He is a Doberman and quite large and he is loving towards my wife and 3 year old son but not me I think It all started When i kicked Voodooo(the dogs name) out of our bed And he has not been the same He seems upset ......I have to go to work and need to get ready and he is guarding the top of the stairs what should I do? my wife is going to be hear soon and i dont want her to be upset .........And my son is going to be getting up from his nap soon................HELP
How do i make friends with my dog again
2006-10-20 12:07:08 · 28 answers · asked by Tiffany 2 in Family & Relationships ➔ Other - Family & Relationships
spend quality time with him and get him his own bed...if you must throw some doggy bones to make him move do it...but that is feeding him his anger for more...let him know you cant sleep with him all over your legs so kinda tuck him into his own bed...pet him etc and go back to bed. tell him no dont be mean like NOOOO nicely say it and this should blow over in time. im sure you would be mad if your wife made you sleep on the floor
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2006-10-20 12:13:34 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who is the Master?
get a piece of sheet metal. connect spliced wire from the end of a long extention cord to the sheet metal. Place the sheet metal where the dog thinks it is king. Oh yea, put a littlle KY on the metal. Now this is the important part, on the night of the sacrifice, make sure you don't have any large electrical appliances operating (You don't want to hurt anything valuable). Now you are ready. As soon as the dog starts to growl, plug in. I quarantee next time it sees you at the foot of the stairs it, will know who is master. or you could bum rush him and smack the sh*t out of him as you "take the hill"
2006-10-20 12:46:11 · answer #2 · answered by whatarow 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Sit on floor, have large supply of doggie treats. Invite him over. Do not smile. When dogs see teeth they think it's a threat. No sudden moves. Talk baby-talk to him and pet him in a loving manner.
He's doing his job of protecting the family. He's just not sure you're on his team.
If that don't work crack his skull with a baseball bat. If a dog like that decides to kick your a*s, you're in big trouble.
2006-10-20 12:11:17 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You going to have to bribe him with a treat that he can't resist.
You might want to change the sleeping rules for the dog. Buy a large sleeping crate maybe bigger than this one. You might want to think of putting it in a nice non draughty area of the house. Once 9:00 pm roll around put the dog to sleep in his own sleeping area. If he kicks up a fuss don't listen.
http://www.pawsinthecity.org/images/dog%20crate.jpg
2006-10-20 12:11:08 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Slip Rover a "doggie downer" (go to the vet's office and explain or just use Tylenol PM, Simply Sleep, etc.) After he's off in doggie dreamland, drag his furry butt outside to the backyard where his new house will be located (the furthest corner of the yard, of course) where a large tree with a sturdy chain awaits his arrival, chain him to the tree and never let him back in the house again.
2006-10-21 09:55:05 · answer #5 · answered by Sunny31 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The dog needs to respect boundaries and that you are the master. If he ever thinks the other way he is a danger to you or your child. You must be consistent and firm. If he doesn't change, he should be destroyed b/c if you just give him away in that condition he could hurt someone else.
2006-10-20 12:10:13 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hell i would be upset with your A-$$ too if you kicked me out of the bed. First off if i was named voodoo i would be pissed off let alone kicking me out of the bed!!1 The only thing you can do now is wait until the boss comes home (ie: your wife) and have her take you upstairs and as you walk by stick your tongue out at him.
2006-10-20 12:19:57 · answer #7 · answered by roncho 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A big dog who thinks HE is the boss and you have kids.... Not good. Grab some meat and get him to chase it out into the backyard for now. If you cannot establish that you are the boss he will have to go.
2006-10-20 12:37:00 · answer #8 · answered by justaguy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think it might want to play try throwing it a ball or something and pay a little more attention or when he is out look around under beds and stuff like that cause he could be hiding something
but im pretty sure hes mad at you just try playing with him
2006-10-20 12:10:35 · answer #9 · answered by tim l 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dobermans are very protective dogs..have you tried to have him sleep in the room,on the floor?or have your wife discipline him to stay off the bed.if you haven't had him since a pup there might be something in his past owner that he is acting like this with you...i had a shepard that was like that with my husband..but i got him at 1 yr old(past owner was mean to him)...just like teaching kids,patience is the rule!!!!!!!!gold luck!!!! dobies are great pets!
2006-10-20 12:26:24 · answer #10 · answered by maengun 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