Still driving me Crazy...

[Savignr]

Roo is 3 1/2 months.....

The thing that drives me crazy is at the end of the night we all head for the sitting room to watch tv. I lay on the couch as the alpha male should and he taunts me. He nose bumps me, mouths, and barks, I of courses say no no no and it intensifies. At that point I put him in the crate first for 3 min, let him out, it continuous, into the crate for 5 mins... Then again for 7 min. At that point he gives up and relaxes. This is usually after having done at a good walk around the neighborhood.
That's what drives me crazy..... Anyone have any recommendations for that behavior?

Above is an OLD post of mine:
Roo is now about 7 Months and we haven't made much progress with this behavior. When I'm sitting at the kitchen table trying to enjoying a cold one or if I'm just sitting in the living room watching TV, he loves to Nose bump me, bark and rub the side of his body against my shoe (Legs crossed) up to his butt then turns and looks at me.
He only exhibits this behavior if my Wife is present in the room, if she leaved he stops and is well behaved. My routine is ignore him then after a while I give him a stern NO, if I move even a inch he runs behind my wife for a moment and then starts all over again. At some point I move him to a different room, put the gate up and he sits and watches me. I usually only have to do this once and he stops so he does get it that this is unacceptable behavior.

This could occur at any time even after a 30min walk through the cold dark neighborhood after I get home from the City at 8pm at night, he gets several of these walks daily thanks to my Wife and guilt's me into the last walk of the night (you know the Kids are just too BUSY)

I get he wants me to engage him but what I don't get is the rubbing of his body against my shoe and why he only does it when my wife is there.

Is this one of those annoying goofy newfie traits (which I see that they have many of but that’s for another post I will write) or has he just figured out how to press my buttons and piss me off?

PS: We still Love him...

 

[lmfoltyn]

Yes, it is one of the goofy newfie traits! Jake will lean and put his butt on the couch or chair and occasionally me. They love to be close to their family...I adore it, my husband not so much!! LOL...

 

[Murphy]

My son was resting on the floor as he often does and our foster sat on his head... Your baby is still that.. a baby... time... and routine and listening to those who actually know what they are talking about.. LOL

 

[DAWNMERIE]

Oh, you need engage him & enjoy his puppyhood, you'll still be the alpha....but a fun alpha I long for this It's actually started up again since the cold came in. I napped last night and Vin got frustrated silly man....I like to take them out and play in the yard and just have a good time for about 1/2 hr. We'll play around playing chase, hiding go seek and then it's to the door for a cookie. My 2 are older now but I still love when they want to engage like this, reminds of those wonderful puppy days. Plus if you wear them out before bed they tend to sleep a bit better and maybe stay a sleep a little longer in the mornings

 

[NinaA]

A 7 month old is a very nutty little kid. He's pushing buttons like mad. My 9 year old is learning that sitting on my husband's feet drives him nuts. Newfoundlands are not stupid.

 

[cmorgan.1505]

Oh the joys of the younger months! It gets better with time, but these dogs are so darn smart!!! Thor does things to push our buttons for sure.

 

[AubreyMo]

Yes, it is one of the goofy newfie traits! Jake will lean and put his butt on the couch or chair and occasionally me. They love to be close to their family...I adore it, my husband not so much!! LOL...

This. They don't seem to understand that we don't need or want them touching us 24/7. I love it, husband hates it - Moose will force his 110 pounds against our legs and arms and wherever else he can reach whether we like it or not!

 

[ardeagold]

He's still very much a baby. You've got a long way to go yet. Now's the time to start training him to "down" or "lay down". Don't yell or punish if he doesn't do what you want him to....but praise like crazy and treat (at first) when he does. He'll learn what makes you happy. Be clear about what you want. Short one or two word phrases. Not whole sentences. At first it'll be short spurts, and then he'll forget, but keep at it. You still have puppyhood (until around 18 mos) and then the teens to get through. When he hits the teens all the things you taught him in puppyhood will conveniently be forgotten...but stick to it.

Consistency (same words, tone, etc from all family members), patience, firm but calm and with lots of love will turn him into the Newf you want. But it takes lots of time.

Think of it this way.....he's 35 WEEKS old. That's all.

They do mature faster than humans, but you wouldn't expect a 3 YEAR old human to not act like a baby....and you wouldn't expect a 7 YEAR old human to act like an adult. It's a process.... Enjoy these times. They go by too fast.

 

[R Taft]

I play little parlor games with mine when they are bored...little games like sit and focus or touch for very small treats...even the puzzles we have help to make a energetic dog tired. I like the touching my dogs do, but they also know "place" and they are highly rewarded in place.....a mat.... We never crate. But very bad behaviors get the "time-out" to the bathroom for five minutes or the back verandah. But it has to be pretty bad. We put surprise treats on their mats........and they often just go and look. it often is just a toy or even a very small treat. Like he others said, engage your dog. Lots of very short period training times make for great happy dogs

 

[heather pluciennik]

Sounds like he just needs a little yard play and he'll settle down. My hubby gets bothered every night around the same time. She usually runs around the yard a few times and does her business. Comes in and lays down. She's almost 3 years old. Boy time flies!!!

 

[Savignr]

Well I took the advice of the forum and instead of ignoring him as soon as he started last night (after I worked a 13hr day) I called him over and made him sit. I rubbed his back, his head and his butt, I rolled him over on his back and rubbed his chest. After he had an enough of me rubbing he brought me one of his rope toys, we pulled on that for about 5 minutes and we were done. He was one happy puppy.
We went off for a short walk in the cold and upstairs to relax, as I was sitting talking to my wife he started with the barking, I rubbed his head and chest for 3 minutes and he just laid next to my feet and was done.
I have to admit it was easier and less frustrating than doing what I was doing before.

It was never about being the Alpha it was about having a little Me/Us time. I've had two Bernese over the years and the routine which they got right away was that I gave them lots of attention as soon as I got home, wash my hands and they always knew that Fun time was over.

Hope you all have a Happy and Healthy Newfie New Years!

 

[ElvisTheNewf]

I'm glad it's working! Elvis does that too - we call it having a newf temper tantrum. I've found that rubbing his chest or along his nose calms him down right away. He usually only wants about 3 minutes of attention then is content to go nap somewhere.

 

[Savignr]

I'm glad it's working! Elvis does that too - we call it having a newf temper tantrum. I've found that rubbing his chest or along his nose calms him down right away. He usually only wants about 3 minutes of attention then is content to go nap somewhere.

Funny you mention the Nose I feel he wants me to rub his nose and in between this eyes.

 

[victoria1140]

rubbing in between the eyes calms a lot of dogs down. I've used it on all my dogs especially rescues and they love it.

enjoy the puppy years