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nala

i have a 1 1/2 year old pit bull pup. she is a rescue dog. we have her about 1 year. she constantly has to touch me, rub up against me, sit on my feet, squeeze past me just to touch me etc. i have never experienced this type of behavior before, please advise. thank you

• Experienced Advisor Rosie Barclay says:

  October 03rd, 2008 at 01:31 PM

  Hi

  Often when dogs do this they are asking for a response from you for some reason. It may be to make sure they are doing the right thing or they do this because you respond back. This is similar to small children forever wanting your attention as soon as you take your attention away from them. The child might get your attention by being nice and presenting you with a pretend tea of tea. Or they will scream at you or do something naughty.

  If you respond back either by becoming cross or just loving them back this often reinforces the behaviour and they keep on doing it, because they can get your attention away from other things. This may then lead to them to viewing you as a really important resource to be kept hold of and no one else can have you. This is when you might get problem behaviour. Therefore, just ignore it totally. Do not get cross and do not respond. You can call your dog to you whenever you like for a fuss and a cuddle but ask your dog to sit first before it gets anything nice. Just ignore these attention seeking behaviours in a calm and ignoring way (no eye contact either).

  Hope this helps.

   

  Rosie Barclay

   

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