[nagdu] Dog problems

[Star Gazer]

Minh, why exactly does this bother you? Serious question. 
Maybe your boyfriend's dog is fine roughhousing with your boyfriend but for
whatever reason isn't fine doing the same with you? 
Also, why do you need his dog to come to you? 
So long as you can care for him in the event your boyfriend can't, why does
this upset you so? 


-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Stephanie
Sent: Sunday, December 08, 2013 5:55 AM
To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Dog problems

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, 
> treatsand 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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