How can I correct my dog’s annoying behavior with her toys?
My dog LOVES her toys. She loves them so much that she frequently uses them as jabbing devices to anyone in the vicinity. And to top it off, she growls as she does this, as though to indicate she wants you to play tug-o-war, but as soon as you reach for it, her growling gets worse and she pulls away like she thinks you’re trying to take it away completely. She’s not an aggressive dog, but this behavior makes it difficult to do anything. I own a home-based business and can’t constantly find other things for her to do.
I love my dog, so getting rid of her isn’t an option right now. How can I get her to quit poking me with her slobber-covered toys and sometimes wet rawhide bones?
I have a dog that does this with her toys too but without the growling. One of my other dogs doesn’t jab me with a toy, she gives me a gentle nudge with her nose, but she growls when we play tug of war.
I don’t mind the growling during play time, unless it gets a bit out of hand and my dog gets too excited, which happens from time to time.
The best thing you can do when your dog is growling is to immediately stop playing with her. Just stop, drop the toy and either walk away or do something else.
Regarding the jabbing with her toys, I would be telling her a stern "no" so that she understands that the behaviour is unacceptable. If you do want to play with her then take the toy and play or take the toy off her, put it on the floor or out of reach and walk away. Breaking the jabbing behaviour is the most important thing here, however you choose to do that.
Never let the dog growl at you when you reach for her toys. If she does, then tell her no and take the toy away. If she won’t let you have it then walk away. Spend some time practicing with the dog so that the dog has the toy and you take it away, she has the toy and you take it away, over and over again. When she growls then stop and walk away. It might take you a few weeks of this re-training but the dog will learn in time what is okay and what is not.
Hopefully this will break these bad habits that she has picked up.
With my growly dog, I have told her over and over again the command "no growling" and she understands that now. When I say that she actually lets the toy go all by herself, we wait a few seconds and then I pick the toy up and play with her again.
Ok. Well if she is near of after her "Heat" it could be a false pregnancy. When this happens they will usually get REALLY aggressive over her toys and probably guard then WITH HER LIFE.
But if not you need to let her know that "YOU AS THE OWNER ARE IN CHARGE. So when she goes to pull away do not be afraid to take the toy and say NO. and give it back to her. If she keeps doing this keep repeating.
If neither of those are correct then i don’t know what else to tell you
Hope this helps 🙂
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I have a dog that does this with her toys too but without the growling. One of my other dogs doesn’t jab me with a toy, she gives me a gentle nudge with her nose, but she growls when we play tug of war.
I don’t mind the growling during play time, unless it gets a bit out of hand and my dog gets too excited, which happens from time to time.
The best thing you can do when your dog is growling is to immediately stop playing with her. Just stop, drop the toy and either walk away or do something else.
Regarding the jabbing with her toys, I would be telling her a stern "no" so that she understands that the behaviour is unacceptable. If you do want to play with her then take the toy and play or take the toy off her, put it on the floor or out of reach and walk away. Breaking the jabbing behaviour is the most important thing here, however you choose to do that.
Never let the dog growl at you when you reach for her toys. If she does, then tell her no and take the toy away. If she won’t let you have it then walk away. Spend some time practicing with the dog so that the dog has the toy and you take it away, she has the toy and you take it away, over and over again. When she growls then stop and walk away. It might take you a few weeks of this re-training but the dog will learn in time what is okay and what is not.
Hopefully this will break these bad habits that she has picked up.
With my growly dog, I have told her over and over again the command "no growling" and she understands that now. When I say that she actually lets the toy go all by herself, we wait a few seconds and then I pick the toy up and play with her again.
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