never give your dog food that they can perceive as yours.

The friends I have who watch my dog clearly give him food. He never spent a second begging in his life until he spent time there. Every time I get him back it takes a day or two of re-adjustment. Funniest part is that he figured out this big doe-eyed so-sad look that makes my friends wife go "Aaawh", and he gets a treat. He done trained her good.

You're just a regular Cesar Chavez, aren't you.

 

[MMike]

silly me. I of course meant Hugo Chavez

 

[DaveW]

Sounds to me like your dog has fallen under the mind control of Mmike....... Have you tried telling it "happy birthday" to calm it down?

 

[johnbryanpeters]

Consider the plight of the poor dog; it has lived with TN for rather a while, and is quite probably simply rattled by the experience.

 

[canadmos]

That time of the month?

 

[Westy]

Consider the plight of the poor dog; it has lived with TN for rather a while, and is quite probably simply rattled by the experience.

Probably just getting too much peanut butter in it's diet.

 

[4130biker]

You're just a regular Cesar Chavez, aren't you.

dont you mean Cesar Milan? I mean, who knows, Chavez may have been a great dog handler

 

[kickstand]

yeah, have a story about my huskie from lots of moons ago.

My husky (who's no longer with us) was the worlds biggest dog pot head ever. She ate bags of weed, rolling machines, wooden pipes, cookies, brownies, you name it.

The vet once told me that pot was bad for dogs. Said it gives them seizures. My dog only had 1 seizure (it killed her) but she was 12.5 years old at that time and hadn't smoked or eaten pot in at least 7 or 8 years.

 

[Westy]

yeah, have a story about my huskie from lots of moons ago.

i am beginning to think i have created a monster. Dont tell La it is my fault.

Tell LA she needs to swing by the monkey.

 

[pinkshirtphotos]

Get ketamine, you'll sleep through everything. Perhaps your bitch knows what you have for christmas. It might be the rainstorm.

 

[canadmos]

Get ketamine, you'll sleep through everything. Perhaps your bitch knows what you have for christmas. It might be the rainstorm.

 

[TN]

Get ketamine, you'll sleep through everything. Perhaps your bitch knows what you have for christmas. It might be the rainstorm.

lulz....quoted for truth.

 

[TN]

Ee think it may be an exercise issue...or lack of it.

We did 9 miles & 3k' with her recently & she was dead to the world for 3 days.
Since she wakes up La most of the time, she is gonna start taking her on more runs.

 

[TN]

General consensus at the hacienda....This bitch is spoiled & aint nothing wrong with her.
A total good news/bad news situation.
good news- she aint got a brain tumor...bad news- I am terrible dog owner.

 

[I Are Baboon]

The number one problem I see people doing with dogs that think they are in charge is feeding them human food. Never give your dog food that they can perceive as yours.

Agreed. My dog does not get people food, period. Because of this, she never begs for the food I am eating. Once I open the cookie jar though, it's beggin' time!

Occasionally I'll stand on the dog's favorite bed and not let her on it. She'll stand there with her head down and tail tucked, and I won't move until she lies down somewhere else.

 

[CBJ]

You sing this while standing on her bed

 

[4130biker]

Occasionally I'll stand on the dog's favorite bed and not let her on it.

What your dog sees:

 

[TreeSaw]

Glad the pooch isn't sick. Mine has decided (after getting lots of "treats" from the inlaws at Thanksgiving) that he doesn't like his food anymore. I am the mean alpha that won't cave. After a week of refusing to eat, dumping his food out of the bowl, etc. I won and didn't cave...he eats his own food again and I eat mine.

 

[TreeSaw]

Damn 2 year old loves to feed the dog! I will continue to win this battle!!!!

 

[johnbryanpeters]

Just like you'll win the battle when shes 18.