NeedlenoseJake

Jake sleeps in bed with DH and I. He usually waits for us to get into bed and then jumps up there with little to no enticement Then, he will sleep until sometime in the early morning, usually around 3am. At that point, he will get up, go outside (dog door), eat whatever is left in his bowl, then lay down on his bed in the bedroom and whine! Sometimes he will even start barking. He usually won't jump up on the bed again and settle down until DH gets up and lifts the corner of the dog bed. Then, he will happily jump on the bed and sleep until morning. It's like he wants an official invitation to jump on the bed again I'm not sure about the best way to train him out of this habit. Ideas I've had: - keeping treats in the nightstand to lure him up (that still means us waking up every night) - training "on" and "off" during the day and seeing if it works at night - taking away the dog bed in the bedroom - letting him whine it out (which sounds great now but at 3am I just want to go back to sleep!) The weird thing is that during the day he will jump up there without encouragement. Do you think it's because it's dark? I love this silly boy, but he is a little crazy! Who me?!

True- Jake tries to eat them... he hasn't succeeded yet... that I know of!

I missed it... let us know next time so I can get a peek!

Congratulations! I can't wait to see photos... hint, hint!

This might sound crazy... but what if you caught a bee in a jar and brought it inside... then gave him a treat to associate the sound of buzzing with a treat? Just thinking out loud here...

They make a cute pair! Jake had eye boogers pretty much every morning for the first year or so, but lately they have lessened. I'm not sure if I can attribute it to anything, but it's kind of nice to not have to dig in his eyes everyday! Edited to add- it could possibly be from switching to raw food, but I can't say for certain

She's got a great "kissy spot" on her head

It is now his couch. You must act permission to sit on his couch.

Congratulations! Are you in Tennessee? I think his foster mom might have put his photo on the facebook page?

Silly girl! My boy would do the same given half a chance. Why aren't these cats smart enough to avoid your yard?! In answer to your question, I would at least call the vet.

You may want to try a higher-value treat, like cheese or hot dog pieces.

Our guys has started barking in our faces too- 20 months after adopting him! He does it less when he gets tired out so we've been trying to up the activity. I think sometimes he wants to play and doesn't really know how to ask

Oh my goodness that face! I had never heard of a hermaphrodite dog, so this thread has been very enlightening!

After checking for a UTI, maybe try a belly band?

I would wait a little bit and at first focus on what behaviors are good and bad before trying to teach commands or tricks. Most greyhounds find it unnatural to sit, but most of them can learn with time. It's not what I would start with though- even our trainer in obedience class couldn't get Jake to sit! Once he's more settled in, an easy thing to teach is to shake or touch. For shake, grab his paw and say shake, then treat. If you do this enough he will get it. For touch, just touch his nose with the hand not holding the treat, say touch, and treat. Again, he will pick it up.

This. He's a princess.

So pretty! We're in Arizona too- what group are you adopting from?

I just bought one of those nylabone brand toys that you can fill with treats. So far it's worked pretty well, but the treats get expensive! Also bully sticks and marrow bones (from the grocery store) are good. I think it will just take a little time to see what kind of a chewer your dog is. Jake is really good about chewing and not swallowing big pieces, but we watched him for quite awhile before we trusted him.

There are lots of things other than rawhide that you can give her that I think are safer, like bully sticks or knuckle bones. However, I think it depends on the dog somewhat.

Jake came to us knowing how to do stairs... and I don't think his foster mom had stairs so not sure how that happened, but I'm grateful! We have done open-backed ones before and he's been fine, but it's always been on a leash and he takes it slow.

I second what everyone else is saying and also I've been there. It is very scary to see your sweet baby growl and bare their teeth- it's meant to be scary! Being a first-time dog owner I thought that a good dog should always let you take things from them. I quickly learned that it's always the case. We now let Jake enjoy bones on his bed and don't mess with him when he's enjoying one. If we need to take it for some reason we ask him to go for a walk and jingle the leash (even if not going for a walk- it happens rarely enough that he still trusts us )

It's not your fault because you never could have known. It's obvious that you loved her very much and somethings bad things happen for no reason. Hugs.

This is absolutely true, and we know we haven't been doing well getting him tired out. That's why I'm frustrated with him but more frustrated with me for being a lazy dog owner. However, the last two nights have been great because we took him to the dog park Tuesday night and hiking last night. He was comatose at home

I thought this was on public property, but in this case animal control probably isn't an option. However, I would still document everything no matter what other steps you take.

That is an awful situation! I would document that you talked to the owners, maybe give them a letter and keep a copy with the date and your signature, just to proactively take care of any legal issues. Let them know about how their dog attacked you (biting your pants is attacking IMO) and your dog defended you. It is very scary anytime you see your sweet dog get angry (I can relate), but he was protecting you from what he thought was a threat- good dog! Hopefully the people or at least the dogs will learn to stay away, but if not the letter may help you. You could also get video of the behavior. Or call animal control if there are leash laws in your area.