Smilla
12-31-2003, 04:43 PM
Hi all,
As the folks in Dog General know, I had to board Lefty at a kennel over the holidays. We got him back Monday morning, and for the most part he's been just fine--he's been just as affectionate to us as he was before we left--except he's taken to jumping up on the bed. He's not allowed up on the bed, but he'd occasionally jump up in the mornings if we were still and bed and he got excited about something (e.g. wanting to go outside), and usually saying "Off" once would get him down. Since he's been back, though, my husband and I have caught him napping away on our bed about five times, and sometimes it's taken us saying "Off" multiple times before he jumps down. Since he couldn't have picked up this habit at the kennel, what is it? Is he feeling needy or just bratty? Is he trying to get our smell back on him, or his kennel smell on us?
Thanks in advance for any insight you can offer.
As the folks in Dog General know, I had to board Lefty at a kennel over the holidays. We got him back Monday morning, and for the most part he's been just fine--he's been just as affectionate to us as he was before we left--except he's taken to jumping up on the bed. He's not allowed up on the bed, but he'd occasionally jump up in the mornings if we were still and bed and he got excited about something (e.g. wanting to go outside), and usually saying "Off" once would get him down. Since he's been back, though, my husband and I have caught him napping away on our bed about five times, and sometimes it's taken us saying "Off" multiple times before he jumps down. Since he couldn't have picked up this habit at the kennel, what is it? Is he feeling needy or just bratty? Is he trying to get our smell back on him, or his kennel smell on us?
Thanks in advance for any insight you can offer.