She is so mean to my husband she will bark at him and growl everytime he comes in the house like its her first time seeing him.I wonder if its b/c she just started her "dog period" or what.Or maybe its just b/c shes around me all the time b/c my husband works and i dont.But still she should be use to him by now?!Hes not mean to her at all she just doesnt like him for whatever reason.But newayz does anybody have any suggestions on what i should do?!?
2007-02-01 11:31:10 · 15 answers · asked by aja h 1 in Pets ➔ Dogs
Is it possible that someone, probably a man... abused her before she came to you.... I have had cats like that, that just hated men, but they were abused before I got them...
good luck!
2007-02-01 11:36:29 · answer #1 · answered by Texas Cookie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Min pins are a one person dog and very protective of that one person. You need to establish dominance over the dog so that she knows that you are boss. (so does your husband). You don't have to be mean about it. Try taking the dog to obedience classes. These are not only for training they socialize the dog, which makes her happy. Min pins need exercise. period. Take the dog for walks, husband takes her for walks. Or you could try a sport like fly ball.
As for doggy period time, its called being in heat. This should not effect the dog at all when it comes to interacting with men.
Oh and remember mini pinschers are just like dobermans only smaller. they have to have a responsible and dominant leader or they will not be happy and balanced.
Don't listen to happygirl! whatever you do don't do that! If the husband rewards her when he comes home and she is barking and screaming at him you are rewarding this behavior. Try having the husband hold her, and when she calms down he can give her treats. this might work.
Good luck!
2007-02-01 11:44:33 · answer #2 · answered by moonkissedwarrior 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you know anything about the home where she came from? She may have been abused by a male and cannot trust any male. We got a chihuahua that was a year old. We have had her for 3 yr. She will still not have anything to do with my husband. She doesn't try to bite him or really doesn't bark at him any more, but she will never go to him to be held and cuddled. The only time she ever willing went and sat in his lap was after he had surgery for stomach cancer and was in the hispital for 10 days. The day he came home, she just up on his lap and laif her head on his chest. She stayed like that for about 15 minutes. She loves him but she still has trouble with the trust issue.
2007-02-01 11:40:47 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
this is not uncommon, I have been breeding and raising them for 40 years. Pins in most cases respond more to a females voice. There is a certain amount of comfort. At the same time, they are and can be very possesive and putting your foot down is required in this breed. In addition, a great deal of patience as they will task ones patience endlessly if allowed to do so. In the case of attitude toward your husband, you will need to start by letting him be the one to feed the dog, take it out etc. The dog needs to know that your husband is needed in order for these things to happen. Let him praise the dog, reward with treats as Pins are food treat oriented. Just monitor as they are also prone to gaining weight easily. If you need more help, check out the:
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2007-02-01 14:20:44 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I absolutely have an idea for you! I do 99.9% of the care for our dogs, and my husband hadn't had a dog since he was about 8. When we moved about 15 years ago, I had to move ahead of my husband due to an illness in our family. While he was selling our old house 2300 miles away, and wrapping things up where we used to live, I bought a temporary house and brought home a formerly abused rescue dog for company. My husband came in permamently about a year after that. So - to create a fairly quick bond between a then non-dog lover, and a dog - I did this....and we do it to this day!
Every night, our dogs get a couple of biscuits after we eat our dinner. I wait until my husband gets home and eats. Then I got him into the habit of giving the dogs their biscuits. This has turned out to be a great bonding exercise for a non-care-giver. Even though the dogs see me as their pack leader, they look forward to his arrival - waiting for him to get home every night. And while he is giving them their biscuits, I make myself kind of scarce. Naturally, our both eating before they get their biscuits shows them our place in the pack in front of theirs.
They watch the door with eager anticipation every night - so I
guess to them, he is the "biscuit man," - but it sure does work! And even more importantly - he too, has grown to appreciate and enjoy that time together with them.
2007-02-01 12:01:20 · answer #5 · answered by CC 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i adopted my lil girl lilie at 11 months old. she is an ex-cruelty case dog who had been treated very badly. she took to me very quickly, but not so much my fiancee or anyone that came into out house. she would bark at everyone who walked through the door. her birthday was in october so that makes her now 16 months. she has improved greatly since then, but it has taken some work.
firstly, make sure than when she barks at ur husband u do not touch her at all. dont pull her back or pat her and tell her it iwll be ok. (she will take this as praise from u for barking at him) tell him to walk in the house quietly and get down to her level. he should sit still and let her approach him. if she barks, tell him not to jump up or pull back. chances are, she wont hurt him, she's just giving a warning to back off. if he does back off, she will know she has won and will continue to do it. she should eventually stop barking and lose interest and walk away, or stop barking and gently walk up to him and sniff him just to make sure he is ok. another thing, when he walks into the house, tell him not to reach out to touch her in any way b/c she will more than likely bark at him for this. tell him to feed her dinner. she must associate him with good things. even get him to take her for a quick stroll around the block so she starts to enjoy him.
dont worry about it, i had the exact same prob with my fiancee and it has since stopped. he fed her dinner for a week straight and every day when he got home got down on her level. also took her for quick strolls. now ahe loves him very much and wouldnt even think of barking at him or being nasty!
once she has stopped with the barking, then work on "the leader of the pack" strategy. it is important u and ur husband so this together so ur lil' min pin knows her place. dont try to do this until she is used to you him. do u know any of her past? did u get her from a shelter?
if this doesnt seem to work, pls feel free to email me! i will give u some other handy hints about dealing with these problems. hope i helped! =)
2007-02-01 11:48:06 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some female dogs do not like males. Sometimes its only guys that wear hats. a lot of times it stems from having a wild boy that is too rough with them around when they are puppies. My Realtor has a Boston Bull Terrier that nips at my pant leg everytime I see her, but she also has had several litters of puppies and probably is protective(even when they aren't around).
Try calling the Dog Whisperer.
2007-02-01 11:41:53 · answer #7 · answered by meathookcook 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Happygirl's got the best answer I can see from the ones available when I came to answering your question. And, in a way, Snail's got a very good answer too. You need to re-establish who's the boss between you and her, and get it clear, or get her out. God Bless you.
2007-02-01 11:42:12 · answer #8 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
maybe she was abused by a male before you got her. it's not unlikely as she's 11 mos. old. it has nothing to do w/ the "dog period"--she'd be snappy at everyone. have him reward her with a treat whenever he comes home. do this for a while, then she'll associate him with something good. it may take time-so please be patient.
2007-02-01 11:38:04 · answer #9 · answered by I'm so crafty, I make people 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
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2016-12-03 08:18:20 · answer #10 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