love-hate relationship with my dog

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Thewonandonly

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Alright so let me start off by saying I love the shit out of my talk. She is the most adorable dog out their and I love her to death but she if a little fucking shit and I hate her ;)

For starters every goddamn day when my step dad leaves for work at 6:30 he will walk around up stairs and the house will creak. Well my dumb little taffy wants to be so social and see what's up that she bolts out of my bed. "Fuck you" I think then I try to go back to sleep. But no since the door is shut my dog has to scratch the living hell out of it tell I have to get up and open both doors in my basement to let her out. Well 2 minutes later she rushes down jumps on my bed and goes back to sleep.

Then she barks at everything and I mean everything. She will stand on the ledge looking outside and if a leaf falls off a tree she will bark at it for about 2 minutes straight. I go up and hit her and tell her to stop, no she just wags her tail and want's to start playing with me. Then I will close the blinds and well she just starts scratching on the blinds until I open them again. Thinking about buying a shock collar but those are pretty expensive.

Last but not least she rubs her ass on everything. Now I'm not talking about wiping her butt on everything but literally backing up to something and moving her butt up and down on it. I have no idea why she does this and its weird as hell. Its especially embarrassing when I have new people over and she starts rubbing her butt all over them.

But like I said I love my dog and you gotta take the good with the bad. She cuddles with me all the time. She is an adorable furry little shit szu that everyone loves to. She's playful chases her tail everywhere and will throw a bottle cap in the air then try to catch it again.

Anyway who else has a love-hate relationship with man's best friend :)
 
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I have the same deal with my cat
 
Afrodium said:
You might want to take her to the vet about that butt rubbing stuff.
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Na she's been doing to since we've owned her. I thing it's a defensive or sexual thing because she does it while playing with other dogs but then she just does it when she is really happy. My dogs weird as well haha
 
Before my girlfriend and I moved in together, her old roommate/best friend had a super cute little mutt. After some initial barking, she was actually really friendly. But she was an ASSHOLE. She just wasn't well-trained, so there were no boundaries. She'd occasionally just whip herself into a manic frenzy of running around the apartment, jumping on people, and trying to snatch food.

This is why I have so much respect for dog owners who dedicate time to training their dog well. At the end of the day, it's an animal - it's not going to be civil 100% of the time. But really well-trained dogs keep that to a minimum, and I can appreciate the effort that goes into that.
 
Sounds like she is bored in the morning barking and wanting to see outside. Does she have plenty of toys? Try giving her a rawhide treat to keep her bust too.
 
Thewonandonly said:
Na she's been doing to since we've owned her. I thing it's a defensive or sexual thing because she does it while playing with other dogs but then she just does it when she is really happy. My dogs weird as well haha
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Nah...take her to the vet. Could be something with her glands back there.

How old is your dog? My dog used to do alot of annoying/cute things but as he got older he has calmed down, thank goodness. Part of it I had to train out of him. You definitely should be able to stop the scratching of the blinds thing without something like a shock collar. As far as hitting, I have seen trainers use a nudge away from whatever the dog is messing with combined with a stern "No" or "Stop". My dog knows that "Hey!!!" means to stop doing whatever he is doing. I don't really have to touch him at all now, but it is alot of work to get control of your dog.
 
Viewt said:
Before my girlfriend and I moved in together, her old roommate/best friend had a super cute little mutt. After some initial barking, she was actually really friendly. But she was an ASSHOLE. She just wasn't well-trained, so there were no boundaries. She'd occasionally just whip herself into a manic frenzy of running around the apartment, jumping on people, and trying to snatch food.

This is why I have so much respect for dog owners who dedicate time to training their dog well. At the end of the day, it's an animal - it's not going to be civil 100% of the time. But really well-trained dogs keep that to a minimum, and I can appreciate the effort that goes into that.
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Ya I know dogs like that haha they are anoying as hell. Mine will just stare at you tho while you eat then right when you accidentally drop something it's gone... She ate a garlic glove one time :(
 
You need to learn your how to train your dog.. It's a lot of work, and its why a lot of people should not be allowed to own dogs

She sounds like shes constantly nervous and never in a relaxed state of mind
 
Sounds like your step dad should have made you get a fish or perhaps even a hamster before owning a dog.

Stop hitting the dog. Quit whining. Open your door. Stop hitting your dog. Have the vet check its anal glands. Take the time to actually train your pet. Quit hitting the dog.
 
Pro tip: Leave your doors open before you fall asleep. It doesn't have to be all the way open, just enough room for you dog to get by. It saves you the trouble of having to get out of bed while you're half asleep. I have a cat and she will claw at the carpet by the door if it's shut and she is wanting to get out (basically tearing the hell out of it in the process...).
 
It's better to educate the human than educate the pet. Understanding dog behavior goes a long way to having a good relationship with your pet, and preferably this was done before ownership. When you know what to expect beforehand, you either accept it or chose not to own that breed. Training can only do so much.

