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06-15-2011, 06:27 AM | #1 |
YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: canton ohio us
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| I am at a loss. what should i do? I just had to move back home(a wonderful decision) and because i am driving farther to work i stopped taking Gatsby with me.(anything more then a 5 min ride and he gets sick) so i had to hire a dog walker to check in on him in the middle of the day. he hates her. she is the same girl who walks my grandmothers dog and my moms dogs when they are in town but everyday she tells me that she puts the leach on him and he lays down and cries,he will not play tug or fetch inside or out It makes me miserable to to think he is so unhappy when i am gone but what should i do? I cannot take him to work with me anymore (i work in a nursing home and a vomit smelling dog would not be welcome) I don't want to hire a different person because i know and trust this girl and she is coming to the house everyday anyway is there anything i can do to make him more comfortable with her thanks in advance
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06-15-2011, 06:34 AM | #2 |
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| I was going to say try a different girl but if that is not an option... is there anyway she could come over a few times while you are also home? Jackson would not take to a stranger who came into our house w/o me home so if I were to hire a dogwalker, I would first have to be there with them to get them acclimated to each other so he knew she was "okay" in my book as well. What is Gatsby's favorite treat... ALL time favorite? Jackson's is cheese. I would definitely be using a very high value reward every time the dogwalker is around, that way he begins to associate her with it. The way to a dog's heart is thru their stomach
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06-15-2011, 06:37 AM | #3 |
YT Addict | My suggestion would be to spend some time with your baby and the girl at the same time. Try interacting with the girl around your baby so that he gets use to her and maybe try playing together all three of you and taking walks with the girl. Mind you I have no experience with this its just all I could think of....hope it helps. Cynthia
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06-15-2011, 06:42 AM | #4 |
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| ahhh, poor you! I agree with the others....get together with the three of you! Maybe he feels like shes going to dognap him! He needs to learn to trust her. My baby would probably do the same thing! Good luck to you!!!
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06-15-2011, 06:51 AM | #5 | |
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06-15-2011, 07:39 AM | #6 |
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| Thanks guys! I did introduce them and spend an hour playing in the yard when i first moved home last week but i will try the walk and i will come armed with bits of chicken (Gatsby's favorite treat) thank you chattiesmom for the detailed explanation of how to go about the walk
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