Hello!
We adopted a greyhound three days ago and need some advice! He's a lovely boy but very bolshy. We are first time owners and feel he's riding roughshod over us!
- At first he settled in his bed in the living room, but then decided the sofas looked more inviting. We tried to physically block him from getting on (he climbed on top of us), put boxes on to stop him getting on (he pulled the boxes off), lure him off with treats (he ate the treat and got straight back on) and making his lovely dog bed seem inviting with treats etc - none of it has worked and ended up stressing him out. We ended up exhausted and eventually let him on and he's barely left since. I really don't mind him being on the sofa as long as he knows it's on our terms and that he knows it is ours and not his! I've read a lot about greys that take the sofa and then resent the owners for being on there too, or experience sleep startle. I feel like i'm failing at the moment so any help would be so appreciated.
- he growls and snarls at his own reflection in car doors and also growls and snarls at other dogs. We have read a number of training methodologies involving giving him treats as soon as he sees the dog. I'm also trying to introduce outside stressors slowly as even the quiet walks around us have busy streets and freak him out. Again any shared experiences would be really appreciated!
