[nagdu] What does he want?

[sheila leigland]

Hi, raven I have a golden that is an attention hound as in constantly. I 
have to tell him not to bug.the more he gets the more he wants.

On 11/29/2015 4:45 PM, Raven Tolliver via nagdu wrote:
> "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.