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Originally Posted by Micah my love  Its the same here with my son who loves them dearly and they him, but they bark like he is a complete stranger |
lol I know what you mean. Sometimes ours bark at
us if we come into a room and they are not expecting us, or if we make a noise they don't recognize. I bumped my laptop the other day and my gold ring hit the titanium case and made a noise and they freaked out. I desensitized them to the sound by repeatedly thunking my ring on the case with them watching and it's no longer an issue now that they 'know' that particular sound. It's like they're cats sometimes...but the cats stop when I say "it's okay"...and Brody used to, but Mia learn't him dif'rent! lol I think it's more like they bark when they're startled...but only sometimes, and no clear pattern which things warrant being barked at. lol
They are 'well socialized' in that we can and do pretty much take them anywhere and they cause no nuisance, and complete strangers can walk up, talk to them, touch them, pet them, and they've been fine around all other dogs so far. I watch like a hawk to make sure nothing is about to happen regardless. lol
At pet stores, we do keep them in our arms or in a cart on their memory foam pad...many reasons but also, it stops them from 'autographing' if they were to 'sniff' out a reason...not a habit they have nor one I want them to develop...some canine behaviors I can live without. lol
The other side of their 'socialization' we deal with is that while Brody will wait for hours beside the truck waiting/hoping we are going somewhere and rides very calmly, Mia hops and pops, and darn near hyper-ventilates when the truck turns into a parking lot and starts going slow, whimpering and whining like we're going to slide off the face of the Earth and leave her behind forever. She started this behavior after she'd been with us a while...no idea what the stimulus was...it was a gradual transition from calm rider to near-panic'd rider at arrival time as she became more attached. She doesn't act that way when we leave her at home, tho. IDK...lol