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Dog Help

MeanParent · 2012-02-20 12:25:40

Hi, Our small dog normally sleeps in our room but in a cage. Last night it was very hot and panting so we let it out of the cage. It slept on the floor until I came in to the room. It then jumped on to the bed. When I tried to pick it up off the bed and put it on the floor it became very aggressive and growled and bit me.…

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Jojo_the_Tightfisted Posts: 27,228 Forumite

21 February 2012 at 12:36PM

MeanParent wrote: »

I was a bit sore from the bite so probably a bit grrrrr, for want of another phrase.

At other times she is our princess!

Herein lies the issue.

Time to reinforce your boundaries. She does not own the bed, she does not own the bedroom, she does not own anything other than her crate - in the kitchen (and not right next to the radiator).

No great theory or school of thought behind it, other than 'I'm the human, you're the dog. My bed, your bed. Goodnight.'

I could dream to wide extremes, I could do or die: I could yawn and be withdrawn and watch the world go by.

colinw wrote: »

Yup you are officially Rock n Roll

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