Samoeba Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 Hey all I need new advice. it’s always difficult to get my grey out of bed. Usually I’m able to just pick her up. But now she growls at me when I try. I read that if they growl that it’s just communication and i should just do what i can to make her more comfortable. But she needs to go outside for potty. At first I started luring her out with treats. But she’s very smart. Now I have to leave the room for her to even consider going for the treats. And as soon as I get back in the room she goes back into her crate or bed. Which makes me feel like I’m rewarding her for just sleeping in her bed. I suppose I can let her use the pee pads if she needs to go potty since I don’t have a backyard. But I don’t want to always rely on that. I know that I need to be patient since I’ve only had her for just over a month. But this sudden new growling habit has me concerned. She’s seemed to be adjusting to me and my apartment just fine otherwise. But now nothing seems to be working to get her out of bed. Any advice would be helpful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macoduck Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 When you are trying to get her up you are probably leaning over her. The growl is to let you know that that is not okay. Continuing to do that may escalate to a bite. BTDT! You've had her for a while, yes? How often are you trying to get her to go out? Try leaving her leash on so you'll have that to coax her to move and you won't be physically as close. Or you could leash her to you and go about your day in the apartment, dropping an occasional high value treat - not leading her with it but rewarding when she follows. Chris (greysmom) may have other suggestions for you. Quote Freshy (Droopys Fresh), NoAh the podenco orito, Howie the portuguese podengo maneto Angels: Rita the podenco maneta, Lila, the podenco, Mr X aka Denali, Lulu the podenco andaluz, Hada the podenco maneta, Georgie Girl (UMR Cordella), Charlie the iggy, Mazy (CBR Crazy Girl), Potato, my mystery ibizan girl, Allen (M's Pretty Boy), Percy (Fast But True), Mikey (Doray's Patuti), Pudge le mutt, Tessa the iggy, Possum (Apostle), Gracie (Dusty Lady), Harold (Slatex Harold), "Cousin" Simon our step-iggy, Little Dude the iggy ,Bandit (Bb Blue Jay), Niña the galgo, Wally (Allen Hogg), Thane (Pog Mo Thoine), Oliver (JJ Special Agent), Comet, & Rosie our original mutt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apollo_the_Grey Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 Ignoring a dogs growl leads to escalation. Growling is your doggo's way of saying "hey, this is NOT okay." If you ignore that communication, the next step in escalation is usually showing teeth. After that air snaps and biting. A dog's bed, a dog's sleep are both supposed to be in a safe area. Don't take that idea of safety away from your grey. And definitely don't give your dog a reason to not trust you. If you need to get her up, macoduck gives some great advice. Keep a short lead on her and use that to coax her awake. If you don't like leaving a leash on her, then maybe you can keep a slip lead handy. Out times should be on a schedule. Try to adhere to that schedule as much as possible. Dogs seem to do very well with schedules and reliability. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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