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Post by trena on Jun 16, 2008 16:14:45 GMT -5
my new boyfriend came to pick me up to go out the other night and i wasn't quite ready so i had him come inside. kasey was fine with him coming in downstairs where i share living space w/ an 89 yr old woman but after we had been upstairs (strictly my space) for a few minutes she made her way part way up the stairs and started barking non stop. this continued until we got downstairs where she then blocked him form getting to the door, upon picking up the leash she let him go until we got outside where she started to growl and bark at him. needless to say he's a little more than nervous but not quite afraid of her now as he doesn't want to get bitten. she's been fine with people coming in the house ie the nurse, cleaning woman ect. but no one has been upstairs except my daughter and i since she came home with us. of course this thought hadn't even occured to me until the next day! so my question is whats the best way to try them meeting again. if i tried neural territory and food would that help, she's never been like this with anyone else, but like i said no one else has tried to go upstairs. any info would be appreciated. thanks.
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Post by tracilg on Jun 18, 2008 13:31:17 GMT -5
Not sure how much help I can be. Our Babe still gets unsettled sometimes when certain people come into our house. My mother, for some reason, makes her nervous and it takes her a minute or two to calm down. With other people, she's fine right from the get go. I think your ideas of letting them get used to each other in neutral territory and having him offer her some treats are a good start. Do you use a crate? If so, when you know your boyfriend is coming over, maybe you could crate her a little while before he arrives and give her some time in the crate after he gets there to adjust to him being there - and then let her out.
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Post by kaseysmom on Jul 2, 2008 5:18:04 GMT -5
thanks for the idea, i appreciate your time, i'm at a total loss here! we tried the netural territory idea last night a place neither if them had been, picked her up a vanilla creamee and headed out. she was fine with him showed him her tricks and everything thought things were going to be good, not so. he started t squat down get on her level see if she would let him pet her and her temperment changed, her body language everything. i was standing beside her holding the leash (just in case) and squatted down to pet her and talk toher and she started in barking and growling, and looking downright mean and scarey! he backed off and i ended up putting her in the car to see if that would help calm her down (evntually like 15 min.) i haven't crated her because her previous owners never used one but i'm thinking about it lately because it makes it hard we can't see each other unless we go out or i go to his place and then she's left home, so we don't get together that much! i'm willing to try anything i had really thought that it was all territory and now i don't know what to think. he's at a loss and wasn't nervous around her when they first met since 2 of his friends have pits and they are teddy bears like she is any other time. i've also been thinking about the crate lately because she's been going under the cover on the couch and her blanket, so i'm thinking she might like a space all her own! any other suggestions would be great!!
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Post by maryellen on Jul 3, 2008 6:57:41 GMT -5
honestly i would be very worried if my dog was doing this.. it sounds like she either doenst have a sound temperment or something about your boyfriend is scaring her . i would get a behaviorist and trainer who knows the breed to see what this is all about.. and if she does this with other people as well.
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Post by RealPitBull on Jul 3, 2008 8:00:04 GMT -5
Where are you located? You need to work with a trainer/behaviorist who knows what they are doing. This is just going to get worse and worse.
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