Question about needy dogs ...

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Dear Friends of Man's Best Friend,

I am trying to understand the behavior of my neighbor's pooch. She's truly a love, but ...

She's part German Shepherd (and looks it) and part Blue Heeler (issue of the Dingo [?]). She is 4-years old and wants constant attention and whines in a peculiar sort of yip until you play ball with her. Here's where it all begins and never ends. You become her captive audience.

What I don't understand is that she never relents when in company of humans. It is very difficult to ever converse because of xxxx's continuous dropping of the ball at your feet and yipping. I deal with it; I just thought you might understand canine behavior better than moi ...

When Daddy comes within a few hundred feet of the driveway in his car she goes audibly nuts. She knows it's him.

BTW, xxxx's given name is my nickname ... and it ain't Fido or Fifi!!!!!!!!

Thanks - if you can help.

CoCo Can't-Get-Canines

DJK

The dog has excess energy. It probably needs to walk twice a day, 20-30 minutes each walk. My dog gets like that couped up in the house on rainy days when no one wants to walk her.

You might also try a book by Ceasar Milan. He has a few on training dogs, all very good.

chickpea

evidently the dog knows the "yip"
gets the ball tossed or else she
wouldnt repeat the behaviour.....

she needs to learn a "no bark" command
and be rewarded by having the ball thrown
ONLY when she is quiet.....

also .... needs the above mentioned
excercise as well as maybe a kong

http://www.kongcompany.com/worlds_best.html

Clam

Coco, some owners indulge their dogs and become ruled by them. The dogs take control and do their damnest. A dog is of course a pack animal, and knows that it's necessary for some one(dog) to be a leader. If the human won't then they will. This doesn't mean they're any happier for it, as the reponsibility of leadership can be stressful. Dogs need discipline and keeping in their place. When this happens they can be the most wonderful friends and companions. If it goes wrong they're Royal pains in the backside. If your doggie next door has become spoilt and troublesome it's unlikely that those who caused this can resolve it by themselves. If they wanted to that it is! Maybe they find his idiosyncrasies endearing? If they wish to change the dog, then a dog psychologist would be worth speaking to.

Clam

changeling

Sounds like a problem for "the dog whisperer"!

changeling :)

dawg

I have an abused dog I got from a man who's washing machine I was repairing... that's what I do for a living now. I also have a dog I trained from birth, this dog behaves. Abused dog is in constant need of attention... I don't give it.. when she yelps and acts like a nut, I put her outside as punishment.

She gets better everyday, but she'll never behave like scruffy does.

Outaservice

PROZAC

Outaservice

compound complex

Thanks friends,

This has been extremely helpful and enlightening.

CoCo

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Rover

Mandette

A good vet that specializes in behavior is a start. Also obedience school. Your dog has you very well trained!! What a smart dog!!! Actually I mean that. German Shepherds are incredibly intelligent. Sometimes they need jobs. Study up on both the breeds in your dog and you'll understand them better. Sounds like your dog has quite a drive. It could be channeled in ways such as agility, search and rescue and obedience competition.

Don't give up!!!! And there are good drugs out there but that's the last resort. Dawg is right. Don't give her what she wants and eventually she'll realize that the yipping is not getting her what she wants.

Crate training is also a good thing. But not as punishment. More as a cool down place.

Some use shock collars. I've never used them. I'm not sure what I think about them. But people that I know that have used them (with restraint) have had good results. There are lot of different opinions on them so I'm just putting that out there. I'm not advocating them.

hang in there!

Mandette

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