fieldwanderer Posted May 3, 2010 Report Share Posted May 3, 2010 Daisy's doing quite well really lately training wise but a problem really has come to a head..... Daisy's not keen on my dad (I live with my parents at the moment), she cowers from him and barks at him, quite aggressively at times. I think I know why; He doesn't act quite "normal" (I don't mean that in a nasty way) and he spends a fair bit of time with the ferrets and smells of them. Dad's never done anything to her, not even raised his voice, If he takes daisy for a walk or has something she wants (food), she's fine with him for that little while but not any other time. Anyone know what I can do to cure this as there's talk of "if she doesn't start behaving, her days here are numbered" which I really dont want as she's quickly become my best friend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortune82 Posted May 4, 2010 Report Share Posted May 4, 2010 My dog used to bark at birds in the garden. I stopped it by giving him a squirt of water in the face everytime he did it. Now he doesnt bark at anything, only cats but thats another story!! Only took a couple of squirts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lloyd90 Posted May 4, 2010 Report Share Posted May 4, 2010 How old is she ? My lab went through a phase when younger of just barking at men but was fine with women, sometimes they just go through lil phases lol, just dont encourage it, light tap on the nose maybe to show its not ok. Nothing hard is needed. All the best Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fieldwanderer Posted May 5, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2010 Thanks guys, she's about 14 months now, she'll stop as soon as I raise a hand to hit (tap) her so she must be learning it's wrong I guess. By a squirt of water in the face - would you say a plant sprayer type thing (atomiser?) on squirt rather than mist or a water pistiol would be enough? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortune82 Posted May 5, 2010 Report Share Posted May 5, 2010 I used a water pistol as it meant I could stop him from a distance! It really only took about 5 or 6 squirts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fieldwanderer Posted May 5, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2010 Worth a go! Saying that though, she can be bloomin stubborn when she wants to be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKPoacher Posted May 6, 2010 Report Share Posted May 6, 2010 Personally I think that will make the problem worse. I wouldn't recommend you try that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fieldwanderer Posted May 6, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2010 Fair enough, what would you suggest? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKPoacher Posted May 7, 2010 Report Share Posted May 7, 2010 Your Dad needs to make better friends with the dog. More walks, time spent together, that sort of thing. She needs to see him as a friend and potential source of treats, walks, and generally good experiences. Go out together and involve your Dad in the training program. Ask him to feed her every now and then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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