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Guard dog Here's my nightly routine: I fall asleep on the couch watching TV with Biddy. My boyfriend works in his office until around 12:30 - 1am. He comes into the livingroom to wake me up to go to bed. Biddy barks and growls at him - she won't let him go anywhere near me. He gets angry & yells are her. We all go to bed upset. This is the only time she gets aggressive and it is only at him. Usually they (my bf & Biddy) get alone great - they're best of friends! I know she is protecting me, but this has got to stop! Any ideas??? (BTW - Tucker is clueless during all of this. He falls asleep on the floor in the folds of my blanket & then follows us all into bed like nothing has happened! I wish every dog had his temperment!! He's such a joy!!) |
Stewie doesn't bark unless I am sleeping and someone is coming near me. Even if its my dad or someone else in my family that he loves. Its strange, but I kind of like it because I know if I am ever in real danger he'll let me know! |
toby does this too.... if i am on the couch (even if i am semi awake) and he hears someone approach the apartment door(or once when my fiance came into the living room) he will sit on my chest and growl (this is the ONLY time he growles like this)....... i am with stewiesmom, at least ill know if i am in trouble |
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This is true - I'm gald she would protect me if someone was really trying to get me (although I'm not sure how much damage she'd do!!). It's just that it really makes my boyfriend angry & then the night is ruined. Maybe I should be worried about retraining him rather than Biddy!! |
Chachi does this too. If someone is sleeping upstairs he will growl if you come into the room. |
Jerry is very protective in that manner as well. Last week there was a car at the end of the driveway putting something in our mailbox....he was barking and growling...he seems to think he's a guard dog sometimes :) |
Mia's a guard dog too, in a good way. She will let us know when somebody is walking in front of our house, or when the paperboy delivers the paper, when she sees another animal outside or when somebody rings the doorbell. BUT, it's a different story when they actually enter the house, she is sooooo excited to see them. She's all bark, no action :) |
I have 1 that doesn't want anyone in my "space". She sounds like she is going to kill the intruder (even though its hubby). She is only this way with me. The best remedy I have is to make her get down from beside me. If you tell them things like "its ok, its just daddy" or try to calm them it sends them a positive message that its ok to do the behavior. With my clan if there is any noise that doesn't belong there is a thunder of barking sound. I don't think I will get robbed in the middle of the night. LOL |
LOL...Jerry is just like Mia....as soon as who he is barking at approaches him he hides :) |
This is a semi-educated guess, but I think it may be that she's not guarding you so much at protecting her spot in the pack. If she's sleeping beside you then she's you're equal. When your boyfriend comes along to wake you he's a threat to the pecking order. Tucker doesn't get involved because he's below you and as such, below you and Biddy. I'm only guessing this because I've been told this is the reason not to along your dog to sleep in your bed. If you're the leader and they get to sleep beside you, then they are an equal in their minds. Then again, I could be completely wrong :D Tom |
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BTW - where in MA are you?? I live in Dorchester (but I'm originally from South Boston)... |
You might try having your boyfriend bring the dog a lil treat. My Dad accidently stepped on one of my s**tzu's paws when he was a pup. The dog didn't like him after that. Even baccon could not change that dog's mind. *giggle* |
Remmy does this too...but according to my trainer that I use...your dog should not be aggressive with any family member period...unless that person is hurting them. |
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It's not really aggressive (I guess I shouldn't have used that word) - it's just barking and sometimes low growling. She would never bite or snap at anyone. |
I too agree that Maddiesdad is right on. She needs to learn her place in the pack, and that he is alpha in the house. Simon will do this to my other dog occassionally from the bed and that's the instant he gets tossed off the bed onto his bratty little but! Definitely something I would curb if possible, you wouldn't ant that escalting. Best of luck Jeni |
Out of the 5 that I own not one of them is specifically protective of me. Course Mr. Big is only 4 mo so he's got time yet. But they all think they are guard dogs, even if the only thing they are guarding against is their reflections in the glass of the back door. lol Jessica, when I was trying to read your post I hit something wrong and got your profile. Guess what? You and my youngest son share a birthday! But he's 8 years younger. Sylvia |
See i thought i was the only one with this problem :eek: . Well Toto does the same thing only he will literally snap and bite him (my brother) when he comes near me or sits on the bed with me to watch t.v. I don't understand why he does this. My brother gets really upset and then it causes everyone to fight in the house. My brother says when i'm not there he does not even act like this at all. Its weird though sometimes when my brother is there he still won't do anything to him. Its just random he'll growl and bark and run towards him and try to bite him and if he does get a hold of him he won't let go. It gets me mad because they say your pet shouldn't be like this. My brother has tried giving him a treat at times to make him stop. But it seems to work only sometimes. What to do :confused: Please give some advice. :confused: |
Jordan sleeps on his back and will hang his head off of the edge of the bed and watch my husband come to bed. Skeeter is more edgy. She will growl and pace. My husband calls out on his way down to the bed, It's me Skeeter and picks her up from the bed, gives her a kiss and takes her paw and pats my shoulder. Funny enough, I have to do the same thing with her when I leave to go to work and he is still in bed. I think that she is protecting her bed and not either one of us. Serious though, a trainer told me that my husband should bring her a treat and over the last year it has gotten a lot better. Good luck. |
Daisy sleeps at the foot of our bed in the corner nearest the doorway. She is "on guard" all night long, warning of anyone passing by the doorway, be it cat or human. Should my husband come into bed late she growls and barks all the while he is saying "it's me, it's me." (And once in a while adding in a few other words I will not repeat!) But once he can pet her she is just fine and goes back to sleep in her guard spot. My husband wasn't too happy with all the "alarms" during the night until one evening my 9 year old was sleep walking. She passed our doorway and headed to the kitchen. After Daisy the alarm sounded I checked to see what all the growling and barking was about and found my daughter and returned her to bed. It was kind of scary to think she could have left the house or hurt herself. My daughter had no recollection of it the next day. If it wasn't for Daisy we might not have woken up. Now when the alarm sounds we don't mind as much anymore. :dog: |
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It might help clarify things with Biddy if your boyfriend puts her in a submissive position on a regular basis. Once a day or so while I'm petting her I flip Maddie over on her back in my arms and rub her belly. It just helps show her who's boss. Obviously he'll need to do that when she's not growling at him ;) Tom |
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I work in Cambridge (I'm there right now as a matter of fact!). I've read that (putting her in the submissive position) works, but we've never actually tried it. We definitly should - she is 1/2 Jack Russell so you can imagine her personality! we've such pushovers - we need to learn to be a little tougher with her. 99% of the time her behavior is fantastic, but when she is bad she is very very bad! |
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