Superpinkgirl
Novitiate
My 2 yo male Dobie has whined nonstop for 2 years. He is not satisfied unless I am petting him, and he will poke me with his nose repeatedly, paw at me, put his toys in my lap, lie down on my feet, anything to get me to pet him or so he can touch me. When I put him in our fenced in backyard, he mostly sits at the back door, scratches at it, and whines loudly until he is led in. When I try to pet him, he begins licking at my hand nonstop and pawing at my hand so that I can’t even pet him very well. This is all extremely frustrating. I have tried many times to make this dog happy but quite frankly this is not what I want in a dog. This is like having a one year-old baby with colic crying all the time. I’m more than willing to give the dog attention to give the dog exercise and do what I need to do but he’s not going to run my life as he is attempting to do now. I’m sure there’s some anxiety issue but I’m a stay at home mom so he often has 24 hour access to me every day.
All advice is appreciated.
All advice is appreciated.