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Oh yes, twas me- I threw potential 'beau' - not b/f - he was in England , over the 12 ft wall into the jaws of Shamaal, a Saluki of incredible pedigree, and therefore little brain, who enjoyed ripping the *rses out of invaders into 'his' territory!! LOL

I'd like to thank my parents for locking me out!!!! :-0



edit: I've just met all 3 cats in the kitchen, forced 2 out and read the 'riot act' to the third (boistrous one, who had the audacity to spit at me when I stroked him whilst he was eating!! - first time in 4 years!)
Unfortunately for him, he can't 'escape' as I've locked the cat flap due to un-neutered ginger tom hanging around.
Peace is restored, but men in white coats may arrive soon :-S

maggie you are so right,yes he has become a doggie hoodie,i said in my post that he was like a child withA.D.h.D.OH MY GOD .ive just got my kids safely through that,and now i have to start on the dog?do we females ever get any peace?.xx

Yes it was Maggie me too I loved that story, please dont get started on my cat and feeding times I am near reduced to tears so lets not talk about it :-(

kay
we dont have an upstairs, but hes not allowed in the bedrooms and he never goes anywhere near them.hes a very nervous dog, and would never have made a gun dog,any sign of a gunshot would have sent him to hide behind the nearest bush.x

Sounds like he's reached late teenage/adulthood and is 'testing' the ground!!
As others have said - be very firm with him - he's just a 'hoodie' in disguise.

So say I with 3 cats - two of whom (the males) are trying to establish 'ownership' of a bed/settee - big enough for all 3 - delivered today - and they're nearly 5 years old!!!
The very sensible female has b*gger*d off!!
The boys are destroying it :-(

Well it looks like it's all early enough to be able to nip it in the bud which is good. My collie is as far from being alpha as it's possible to be..even though she's the *dog* pack leader not the house one..but now and again she still has a go at trying to barge past me to the back door.......like kids...if they can get away with anything...they will ...a bit of tough love and she soon realises it ain't going to happen lol x

chris.
thats one of the things i never let him do,he never goes out of any door before a member of the family,(even to go to the toilet in the back garden in the morning)x

remove all the things hes nicking and cushions nicking needs a firm sharp wake up.....take them off him,,,,put them back and defy him to take them again, if he venture toward them then you need eye contact and a sharp no......,,,,,hes got to learn they are not his property,,,,,,,,,he'll get the message soon without being cruel.........and dont allow him upstairs,,,,thats your domain not his.......

hi hayley.
charlie will alow you to put your hands in his mouth while eating(it does not bother him in the least)you can pull his tail or hug him while hes eating and hes not bothered.we had a new addition to the family 9ms ago, a lovely granddaughter,but charlie loves her and sleeps next to her chair while shes napping to protect her.(sorry about spelling mistake,alow instead of allow can spell honest) hes only become naughty in the last few months and we dont know why.x

lololololol I think that was Maggie Hayley !! x

LOVED that story !!! x

Not me Hayley - it has always been understood in family if it came to saving me or whichever dog we had - OH would save his beloved dog!!!!!!

Mind you have known 3 Afghan hounds in my time (not ours) and not a sane one amongst them - red setters seem to be the same!

Chris was it you that lived in Saudi with the mad Afganhound, that threw your boyfriend over the garden wall? :-D

Seriously Suzanne, I would have him checked out by vet first to ensure that he is physically OK, assuming he is ask vet to recommend a behaviourist and at home be firm. One thing we were told - do not let the dog precede you through a door! Good luck.

Good luck...x

thank you everyone.after reading your posts about your lovely dogs,maybe i dont have a problem? only joking,will try out all of your suggestions and let you know how i get on.
thank you for your help.xx

Does he think he is the pack leader? Can you take his food off him whilst he is eating, will he allow you to groom/brush stroke him, is there anew addition to the family?

Oh it all sounds SO familiar lol

My boy dug our kitchen floor to the foundations of the house...ate our bottom stair....constantly broke into our bedroom, poo'd on the bed then flicked it over the walls while he tried to bury it under the duvet...ate EVERYTHING...was terrible in spring when the mushrooms were out...I'd have to get up at silly o'clock and study the lawn to check i'd removed them all before I let him out..else he'd be stoned by lunchtime lol.**edit** they weren't magic mushrooms..just wild ones..and I can't be sure if he was stoned or just had a creasing stomach ache but his eyes rolled and he looked out of it lol** Was a total nightmare. I loved him to pieces but after him I'll never get another boy dog...he is my first and last !! I've never had issues like that with my girls !!

Suzanne...I'm not sure the not wanting to walk thing and the not liking hubby showing you affection thing are connected. He may smell something in the lane that's unfamiliar......male.fox scent or something like that?...i'm not sure..but it's not healthy that he feels it right to dictate your behaviour...if he were mine I'd start addressing that...and see where you go from there x

Muffy, we did not know whether we were coming or going. Up to the day he died three years ago exactly (aged nearly 16) if he could not get his own way, he would do something naughty.

I could not list his misdeeds - but cutlery in the pond was one (only found every two years when son cleaned pond out). Opened all doors no matter which way they swung. Had to get locks put on bedroom doors, tell overnight guests to lock themselves in or they could have company! Cost a fortune in tea towels (holes the size of dinner plates ,behaviourist told us to get those snap things from toy shop) - go off with bang when moved so placed a towel on top - that worked. Bought a cage , chucked in when naughty, fall asleep, come out and go back to what he was doing previously. Am worn out thinking about it.

so are you saying that i have to be pack leader?and i wonder why all this has started now.
and the walking,hes never been out alone,why wont he go for his walks anymore?(we cant think of any time during our walks that he has been frightened by anyone or anything).x

Well there doesn't seem to be anything in his diet that would turn him hyper...maybe look at the ingredients in his treats...or lay off them for a while and see if that helps...dietary is always the first step to take I have found.

BUT he is displaying signs of trying to be pack leader..and you can't allow it..much as you love him ..dogs are pack animals and he needs to know his place in that pack.

Right up until the day my spaniel died (about 3 yrs ago) I was never able to show him love like I did the girl dogs else he'd puff up his chest and try and challenge me again...OH and the kids were fine..but he saw me as pack leader and i had to be firm with him.

I sympathise so much with you Chris...My old boy drove me to tears a few times as well...x