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10-06-2007, 06:33 PM | #1 |
Lovin' Lucy & Rebel Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Georgia
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| need help with weird behavior problem Rebel and Lucy play well together, but when I start to take them outside Rebel runs to the door and starts barking like crazy. He bites Lucy's ears and literally chases her out the door. He barks in a circle around her, bites her ear one last time then takes off to do his business and leaves her alone. Lucy has gotten to the point where she doesn't want to go outside because of Reb's behavior. I've tried the squirt bottle when he starts barking, but it doesn faze him at all. What can I do to stop this? (Lucy weighs 11 lbs and Rebel only weighs 5 lbs)
__________________ Kim , Rebel ,and baby Dixie RIP my sweet Lucy Last edited by IluvLucy; 10-06-2007 at 06:33 PM. Reason: added a line |
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10-06-2007, 06:36 PM | #2 | |
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__________________ Diane, and my boys ..... Coby and Reggie !! Striving to be a YTPP - a YT Positive Poster! In Memory of My Beautiful Mother 7/22/28-8/27/08 | |
10-06-2007, 06:38 PM | #3 |
Kodi & Pixie 2 Donating Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: NEBRASKA
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| Pixie does this I started making her sit and wait till I say it is ok. If I do this she goes out nice an don't get that agressiveness. |
10-06-2007, 06:56 PM | #4 |
Lovin' Lucy & Rebel Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Georgia
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| Lucy will be 2 in January and Rebel just turned 1 last month. Lucy is very laid back and they play together really well until it's time to go outside. This is the only time they don't get along.
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10-06-2007, 06:58 PM | #5 | |
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I thought about picking him up and letting Lucy go outside first before I put him down. Do you think that would work?
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10-06-2007, 07:06 PM | #6 | |
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I'm pulling for you!!
__________________ Diane, and my boys ..... Coby and Reggie !! Striving to be a YTPP - a YT Positive Poster! In Memory of My Beautiful Mother 7/22/28-8/27/08 | |
10-06-2007, 07:12 PM | #7 |
Lovin' Lucy & Rebel Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Georgia
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| Rebel does seem to get overstimulated when we go out. I've tried letting Rebel go out a couple minutes ahead of Lucy, but he waits at the bottom of the back steps, barking like a maniac, until she comes down. If I try to pick him up, he runs. That's why I think maybe I should pick him up before we go outside so Lucy can go first before I put him down. I know Lucy could really "get" him if she wanted to, but she just lets him get away with it. I almost wish she would roll him over a couple of times so he'd maybe get the message.
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10-06-2007, 07:16 PM | #8 |
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| LOL - I've had those same thoughts for Reggie...........
__________________ Diane, and my boys ..... Coby and Reggie !! Striving to be a YTPP - a YT Positive Poster! In Memory of My Beautiful Mother 7/22/28-8/27/08 |
10-06-2007, 07:32 PM | #9 | |
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10-06-2007, 07:34 PM | #10 |
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| btw pixie is 7 mo and the others are almost 6yrs it worked almost right away. |
10-06-2007, 07:35 PM | #11 |
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| I would definetly try letting them out seperately..its not fair that Rebel gets away with this sort of aggresion even if it dosent hurt her...OR another idea is to put him on a leash and go out together..that way he cannot get to her and if he does you can stop it immediately and reward him for good behaviour...if he starts nipping at her roll him on his back and hold him there until he relaxes and then let him up again...definetly try the leash idea that way he cant run away from you if you need to discipline him.. Good Luck! Dawn |
10-06-2007, 07:45 PM | #12 |
Lovin' Lucy & Rebel Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Georgia
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| I like the leash idea! Thank you so much. I'm going to put the leash right by the backdoor so I can do it first thing in the morning. You're right - it's not fair to Lucy for Rebel to get away with this. He had surgery for LP a couple of months ago and got really spoiled during the recovery period and it's GOT to stop. I'll let ya'll know how it goes.
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10-06-2007, 08:02 PM | #13 | |
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10-06-2007, 08:06 PM | #14 | |
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10-07-2007, 04:08 AM | #15 |
Lovin' Lucy & Rebel Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Georgia
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| The leash worked good this morning! I put the leash on Rebel inside the house and made him wait to go outside. He was a perfect gentleman and NO barking. After a few minutes, I let him off the leash and he didn't even offer to bother Lucy. This is going to be the routine until he understands that he can't harrass Lucy! Thank you all so much for the advice.
__________________ Kim , Rebel ,and baby Dixie RIP my sweet Lucy |
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