Too often a person is expecting their pet to be their child or a toy. It doesn't work that way. You have to understand and expect dog behavior and treat a dog like a dog, not like what you want them to be.
 
Thewonandonly said:
I go up and hit her and tell her to stop, no she just wags her tail and want's to start playing with me.. Thinking about buying a shock collar but those are pretty expensive.
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You sound like a complete prick. Hopefully someone hits you when you're out of line.
The only thing stopping you from putting a shock collar on her is money?
 
The butt rubbing thing could very easily be an issue with her glands. Take her to the vet OP.

And don't hit your dog. It doesn't "teach" them anything except to be aggressive or defensive.
 
It's called training. The only way to correct this will take a significant effort on your part. Every issue you have can be corrected, but since you didn't train your dog properly from the beginning, not only will you have to get them to unlearn the bad habits, but also learn new good habits.
 
wiggleb0t said:
You sound like a complete prick. Hopefully someone hits you when you're out of line.
The only thing stopping you from putting a shock collar on her is money?
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Pet threads are always so pleasant. So you want someone to shock you when you are out of line?
 
Don't hit or shock your dog sis... If you can't manage your dog without doing either then you shouldn't have one imo...
 
The butt rubbing thing is more like how bears message their butts. They rub it against a tree and all that. She has been to vets before and they see here do that but don't say anything about it. Also I don't hit my dog as hard as I possible can I just give her a little smack on the head, but ya it doesn't do anything so I should by a shock collar. Really didn't make this thread to get training advice because my dog is preety trained she just has thing that are annoying. I just wanted to hear funny stories about owners and their pets and what annoyance they cause put I case I can continue to get judged in this thread...
 
Graffgor said:
Her anal glands are full.

You're hitting a dog for barking.

You're a terrible human.
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Not necessarily. That is why he should go to the vet to make sure.

Stop calling people terrible humans based on one line of a thread. For all you know his, "hit" could have been a nudge or a tap, something that trainers use all the time.
 
dskillzhtown said:
Not necessarily. That is why he should go to the vet to make sure.

Stop calling people terrible humans based on one line of a thread. For all you know his, "hit" could have been a nudge or a tap, something that trainers use all the time.
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I've owned dogs my entire life. Any form of hitting them is totally uncalled for, and it shows a complete lack of empathy as a human. Therefor you're a bad human.

And if it is anal glands she needs to go the vet anyway, so we're suggesting the same thing.
 
dskillzhtown said:
Not necessarily. That is why he should go to the vet to make sure.

Stop calling people terrible humans based on one line of a thread. For all you know his, "hit" could have been a nudge or a tap, something that trainers use all the time.
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Damn bro thanks it's not like I literally beat the shit out of my dog. No when I do it's a little tap but she just gets up and now she wants to play with me so ya it's not working. And people saying I hit my dog for barking so fuck me well Jesus when she barks for literally 5 minutes when I'm trying to study and it's the most high pitched bark imaginable ya I want to train her to stop
 
Thewonandonly said:
The butt rubbing thing is more like how bears message their butts. They rub it against a tree and all that. She has been to vets before and they see here do that but don't say anything about it. Also I don't hit my dog as hard as I possible can I just give her a little smack on the head, but ya it doesn't do anything so I should by a shock collar.
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I went to the doctor once. I was fine so I can't ever have problems down the future. Like how often has she had a check up at a vet?
Why do you think smacking an animal on the head is ok?
Why would you put a shock collar on an animal?

Someone needs to smack you on the head for stupid shit. A shock collar would also help keep you in line. Seems you have no shame admitting you hit your dog so please don't buy animals in the future only for you to abuse upon failing them.
 
Graffgor said:
I've owned dogs my entire life. Any form of hitting them is totally uncalled for, and it shows a complete lack of empathy as a human. Therefor you're a bad human.

And if it is anal glands he needs to go the vet anyway, so we're suggesting the same thing.
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It is like you didn't read what I wrote at all. A nudge, a tap is used by trainers to correct dogs. Is that a "Complete lack of empathy"?
 
The butt thing sounds like your dog's anal glands need to be expressed, or it could be a parasite, or it could be something GI related. You should probably ask more questions about it when you take your dog to the vet.

The training thing really isn't for the dog, it's for you. The dog is going to listen to you, and you could probably have a better relationship with your dog than "love-hate" if you learn how to correctly discipline and reward behavior. Those "annoying things" sound pretty minor and can be corrected with consistency. Like the whole opening the blinds to she can bark thing. She's basically ordering and demanding you to do this. You need stop appeasing her, and divert her attention and reward her with something more positive to her, like playtime and treats.

What kind of dog do you have? You might want to try getting you dog into activities/sports too to keep them busy and stimulated/happy.
 
dskillzhtown said:
It is like you didn't read what I wrote at all. A nudge, a tap is used by trainers to correct dogs. Is that a "Complete lack of empathy"?
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Pretty sure if he was actually doing a nudge or a tap he would have said so in his original post.

