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Her bed was put on the chair while we were sweeping. 4 hours later, she won’t move and growls when we come close.

by Musicferret


Her bed was put on the chair while we were sweeping. 4 hours later, she won’t move and growls when we come close.



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  • Culverts_Flood_Away

    She’s clinging to the only safe space she’s got. You guys were the ones who chose violence, bringing out that demon that rushes across the floor. It’s only right that she grumbles at you when you foolishly try to act as though you didn’t just try to assassinate her with a broom!

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  • Bloke101

    If she growls at you she MUST be moved. You are the boss not her. Its not cute, its not funny, its a dog that thinks she is in charge when she is absolutely not. I have two dogs, I can take food out of their mouths and they do not growl or complain, your dog is your responsibility, she must know that you are the boss and she can not show any form of aggression to any person. I don’t know the situation about kids in your life but Dog that growls about a bed should not be around kids.

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  • cloudnineamy1217

    Dogs that guard resources are dogs that bite. Dogs that guard resources from people bite people. I would get a trainer or better yet a behaviorist in there ASAP.

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  • kinzer13

    You can’t allow your dog to growl over a chair. Dogs are dangerous if trained improperly. I wouldn’t let a child come over to your house if you had a dog that became territorial. You need to nip that in the bud. Otherwise you’re an irresponsible dog owner.

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  • diddone119

    We have 4 dogs each are super different personalities wise but one has paid attention to how we humans sit in chairs, so now she does it as well. We have a porch outside we smoke on. With 4 chairs or so. My dad likes to joke that she’s too good to lay on the ground with the other dogs. It’s funny to see her follow us out and hop up in a chair and sit on her butt like she’s socializing

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  • Turbulent-Respond654

    In addition to resource guarding. It sounds like her dog bed on the floor isn’t all that comfortable for her.

    Once you are able to get the dog bed on the floor, try lying on your side for 3 minutes with your hip at the least padded part. How much cushion is there? Beds with thick memory foam tend to have better protection from a hard floor.

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  • Inspi

    Not a chair, but my dog gets mad when one of her beds is not on top of her memory foam pillow bed. She likes the double-stack and will tolerate nothing less. We call it her “cloud” because it is a memory foam bed with high sides, kinda like the pic, but placed on top of a flat memory foam bed that is about 3 inches thick. She is a tiny mutt and has to climb into it, but she expects nothing less. Any other bed for her daytime naps will not suffice and will result in much crankiness.

    At night she needs an almost identical setup in her crate, but with a box fan aimed at it for extra cooling, and since she doesn’t like the fan right on her, we have to drape a towel over the crate to block the fan. She only wants that indirect cooling from the fan flowing around the sides.

    If you cannot meet these requirements, prepare for a pissed off dog that is extra cranky and will not leave you alone until you fix the situation.

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  • stuartykins

    Cute but definitely not funny. The growling needs to be dealt with. This is the beginning of how bites and other incidents happen “out of the blue”

    Before any one gets on their high horse, I’ve got 3 labradoodles who definitely know how to behave around us and around guests. They are well trained, can share and do not resource guard so most certainly do not growl

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  • brackenish1

    So if I can offer a veterinarians advice
    I agree to an extent with a majority of comments calling to nip this behavior. It may continue to escalate if you don’t curb the behaviour because she’ll realize she can win.

    THAT BEING SAID. Can everyone please knock off the “You’re the boss. Keep them in line” nonsense? The dog is still learning and probably just needs it reaffirmed in this moment it is safe. For OP, please train disengagement behaviors like “home” to a designated area or “leave it”. For instances where you need direct action, provide something of greater value to remove them from the area like a high value treat or toy and remove the resource while they’re eating.

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