[nagdu] Dog problems

[Stephanie]

Why not just leave the dog to your boyfriend. It's his dog, not yours. 
Steph

----- Original Message -----
From: minh ha <minh.ha927 at gmail.com>
To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
Date: Sunday, December 8, 2013 7:03 pm
Subject: [nagdu] Dog problems

>
>
> Hi all,
> 
> I am at my wits end about an issue and I'm hoping to get some advice,
> especially from those of you that have a partner who also has a guide
> dog.  My boyfriend and I both have guides and our dogs are very
> attached to us, meaning that they will listen to either of us when we
> give them commands (out of harness, obviously.) However, O'Malley, my
> boyfriend's guide has started exhibiting some very strange behaviors
> towards me lately. It's almost like he is afraid of me. When I tell
> him to come, he won't do it; he will just sit there and thump his
> tail, acknowledging the fact that he hears me, but he refuses to come.
> When I go to grab him to give him a correction, he will run to his bed
> and hide in the back and will not come out, no matter what I do. I've
> tried everything--corrections, talking in a stern voice, yelling,
> treats—and none of it seems to do anything. Doing obedience with
> treats doesn't work either because he knows treats are imminent so
> he'll come flawlessly. The situation is made extra frustrating when he
> plays keep away with me; I will call him and he'll get really close,
> but not close enough where I can actually touch him or grab his
> collar. And when I do try to grab him, he will run back to his bed
> again. The other thing that is really distressing both my boyfriend
> and I is that O'Malley seems to prefer his bed over any spot. If his
> crate is open, he will go lay in there and not come out unless you
> call him or it's food time. Viva will try to engage him in playing and
> he plays sometimes, but most of the time, he will just lay in bed and
> does nothing else. One last thing, when we do manage to get him to
> come out and play, he has been yelping a lot whenever I play with him.
> We do play a little rough, but not any more than when my boyfriend
> plays with him and he never yelps then. I'm just so frustrated at the
> situation and I honestly don't know what else to do. I love this dog
> and I spoil him to death, but for some reason, he is just acting so
> weird with me that it has brought me to tears more than once. If any
> of you has insight into what is going on, I would really appreciate
> it. I will try anything at this point.
> 
> Cheers,
> Minh
> 
> 
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