Slobber britches
Dakota, not the way my daughter spells his name, constantly comes around and licks me on the knee. It's his sign of affection but I on't like wearing slobber britches all day. What do you do put an a...
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Dano1955 wrote:down home wrote:
He's disobedient teenager. I intercept him but when I'm sitting down he will come around and catch me off guard and lick my left knee usually wanting his ears scratched. he likes to grab with the teeth that hang outside tenderly of course and if I would wrestle me.
I tell him no and he sneaks back and does it. He knows what he is doing. Like playing ball, he plays keep away.
He's doing it to get attention, like all kids will at some point or another. You are giving it to him, either negative or positive.
So the game continues......
My little boy used to get really excited when I come home, circling and jumping up. I ignored him completely until he settled down. He's still glad to see me, but knows now that he get's no attention at all until he settles.
Try it. Just pull your knee away, don't even look at him, nothing verbal or visual, no eye contact, nothing. It will take a while, but will work eventually. Have patience.
Some dogs don't change by simply ignoring their behavior - just like some kids don't. And with some dogs, no eye contact will actually increase their behavior as they try harder to get your attention. My Bat-dog will stop doing something quicker (other than the beagle talking back) if I give her direct eye contact - it makes her uncomfortable ("Mom, she's staring at me!"). Every dog is different and what works well on one dog can actually create emotional trauma on another one.
