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Growling at dh ALL.THE.TIME! Help please!!
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DH just got home from being deployed for a year. While he was gone we adopted a dachshund, he was home for 2 weeks when she was about 3 months old and was fine with him. He's home now and she keeps growling and barking at him, she won't go to him willingly but will let him take her outside and give her food.
The barking and growling is making me nuts, most of the time she comes running behind me and barks. My ears hurt! Help please!!!
Jennie, Mom to 1 toddler, 2 crazy dogs and a guinea pig!
Re: Growling at dh ALL.THE.TIME! Help please!!
I suggest enrolling your dog and DH in a positive training class. This way, they learn to work together, and she learns to trust him as a leader. This is probably going to be the best long-term solution.
In the meantime, your husband should work to gain her trust. He needs to be the one giving her toys, feeding her, taking her outside. She needs to associate him with positive things.
Our dogs have an "enough" command. When I tell them "enough", they need to stop that behavior. For example, they bark when the doorbell rings. That's fine. But when I say "enough", they have to stop. And they are rewarded when they stop with a small treat.
Avoid any negative reaction, such as spanking. But be careful not to reward her barking. When she runs behind you and bark, tell her enough, then ignore her. By ignoring her, you are telling her that she will not be rewarded for that behavior. Keep your back to her. When she is quiet, immediately reward her with positive attention. It will probably take a while, and it will drive you nuts, but she should catch on. (This is how we trained our dog not to jump up at others.)
Good luck!