[nagdu] What does he want?

[sheila leigland]

hi Tres will do the same thing and I can't always figure out what he 
wants. He also loves to jump on the bed but that was partially my fault.

On 11/30/2015 7:40 AM, Tracy Carcione via nagdu wrote:
> Thanks.
> I do think it's his golden side.  He does like to be right next to me, but
> usually he lies down so some part of his body is touching my feet, and
> that's fine.
> Next time he gets pestery, I'll take him out, because he still needs to
> pee more than what I'm used to, and, if that doesn't do the trick, I'll
> just tell him to lie down.  I have a friend who taught his golden "Go
> away".  I thought it was a bit mean, until I got a lab with a strong inner
> golden.
>
> I think I figured out what Krokus wanted the other night.  I think he
> wanted me to go upstairs for a bit, so he could lie on the bed.  I did
> that last night, and he followed me up, jumped on the bed, and stayed
> there until it was nearly time to go out for the last time.  His Velcro
> side wouldn't let him walk away from me, but he could follow me up.  I
> guess I should be more firm about chasing him off the bed, though.
> Tracy
>
>> Tracey, I think that's the Golden part of him coming out.  My first dog
>> was
>> a Lab/Golden cross and he did this.  I thought it was just a guide dog
>> thing
>> until I started meeting other dog people and realized that their pure
>> Goldens were love sponges but Labs and Shepherds wouldn't just plunk their
>> heads in laps for no reason.    They were affectionate and would be very
>> responsive to their handlers, but they didn't require constant physical
>> interaction like the Goldens did.
>>
>> My second dog was all Lab and while she was very affectionate, she was a
>> bit
>> less physical and really didn't seem to like to hold still for prolonged
>> petting most of the time.  Usually a simple head pat or ear rub satisfied
>> her.
>>
>> Now my third dog is a Yellow Lab Golden cross and she is very physical,
>> almost intrusive  with her head.  She can stand for an eternity while I
>> rub
>> her ears, her knowledge bump, the extra skin around her neck. . . It
>> doesn't
>> matter as long as I am physically touching her.  She's done this with
>> others, so I think it's just her personality.  She's interfered with my
>> typing and my Bluetooth reception before, and loves using her muzzle as a
>> crowbar if she thinks I've been on the PC typing or on the iPhone playing
>> a
>> game for too long.
>>
>> Usually I tell her to do a down stay next to my rocker or in the spare
>> space
>> made by my computer desk the bed and the wall.  Usually just a single down
>> makes her quit.  I love this, but I know it can get really annoying,
>> especially when she goes into Velcro dog mode and wants to be wherever I
>> am
>> at all times.
>>
>> I think a quiet and firm down will probably stop this.  If you jump up to
>> take him out or drop everything you're doing to love on him, he's going to
>> learn this and probably will get very obnoxious about demanding your
>> attention.
>>
>> Lisa and Paige
>> Lisa Belville
>> missktlab1217 at frontier.com
>> A bus station is where the bus stops. A train station is where the train
>> stops.  On my desk I have a work station...
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Tracy Carcione via nagdu" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> To: "'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'"
>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> Cc: "Tracy Carcione" <carcione at access.net>
>> Sent: Sunday, November 29, 2015 8:43 AM
>> 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
>>>
>>>
>>>
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