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Posted: 7/25/2007 7:29 PM
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A new column has been published in the Pupforum Ask a Trainer section:
My Boxer Is Jealous Of My Boyfriend
My boyfriend and I have a 6 month old boxer/lab mix. We go for walks and runs with her twice a day. We have taught her sit, down, and rollover. Recently she started going under our dining room table when we eat our meals and barks at us. She puts her snout in our crotches and barks and nips at us. It’s not at all enjoyable. We also found that when we sit on the couch she keeps trying to jump up. She will not stop. It seems to be only when my boyfriend and I are together that she acts like a completely different dog....
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Posted: 12/05/2008 1:48 PM
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I help my clients with this problem all the time. My suggestion would be to practice "claiming space" from your puppy, and the sooner the better, because it won't get easier as she approaches 80 pounds! Here's what I have my clients do: when your puppy is barking into your space (i.e. nosing into your lap when you're eating), turn all of your attention to her, face her, face both shoulder fully toward her, bend toward her, and say in a low, serious voice, "MY SPACE." (Don't shout or raise your voice, but say it like you mean it. If she backs off, lean back and ignore her instantly. (Releasing the pressure on her is a reward for her respecting your space. ) If she doesn't back off, keep repeating "My space." in a low voice like you mean it, and you can give her a little "body block" to her chest with your arm. If she dodges around you to go to your other side, dodge with her. The important thing is to keep your face, eyes and shoulders completely square to her, and have an expression like you mean it. The first time you do this it might take you 8 tries before she backs away and stays away, but it will quickly get easier, and her response will get quicker. It's the kind of thing that's easier to show in person than to explain over email. If you have questions, email me through my website at http://www.oldtowndogs.com.
- Hilary
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Posted: 3/11/2010 3:07 AM
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I help my clients with this problem all the time. My suggestion would be to practice "claiming space" from your puppy, and the sooner the better, because it won't get easier as she approaches 80 pounds! Here's what I have my clients do: when your puppy is barking into your space (i.e. nosing into your lap when you're eating), turn all of your attention to her, face her, face both shoulder fully toward her, bend toward her, and say in a low, serious voice, "MY SPACE." (Don't shout or raise your voice, but say it like you mean it. If she backs off,
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