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Post by jayne27 on Feb 9, 2009 10:10:14 GMT -5
Freddie has come on so much since he's joined us and is an absolute pleasure apart from when we come back into the house after we've been out without him, or if he's slept downstairs. He's so pleased to see myself and the kids again, that he is bouncing up and down and nipping. When i come home from work the kids are still at school, so i ignore him until he's calmed down no matter how much he nips me. I do the same thing in the morning as i am up first (no surprise there!) The main problem is he's doing to my 7 year old, who ends up crying. Any ideas? It's just so hard as he's so happy and i still want him to be happy to see me (sorry, probadly sounds stupid)
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Post by Lisa on Feb 9, 2009 10:39:43 GMT -5
How old is he? Im afraid if he was nipping and biting at the kids upsetting them I would probably put him out before I knew they were due home and until he has calmed down. If your child cries the noise of the crying will just excite Freddie more. I would be tempted also to consider using a crate to curb the over zealous enthusiasm if you have no where you can remove him too till the excitement wears off. Alot of greyhounds do it and most do calm down in time but at the moment you need to find a suitable compromise to stop the children getting upset or they are going to end up frightened of him and that wont help anyone.
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Post by whiskydry on Feb 9, 2009 11:05:18 GMT -5
Lola used to nip me when she was giddy. I dealt with it by yelping loudly and turning my back and ignoring her whenever she did it. It wasn't an instant cure but she doesn't do it anymore. It takes time and consistency. Definitely keep her away from the kids til he's calmed down though - I used to not let dd downstairs in the morning until the giddiness and nipping was done.
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Post by vickyb on Feb 9, 2009 16:23:03 GMT -5
Would he be as bad if you could get him behind a dog gate so he could see you but not get to you, then hopefully he'd get bored and forget you'd just got in when you did eventually open it?
You can't have him making your kids cry.
Have you ever tried pet corrector spray? works great to calm Gracie when she gets silly giddy but not so well on the others.
Will he sit or down when the kids tell him? would it be worth working on that with them when he's calm in the hope that it could be used by them when necessary?
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Post by jayne27 on Feb 9, 2009 16:45:05 GMT -5
Thank you all for the wonderful advise. Freddie is 4 and i've had him coming on for 6 weeks now and the bouncing and nipping started about a week ago. He was beaten, straved and left outside all the time before he came to me, and i thought that perhaps he's behaving like this now because he feels safe and happy? I have got a dog gate fitted across the kitchen door as freddie steals food off plates at dinner time if given the chance, but stupidly, it hasnt occured to me to put freddie in the kitchen with the gate shut while chelsea comes in. I will try it tomorrow. He doesnt take long to calm down with me , so hopefully once he relises he cant get to chelsea until he's calmed now she will be alot happier. thank you all so much again
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Post by topaztheboy on Feb 12, 2009 15:16:35 GMT -5
good luck
i aways ignore scoo when i come in realy hard as hes waggy squeking and generally running round my feet
i command the sit stay at the foot of the stairs go up to get changed an if hes still in the same position which invaribly he is i really fuss and praise him
i get visitors to turn their back on him make him sit and if he does he gets fussed etc
no advice except that works for me
good luck
sal n xscoo
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Post by Barneysmum on Feb 13, 2009 7:08:21 GMT -5
Foxy has learnt that if she stops jumping up and goes to lie on her bed then the fuss comes alot quicker and the treat.
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