He backtracked after a ton of people called him out on it.
 
Thewonandonly said:
Damn bro thanks it's not like I literally beat the shit out of my dog. No when I do it's a little tap but she just gets up and now she wants to play with me so ya it's not working.
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Sounds like a lovely relationship. "He hits me because he loves me". She plays with you after because she's scared you'll hit her again.
Poor dog. So many awful pet owners.
 
I used to have a love/hate relationship with my cat. He would scratch at my door at 4:00am every morning, piss everywhere, knock shit over, basically acting out. So I got him some toys and I dedicate about 30 minutes every evening to playing with him. He's been an angel since.

Sometimes animals crave attention. My cat is extremely social and needs attention, otherwise he's a prick.
 
kevo_huevo said:
The butt thing sounds like your dog's anal glands need to be expressed, or it could be a parasite, or it could be something GI related. You should probably ask more questions about it when you take your dog to the vet.

The training thing really isn't for the dog, it's for you. The dog is going to listen to you, and you could probably have a better relationship with your dog than "love-hate" if you learn how to correctly discipline and reward behavior. Those "annoying things" sound pretty minor and can be corrected with consistency. Like the whole opening the blinds to she can bark thing. She's basically ordering and demanding you to do this. You need stop appeasing her, and divert her attention and reward her with something more positive to her, like playtime and treats.

What kind of dog do you have? You might want to try getting you dog into activities/sports too to keep them busy and stimulated/happy.
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Its a lopso opso and I do stuff with her and play with her all the time she is happy. I will talk to the vet about the glands thing next time I see them but I'm pretty sure she is just massaging the back of her butt. I love my dog to death and those little annoyance are bad and I know that. I just made this thread to hear stories of other people animals and what annoys them about their pets. But I guess I'm the biggest piece of shit in the world because I nudged my dog when she barked for 10 minutes straight because a fucking kid went by on a scooter.

I appreciate the civil response tho :)

Graffgor said:
Pretty sure if he was actually doing a nudge or a tap he would have said so in his original post.

He backtracked after a ton of people called him out on it.
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Jesus bro do you really think I would hit my dog hard. Its like when a parent spanks a baby they don't go full force, are all parents human filth now because I got spanked and everyone I know got spanked but I'm just fine and still love my mom.

For real guys can we stop talking about the hitting thing I just wanted to hear funny dog stories...
 
We had a miniature Dachshund who barked constantly. In the middle of the night I'd hear flying down the hallway towards the dog door because she saw or heard something outside, and I'd have to wake up, jump out of bed and start sprinting to get to it before she did so I could take her back into the bedroom and lock her up, or she'd run outside and bark for an eternity. She was impossible to see in the dark and whenever you'd call her and name and start trying to find her she'd stop barking so as not to give away her location. Little bitch, but an awesome dog. You just learn to live with it.
 
Sounds like dogs aren't for you. You can't just have all the good things about dogs and none of the bad.

Your main complaints are your dog barks a lot, wants to play a lot and rubs it's butt. That's like 95% of all dogs.
 
PlayALLtheGames said:
We had a miniature Dachshund who barked constantly. In the middle of the night I'd hear flying down the hallway towards the dog door because she saw or heard something outside, and I'd have to wake up, jump out of bed and start sprinting to get to it before she did so I could take her back into the bedroom and lock her up, or she'd run outside and bark for an eternity. She was impossible to see in the dark and whenever you'd call her and name and start trying to find her she'd stop barking so as not to give away her location. Little bitch, but an awesome dog. You just learn to live with it.
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See this is what I wanted to hear thank you. That's funny tho I can just imagine the mad dash to the doggy door. My dog will bark constially outside on the side of the gate so I will go outside and yell her name. She will stop so I will walk up to grab her and bring her inside. Nope as soon as I get close she shoots out like a torpedo to the other side of the gate then I'm pretty much playing a game of chase the dog until she gets tired :)

CrocMother said:
That is something separate then what the OP is talking about. I work with dogs and there are some that sort of back their rear ends into things as a way of getting attention.
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Bingo this is exactly what she does. Glad to hear other dogs do it but its still weird as hell ;)
 
Just work on training her. You can't be upset with an untrained dog. It's not as hard as you may think. It's all positive reinforcement and repetition.
 
echoshifting said:
Why is that?
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Because what's stopping him from getting an electric color isn't the fact that it is fucked up thing to do to a dog but because of the money. Then the other poster is like it's only thirty bucks. It's just so matter of fact and fucked up at the same time.
 
dbztrk said:
Because what's stopping him from getting an electric color isn't the fact that it is fucked up thing to do to a dog but because of the money. Then the other poster is like it's only thirty bucks. It's just so matter of fact and fucked up at the same time.
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When I looked online they were like 70 80 and ya for a broke college kid its a lot for a minor annoyance. Which is what this thread is about for god sake minor annoyance that your pets do. I just wanted to hear other pets annoyance from owners because all and all my dog is perfect and pretty well trained.
 
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