crazy barking
I have a 2 year old baby and my Oes is also 2. She seems tolerent of him, the baby does sit on her, she will bark at him loudly and warn him. she has never bitten him but the noise she makes sounds pretty scary. Any suggestions on how to stop her craziness at night. Also does anyone else have a dog that just hates having her paws touched? I do try to stop the baby from bothering the dog and dont leave them alone. |
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| Take your dog for a nice long walk in the afternoon or evening. Sounds like she just has a lot of extra energy.
I'm still on the fence about Cesar Milan, but I love his mantra. Exercise, Discipline, Affection Exercise comes first for a reason. A good walk 30 min. at least once or twice a day will work wonders. We don't have a dog that hates having his paws touched.... because we were strongly advised by our breeder to touch our puppy every day everywhere. His paw pads are still a little ticklish, but he allows us to clip the hair between the pads with electric clippers. It might be too late, but just start touching her paws every day (maybe give her a treat at the same time) when she's in a relaxed state - even several times per day. Stick your fingers between her pads, etc. Hopefully she'll eventually get used to it. Good luck, |
| I agree with Steph...on the fence about Cesar too but I like some of his ideas, especially about the exercise. Most trainers and dog psychologist will say when a dog has too much energy and its not exercised out, there will be all kinds of behavior problems. Even with my 12 week puppy, who has ALOT of energy, two or three times a day we run around in the backyard for only about 15 minutes tops and it seems to calm him down and tire him out. I make the running around fun and a training as well. Like throw the ball and he fetches it, or heel around in a large circle, etc.
The barking is probably for attention so the one on one exercise or walk should help. As far as thepaws, my first OES hated his paws being touched. As a young pup he caught his paw in a door and after that forget it...the groomer had to muzzle him to do nails. Nothing I did helped - although I didn't know much back then what to do! The recommendation to touch his paws and "toes" several times a day, rewarding him with verbal praise and a treat, should help him get used to it. Just a last comment, I would not leave a child as young as 2 to be alone with the dog. The dog is big and can hurt the child without meaning to and the child may do some things that are inappropriate too without knowing it so please keep an eye out. Good luck... |
I was reading the forum on Behavior and read all of Tammy's posts .  I'm just wondering if there are any breeds that would make her happy? Some people are just not meant to be the friend of a canine. It takes very special people to raise an OES. I wonder if she ever thought "maybe it isn't the OES that has the problem. Maybe the problem lies elsewhere". VERY, sad to see anyone speak of money and the value of the friendship and love of a dog in the same sentence .  To the lady who offered to buy the dogs from Tammy, "What a wonderful life these dogs would have with you, after all it's not about the money it's about loving, careing, and time, just like with a child". I hope these dogs are out of Tammy's home and into a home that can offer these things to them. You know, the plain truth is this: "SOMETIMES DOGS ARE SMARTER THAN THE PEOPLE WHO OWN THEM".  |
JudyLynn wrote: I was reading the forum on Behavior and read all of Tammy's posts .
I'm just wondering if there are any breeds that would make her happy? Some people are just not meant to be the friend of a canine. It takes very special people to raise an OES. I wonder if she ever thought "maybe it isn't the OES that has the problem. Maybe the problem lies elsewhere". VERY, sad to see anyone speak of money and the value of the friendship and love of a dog in the same sentence . To the lady who offered to buy the dogs from Tammy, "What a wonderful life these dogs would have with you, after all it's not about the money it's about loving, careing, and time, just like with a child". I hope these dogs are out of Tammy's home and into a home that can offer these things to them. You know, the plain truth is this: "SOMETIMES DOGS ARE SMARTER THAN THE PEOPLE WHO OWN THEM". I totally missed how this relates to the current thread.  |
| I agree - I see no sense to this post in relation to the previous ones. |
| At a minimum, do not allow your children to sit on the dog. A 2 year old OES is not completely mature, and is still full of energy and craziness.
A 2 year old child is old enough to learn limits and that it is not allowed to sit on or to pull on any dog, regardless of how tolerant the dog has been in the past. It isn't fair to the dog, and it could be dangerous to the child. If your dog gets enough exercise during the day, it should lessen the excited barking in the evening. It should help your dog to get into the family routine of slowing down and quieting down at night. I agree with gradually de-sensitizing your dog's paws by touching them every day. I'd do it at the end of the day, while petting and stroking my dog, sitting on the floor, with none of the kids around (to avoid exciting the dog). Nice, gentle scratches behind the ears, telling her how good she is, etc. A little--very little, treat, too. Gradually, and briefly, tough her pads. Increase this gradually over days--weeks even. The truth is that some dogs are always ticklish, but it is important that they allow you to examine every part of their bodies, for their own sakes. Eventually you want to be able to touch between her pads, so that you can trim any excess hair. All sorts of debris will accumulate there and can hurt your poor dog. I use small, bunt tipped kids Fiskars, or sturdy maincure scissors. They're small enough that I can trim what I need to without worrying about accidentally poking my dog. I know two year old children--and dogs, so I know this is a very challenging time for any mom. Please keep stopping by and let us know how things are going. |
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