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Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
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Strange question, and not sure where to put this but whatever lol!!
Anyway.. my best mate got an alsation recently.. Given that it's only a puppy it's huge, and gets a kick out of giving your ankles a chew (!) .. It hates me.. Snarls/Barks etc whenever I am near it .. Wether it's just playing or not I don't know. But (going to sound daft :blush: ) I am kinda scared of it.. The dillema?? My mate doesn't know !! And she keeps inviting me over, meaning I have to sit with her dog for hours !! She also plans to have me sleep at hers for her 16th .. I hate the idea but dont want to hurt her.. Any ideas as to what I could do?? :S
Have thought about suggesting we could sleep at mines.. But it's her birthday and stuff.. makes more sense to have it at her house.. Dont know..

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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Just tell her. She won't laugh at you. At least that way she can keep the dog away from you, put it in it's kennel when you are around or whatever. I'm sure she would much rather have her best friend at her birthday party then her new puppy sniffing around and you not there because of it.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    haha how bizarre

    fuck a bit of pepper at teh bastard :D

    id just say to her?
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Black sack.

    Bricks.

    River.

    Problem solved ;)
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Yea just tell her, it'l be fine. I'm afraid of my friend's cat, so whenever it comes near me she picks it up and takes it out the room. I'm sure your friend wouldn't mind putting her dog in another room when you're there.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Man Of Kent wrote: »
    Black sack.

    Bricks.

    River.

    Problem solved ;)

    You're a bad man.

    There used to be this old man near me that used to drown cats in a bucket. Sick.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    lol thats sick.. yeah I think I will just tell her.. maybe see her tommorow and mention it then ..thanks
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Its not acceptable for her to let the dog behave that way, especially not if its agressive, I understand its probably not a huge problem to her while its a pup but it could be dangerous when its a grown dog. I would recommend she seeks help in socialising and training it.

    I would explain that you are not comfortable with the dogs behaviour and try to make friends with it, she needs to restrain it when you enter the house, not let it jump on you when you come in, perhaps using a house lead, and then eventually let the dog come to you when it wants to, dont make eye contact with it and dont touch or speak to the dog until it sits down quietly, then I would recommend she praises the dog and gives it a treat, and also lets you start to verbally praise the dog as she does, then after a period of time let you start to give the dog a treat when its sat quietly.

    Puppies can be scared of all sorts of silly things, baseball hats, noisy shoes etc so it could well be something you wear or do that sets it off.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    squeal wrote: »
    There used to be this old man near me that used to drown cats in a bucket.

    Who said anything about killing animals? :confused:
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    If someone told me they were afraid of my dog I'd tell them to wise up, but I see her as a little baby human so...

    It sounds like it's just playing, my dog bites me and growls all the time when she is playing and it is not vicious at all, just rough play.

    I'd just say to her because theres no other way to solve it.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    It means it's not been trained properly. Tell her now, because it'll only get worse as it gets older. My auntie used to have a hyperactive dog, and it was fine when it was a puppy. Then it grew up and bit my cousin (who was a toddler at the time) when it was playing. And fully grown alsations can be pretty vicious if you give them a chance.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Tell her, she'll understand. People used to be like that about my dog. I saw her as a big softie, but if someone's had a bad experience with a dog, that is not what they will see. Explain the situation and hopefully she'll leave it somewhere else as where not to disturb you.
    Good Luck:)
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Just tell her.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    If it's a pup it won't have been trained properly yet, and if you're frightened of it it will know that it can push the boundaries with you. Pups are hard to deal with at the best of times, the in-laws have just got a border collie pup and he always flattens me when we go round.

    Tell her and she will understand, and be firm back with the dog. Dogs are pack animals and the way you make them behave is to make them think that if they don't behave they will be cast out of the pack.
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