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Every now and then Jack (who's about 14 months old) will do this thing where he comes toward me, generally when I’m not paying attention to him, with that head down, eyes looking up at you sort of pose and lets out a high bark, and/or slaps my leg with his paw...or like just now, where I was standing there and he sort of half climbed a chair (that he never goes on) to paw at and bark at me, trying to engage me in some way but doing it in a sort of bratty, rebellious way. Then he’ll take off like he just tagged you, “you’re it” sort of thing (although I think he’s just running cuz I’ve always gotten a little angry when he did this before). It’s at these times, and only these times, that he may sometimes act a little bit disobedient when I try to calm him down and he’s basically doing that ‘zoomy’ thing some of you talk about.
Anyway, I then try to take control of the situation but I’m always at a bit of a loss, and sometimes crack a smile when I’m trying to be serious.
How would you go about calming a dog if they get like this...I don’t really like it because I like to be the one to start all play sessions like this and definitely don’t want him thinking he can come up and slap on the thigh and bark (near to my face too) any time he wants to play. It always struck me as disrespectful, and but I must have encouraged it somewhere along the way.
Anyway, I then try to take control of the situation but I’m always at a bit of a loss, and sometimes crack a smile when I’m trying to be serious.
How would you go about calming a dog if they get like this...I don’t really like it because I like to be the one to start all play sessions like this and definitely don’t want him thinking he can come up and slap on the thigh and bark (near to my face too) any time he wants to play. It always struck me as disrespectful, and but I must have encouraged it somewhere along the way.