One Way Walker-Plays Dead when she does not want to go home
Thanks, Aurelie |
|
|
| Mitch used to do that.I used to try and coax him up with a treat .Some times it worked some times it didn't.
He once layed down in the middle of the road when a bus was coming he layed there for 10 mins before i could get him up. The bus driver nearly wet himself laughing at me trying to get this stubborn oes up on his feet .I just wished the ground would of opened up and swallowed me and the dog 
You will be glad to know Mitch has now grown out of this  |
| I had a beardie as a kid that did this--it was HORRIBLE. My mom would tell us to take the dog for a walk. We'd go off, happy as can be, then turn the corner and she'd slam on her brakes. We eventually could get her going with Beardie Biscuits...but that was after several long episodes of sitting on the curb hoping my parents would happen by... |
sixpence wrote: He once layed down in the middle of the road when a bus was coming he layed there for 10 mins before i could get him up. The bus driver nearly wet himself laughing at me trying to get this stubborn oes up on his feet .I just wished the ground would of opened up and swallowed me and the dog Ow, my sides hurt... I just need to ask one more question to fully visualize this...
Was it a big red double-decker? |
| A big red double decker With lots of people on board ! |
hahaha! Yes! 
Sorry.... I am sorry, but I am laughing about this. I hope you can laugh about it now?!? |
Oh, I can't tell you how many times this happened to me also!! I'd end up carrying Max home because he'd refuse to move when he realized his walk was coming to an end!! So stubborn  I'm happy to report that this has not happened in quite a while, thank goodness he grew out of that because he's much to heavy to carry now 
Sharon |
| I know it's not very nice to laugh at behavioral problems, but Julianne's story had me laughing. I can just picture it!
Rags plays dead when she is sleeping so she won't have to move off the bed. |
| hahahahahaha sorry but i can just picture this. ive been lucky ive never had this problem |
| Bosley also "frumps" to the ground when he does not want to go out. I have pulled my back lifting him up so he will walk out to do his job. I think he feels it is a game, now, so he has me trained to toss some kibble out to the yard first .
I would bring some yummy treats and entice him back that way, but ONLY on the way back. |
| I had this problem with my first sheepdog when he was a pup but I figured it was just that he was tired. |
| To some extent, yes. However, it's been my Pyr boys who where this way........and this last old man too. I guarantee, I could not pick up this 100+ lbs dog and carry him home. Many a time I've come home nearly dragging these boys. We don't have the luxury of having an alternate way home.
Thankfully, we've never had a big red bus waiting for us. |
| ****heeheeheeeheehee****snicker****snort***
ohhhh, Julianne!! Thanks for the morning laugh!! |
| Hillarious !!!!!!! but what I also find funny is that a UK bus driver has a sense of humour - maybe because it was a dog and not human LOL LOL |
| I'm sorry - I know I shouldn't laugh at this but oh is it familiar. Cassiopia does the same thing (fortunately we don't have any double decker red buses in our neighborhood). It is sloooooowly getting better and she gets older (she is now 2 1/2 years)
Our solutions: 1) try to keep her moving so that her momentum won't let her just drop to the ground and grow roots (works best on ice) 2) carry a pocket full of tasty treats and hope that that may get her to move (not usually successful) 3) carry a small squeaky toy in hopes that squeaking it may interest in moving (not usually successful) 4) hop around like a lunatic (making the neighbors give me the most peculiar looks) and get her interested in playing with me - (most successful method) Good luck Jennifer, Baxter, Cassiopia and Sharkey |
| LOL Picturing all of you! Thanks goodness Annie doesn't do this, but Mom's Tibetan used to all the time. I used to end up carrying her 25 pounds home. I used to home that one of her furry friends would walk by to entice her to get up. |
| Ron - yes i can laugh about it now.
At the time it was very embarrassing and i was praying that there was no one on the bus i knew so they couldn't take the mickey out of me. I just hope the new pup isn't a flop artist when he doesn't want to come home |
sixpence wrote: so they couldn't take the mickey out of me. I am unfamiliar with this phrase, and it sounds like a great expression.. can you translate it so that I can understand it here in the Colonies? |
| Ron look on this web site and it will explain .Must give you a warning about the language though.It does mean a bit of a swear word.
http://www.takeourword.com/TOW145/page2.html |
| sounds like a sheepie trait. whew I am relieved too! |
Quote:
What a delightful site! Thank you. |
| AJ used to plop down and go limp when she was on the leash. She hasn't done it since she went over 5 months. I used to pick up her rear end which would get her going again.
It would frustrate and embarrass me but it caused me to laugh at the same time. She always makes me laugh. |
| When Merlin was a puppy he would do that whenever we'd walk with a harness. He'd walk a couple feet and then I would drag him, he did much better with out the harness surprisingly! Sorry, that doesn't really help but it was a similar story |
| Willoughby flops down and rolls over when it's time to come in from the garden. I have to entice him with a treat and if that doesn't work, I find my self wrestling him into a sitting positon out of which he'll flop down again. If I can manage to roll him over and grab his collar he'll come along quietly. All of this in full view of the neighbours! |
| LOL Lynda! That was funny and I can visualize your neighbors must be chuckling at the site.
Now it just so happens that I saw a small clip on MSN regarding Cesar Milan speaking of this very topic. I don't have that channel so it was odd indeed that they featured this topic...dogs that lay dead while the poor owner would have to drag them home. The reason? They are Alpha and you're not. He suggested a way to get them to stop doing this is for the upright to always be infront on walks, canine behind. Dunno...seems like the owners are always dragging from the front so we'll see if that holds true of not. Good luck to you guys! I have the opposite problems...MOm lets goooooooooo.....urg..arm socket feels like it's being pulled off! Marianne and the boys |
| When Maggie was a few years younger, we'd go on our nightly walks around the neighborhood. She'd practically drag us down the road when we started out because she was so excited. On the way back home she became increasingly tired and kept stopping to pee. She'd walk a few steps then squat, dribble a little, walk a few more steps and assume the position again until every last drop was squeezed out. Then pretended she still had to go.
We were very concerned about the possiblilty of a UTI and spent quite a bit in vet bills and worrying only to find out she was faking it. All she wanted was to rest a while on the way back home.  From then on we scheduled a rest stop into our walks and everything was fine.  |
Didn't find exactly what you're looking for? Search again here:
Custom Search
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|