Acting up
carc...@access.net
When I first brought Igloo home almost 4 years ago, if he felt neglected, he would jump on my end table, grab something, and chew on it. He grew out of this, but recently he’s started it up again. Today, we came inside, and, while I went to take off my outside shoes, he jumped on the Christmas tree table and grabbed a small stuffed animal that was there, and, when I came back, he was happily running around with it in his mouth. I told him no and gave him one of his toys. Yesterday when we came in, he jumped on my end table and chewed up a piece of paper I was going to look at with the mail.
I’m not sure why he’s started this stuff again. My old dog Krokus died at the beginning of October, and Igloo seems more needy since. He wants to be noticed and cuddled a lot. And he’s adjusting to being Number 1, I think. Krokus was definitely the dominant dog, even in his old age.
Anyway, I’m not sure what to do to get him past grabbing stuff again.
Tracy
Lisa Belville
Hi, Tracy.
I'm sorry to hear about the death of Krokus. Could it be that Igloo is looking for someone to put him in his place again and this is the only way he knows how to make that happen? Maybe go back to the basics by doing some obedience and see if that works. I know it sounds weird doing things you did in the early days with Igloo after you've been together for so long. Maybe he's just wanting to make sure things haven't changed for him.
Lisa
Lisa Belville misskt...@frontier.com
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carc...@access.net
Thanks all. I think you’re right; he’s seeing if he’s still in the same place in the pack. And it doesn’t help that it’s been cold and icy, so we haven’t gotten out as much as usual to burn off some energy. I’ll try obedience, and let him know the same rules apply as they always have.
Tracy