[nagdu] Unsettled dog with my friends

[Wayne Merritt]

Thanks for the initial thoughts. We've been seeing and communicating
with each other for 3 months. It seems like Gucci's misbehavior has
decreased in recent times, but I have also made a point to acknowledge
Gucci while I was snuggling. My girlfriend has also acknowledged gucci
too in these situations. We have also played with gucci with her
favorite jingle ball, and a few times my girlfriend and gucci have
played when I was out of the room.

Thanks for the responses so far. Any others that want to offer ideas
are welcome too.

Wayne

On 12/4/11, Nicole B. Torcolini at Home <ntorcolini at wavecable.com> wrote:
> 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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