[nagdu] Unsettled dog with my friends

Nicole B. Torcolini at Home ntorcolini at wavecable.com
Mon Dec 5 00:40:58 UTC 2011


Consistent with what others have said on this list, I think that it is just 
jealousy. My family pet dog, although by no means a guide dog, exhibits the 
same behavior in a much more extreme way, barking and whining loudly anyone 
time anyone tries to hug or kiss. My suggestion is to first reassure her 
that you are still paying attention to her by talking to her or petting her 
when you can and also telling her to stop the behavior and praising when she 
does stop or does not do it at all.

HTH,
Nicole

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Shannon Dyer" <solsticesinger at gmail.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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Sent: Sunday, December 04, 2011 3:49 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Unsettled dog with my friends


>I don't think this is uncommon at all. My Caroline dog is jealous of my 
>current partner, and my first dog definitely had some issues with my ex. In 
>a lot of ways, I think it's difficult for some dogs to get used to their 
>"pack" expanding. Dogs that come into an already-established relationship 
>don't seem to have as much difficulty, but, if the relationship comes after 
>the dog, this can sometimes be problematic.
>
> Caroline is very clingy in general. I don't reward this behavior, but 
> neither do I punish her for it, as it's just a part of her personality. 
> However, if she does something abnormal for her such as barking, whining, 
> trying to physically come between myself and my partner etc., I will 
> reprimand her. I also make sure that she and I still have a lot of bonding 
> time. I may spend extra time grooming her, or take her for a longer walk. 
> Just something to let her know that things are still consistent, even 
> though there's a new human in the picture.
>
> Shannon and Caroline
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> On Dec 4, 2011, at 3:17 PM, Wayne Merritt wrote:
>
>> Greetings all. For those that don't know me and who may be new to the
>> list, I am in Austin, Texas, with my second Seeing Eye dog, a German
>> Shepherd named Gucci. She is 6 and I've had her for 3 years. Anyway,
>> my question is regarding how Gucci behaves when my girlfriend is with
>> us. Gucci can't fit into the foot space in the front seat of my
>> girlfriend's car, so I put her in the back seat. Whenever we are in
>> the car and Gucci is in the back, she really whimpers and whines when
>> I am holding hands or snuggling with my girlfriend. She usually
>> whimpers quietly wen I am in a car that slows down, but it seems like
>> the whimpering and whining picks up a few knotches in my girlfriend's
>> car. Gucci also jumps around quite a bit at times in the car. She is
>> equally whiny and whimpery when I am sitting with my girlfriend on the
>> couch and we are doing more snuggling or holding hands. This has never
>> happened before, at least not to this degree, and I am not sure what
>> to do about it. I get the feeling that gucci is not used to my
>> girlfriend yet and there may be some anxiety on Gucci's part that I'm
>> not paying as much attention to her. Has anyone experienced this
>> before and if so how did you fix the problem? Now that I am writing
>> this, I am wondering if I should call the school and see what they
>> recommend. I haven't had to call the school that much in the last 3
>> years or so, but this might qualify.
>>
>> Thanks bunch in advance,
>> Wayne Merritt
>>
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