[nagdu] What does he want?

[Raven Tolliver]

"Down and stop bugging me" is a good response.

I agree with Lisa. Labs can be velcro, but I think goldens can be even
more so. Like they don't just wanna be in the same room as you, they
want to almost occupy the same space as you. They are physical
attention-seekers to the core.

I would and do take the same approach as you do. Just ignore him, or
tell 'em to lay down.
I've noticed the Golden Guy seeks more attention from certain family
members than others. And these are the people who he will nudge or
stick his face in their lap, and those people immediately start
petting him. After a while, they'll say something like, "He keeps
nudging me," or "He's just standing there." I explain to them that he
only does it because they reward his doing so. Stop the reward to stop
the behavior. Or at least, decrease the reward to decrease the
behavior.
Cuddling a fluffy pup is nice, but so is enjoying yourself without a
dog nudging you every 2.5 seconds.
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Raven
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> -------- Original message --------
> From: Tracy Carcione via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Date: 11/29/2015  08:43  (GMT-06:00)
> To: "'NAGDU Mailing List,	the National Association of Guide Dog Users'"
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Tracy Carcione <carcione at access.net>
> Subject: [nagdu] What does he want?
>
> Krokus has a new thing that's making me nuts.  He especially was doing it
> last night.  I'd pick up my puzzle game or my book, and he'd come and poke
> me with his nose or lay his head on my lap, or just stand a couple feet away
> looking at me.  I took him out.  I played with him.  I sat on the floor, in
> case he wanted to cuddle.  Nope.  Finally I got annoyed and told him to lie
> down and stop bugging me, which he did.
>
> He's been doing more of this kind of thing lately, and I can't figure out
> what he wants.  True, yesterday we took a walk in the morning, then it got
> cold and drizzly and we didn't go out again.  And I was listening to a
> hockey game on the radio, instead of watching TV.  Maybe that made the room
> darker than usual?  Maybe he's not a hockey fan?  I just can't figure out
> what he wants when he starts this new game.  Maybe "Down, and stop bugging
> me" is the best response.  If anyone has any ideas of what the big goof is
> trying to get across, .
>
> Tracy