Ugh! Barking after bedtime! I've read Teresa's barking tips and they have definitely helped! Thank you very much for the sticky! However... Zeus is really attached to me. I work days and Chad works (most) nights. I don't like to take him to work with me if Chad is off during the day so he can have Daddy bonding time. When Chad leaves and comes back, Zeus is happy to see him. He likes and knows Daddy. But he's still a Mommy's boy. We adopted him Dec 31 so he's still settling down, but there's been a real issue now. I'll go to bed a good 4-5 hours before Chad does and Zeus follows me there. If he's locked out of the bedroom, he will freak and continuously scratch at the door. When Chad goes to bed, Zeus will start to growl and bark at Chad as he starts to get in bed. A couple of times Zeus has actually snapped at him (as far as I have seen, he doesn't do this at any other time). During the day, Chad will kiss Zeus, cuddle with him, feed him, take him for walks and Zeus is completely fine (I see this first hand so I know there's nothing else going on). At first I thought this was a "well, he's in a deep sleep and you're startling him" thing so I had Chad call out to Zeus before he enters the bedroom and continue to talk to him when he gets into bed. No change in reaction. So we tried that with an addition to a treat. No change. He can definitely hear Chad in the other room as he'll start to growl as he enters the bedroom so it's not a hearing thing. The only time Zeus acts this way to him is this time of the night. If it was a sight problem, I would think it would be overcome by the hearing Chad calling to him? I would like to get his sight tested for other questionable issues that have come up on a non-related issue, though. It wakes me up when Zeus starts barking and I put him on the floor, ESPECIALLY when he snaps up at Chad. When he jumps back up on the bed, he's 100% fine with his daddy, so I'm really at a loss what it could be. Has anyone experienced and overcome this? |
I've never had to deal with something exactly like this, but I used to live with my cousin. Sometimes he'd get home late and Baby would hear him open the door and come up the stairs. Well she would start barking like crazy. I'd yell at her and say: Hey! It's Matty! Go lie down. Eventually, she learned she didn't need to protect me. Maybe you need to associate a phrase like: It's Daddy, or something. That way he knows it's okay. |
Stop allowing him in bed with you. Growling and snapping should not be allowed and you are right to put him on the floor. However allowing him to jump back up is still rewarding his behavior. If he can jump up onto the bed without any aid then the best way to keep him off is to keep him out of your room at night. If he scratches at the door then crate him either in your room or another room if he's a barker in the crate. Another thing you can try is to keep him with your husband at night until he goes to bed. Then have him invite Zeus onto the bed AFTER your husband lays down. |
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Doorbell rings: It's just the TV! Be quiet! Dog barks: It's just the TV! Shut up! LOL She hears an ant crawl: Hey! Go lie down! :p Then if she lies down, but her head is still up. I say: Put your head down! And she does! It's so darn cute! I'm pretty forceful with my voice and she knows that I don't mess around. :cool: |
Just to reinforce...you are totally doing the right thing by denying access to the bed. Growl and snap equals loss of bed privileges. NO EXCEPTIONS. It won't take long to get the message, if he covets his bed time. Also, I think it's a good idea for Zeus to hang out with hubby until bedtime. Dori does this, because I retire early and she and daddy stay up and watch TV together. Then he walks her, brushes her and puts her in her bedside kennel. The nighttime routine (like others) needs to be consistent and soothing. Maybe daddy could get in some extra play time, training or treat time before bed. And you BOTH need to be on the same page! Good luck! |
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Daddy works at night, so Zeus is with him all day. I work days so I'm with him at nights. Since posting, Zeus has not been allowed in bed until Chad is getting to bed (a good 3-4 hours after I'm asleep). Last night Zeus was put in bed with me and Chad immediately left to get water and he walked back in not 45 seconds later and Zeus barked when he walked back in. And off the bed he went. It'll take some time, but he'll learn. :) Thanks! |
I'm not sure if this is the same thing, but Ruger would bark like crazy when I closed the shower curtain. He's stop when he could see me again. Evantually he stopped when he realized I wasn't gone when the curtain was closed. |
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Oh my heavens, this had me laughing! She hears an ant crawl...hahaha I like your style :) My husband makes me feel a bit guilty that I won't tolerate even a peep or needless movements from our fur boys. This totally validates me :) I tell my dh, I cook for them, exercise them daily, play, love, coo, and coddle them, they better do anything I expect and want them to do. Thanks for the laugh :D |
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