Acts up when I'm on phone

• 10-25-2009 12:09 AM

  Beejou Joined on 03-31-2008 Washington Posts 399 Points 40

  Acts up when I'm on phone Reply Contact T-Bone is coming along very nicely with his mouthiness. He's completely stopped when I put a lead on him, etc. A simple "ah ah" when he goes for my shoe lace stops him now (way to go, buddy!) However, he FLIPS when I get on the phone. He will be laying quietly chewing a bone, sleeping, etc. and then I make a call or get a call. He gets up, whines, jumps on me, mouths, pulls my ponytail, etc. Obviously I am not going to stop talking to my doctor etc. to say HEY, AH AH! or something. He seems to know this and take full advantage. It's annoying now, but he can't be 95 lbs and doing this.   Why does he hate me being on the phone, and what should I do?  I am thinking about pretending to use the phone (talking to myself, LOL) and correcting him that way. What do yall think?   Edited to say: This is WEIRD, but if I have music playing softly while I am on the phone he is less likely to be super annoying/mouthy. (Those puppy teeth hurt) "If a dog will not come to you after having looked you in the face, you should go home and examine your conscience." - Woodrow Wilson

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• 10-25-2009 1:26 AM

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  tiffy Joined on 09-10-2007 Tacoma, Wa. Posts 2,868 Points 260	Re: Acts up when I'm on phone Reply Contact  Is it just you on the phone or is it the ringing? Sounds like he wants your full attention at all times. Do you do NILIF with him?
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• 10-25-2009 1:34 AM

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  Beejou Joined on 03-31-2008 Washington Posts 399 Points 40

  Re: Acts up when I'm on phone Reply Contact   Not the ringing, it's once I get on the phone. I do NILIF consistently and in all other departments it goes well. The weird thing is it's not like I'm petting him and then stop for the phone. I don't have to be paying him any mind at all. "If a dog will not come to you after having looked you in the face, you should go home and examine your conscience." - Woodrow Wilson

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• 10-25-2009 8:05 AM

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  tkb1127 Joined on 09-21-2007 Maryland Posts 72 Points 30	Re: Acts up when I'm on phone Reply Contact  Sounds to me like your big baby is spoiled!!    Acting like you're on the phone, i.e., talking on the phone with no one else on the other end seems like the perfect plan to correct him!  Great idea!  Good Luck!
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• 10-25-2009 9:07 AM

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  dyan Joined on 09-10-2007 Ohio Posts 5,948 Points 160

  Re: Acts up when I'm on phone Reply Contact Gibby does that too and its definately because he is spoiled. He does it when someone comes in and I am talking to them too. OR when talking to DH.  I have not been good about NILF with him....and will start right away. He didnt' do all these things except once in a great while....now I can see what I have created....THAT will change. Good luck to you....start NOW! Dyan and Gibson

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• 10-25-2009 9:48 AM

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  tkb1127 Joined on 09-21-2007 Maryland Posts 72 Points 30

  Re: Acts up when I'm on phone Reply Contact  Sophie used to act up all the time when she was a puppy.  Now that she is almost 3 years old, she has calmed down a lot!  I never did NILF with her, she just learned what was expected over time.  But she is also only 4 lbs., so she's easy to just move, so maybe it's different when you have a really big dog!  But I believe some of their behavior is just puppy playfulness that they will grow out of as they get older.  Also, make sure they get plenty of exercise!!

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• 10-25-2009 10:15 AM

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  Truley Joined on 08-27-2006 Louisville, Ky Posts 2,570 Points 190	Re: Acts up when I'm on phone Reply Contact Me thinks it has become a game to him, and one he is winning. I would not encourage it anymore. Kord gets like that when I pet one of the cats. The WITCH is dancing around the bonfire.
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• 10-25-2009 10:51 AM

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  glenmar Joined on 09-10-2007 The Florida Panhandle Posts 14,272 Points 430

  Re: Acts up when I'm on phone Reply Contact This is such typical "kid" stuff.  My sons did it too when they were little.  Oh yeah, the dogs have too.  You quite literally have to completely ignore him when he does this, since like a human child they are more than willing to take whatever attention they can get, be it good or bad.  Try flat out leaving the room, putting a closed door between you and him. A house without fur is not a home. Glenda ,

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• 10-25-2009 11:17 AM

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  JackieG Joined on 04-15-2008 Central Texas Posts 7,200 Points 705

  Re: Acts up when I'm on phone Reply Contact Try teaching an alternate behavior for when you are on the phone.  Practice when you aren't really talking.  I never hesitate to correct behavior when it needs correcting, if I'm talking to someone, I just say "sorry, had to tell the dog to sit or down or quiet or whatever".  Dogs learn pretty quickly that if you are distracted you won't require good behavior.

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• 10-25-2009 2:13 PM

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  BEVOLASVEGAS Joined on 07-11-2006 Texas Posts 9,280 Points 990

  Re: Acts up when I'm on phone Reply Contact glenmar: Try flat out leaving the room, putting a closed door between you and him. This is the way that I've dealt with my dogs acting up when I'm on the phone.  If it's happening in a room where their crate is, then I send them to their crate, & then leave. Amanda Tact is for people who aren't witty enough to use sarcasm. Seize hold of the moment and begin the journey, wherever you are on the path, however many times you have faltered, begin again. - Gurumayi Chidvilasananda

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• 10-25-2009 10:41 PM

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  jennie_c_d Joined on 09-10-2007 Southeast Georgia Posts 11,811 Points 370	Re: Acts up when I'm on phone Reply Contact  Am I the only crazy that will stop the conversation to yell at the dogs? LOL  Yeah, I stop what I'm doing, and send them away. Kennel, kennel, kennel, good dogs is generally enough to cease all the madness. Three dogs, in crates, and they know better than to act insane in crates, because that just gets them left til they're calm.
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• 10-25-2009 11:03 PM

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  BEVOLASVEGAS Joined on 07-11-2006 Texas Posts 9,280 Points 990

  Re: Acts up when I'm on phone Reply Contact jennie_c_d:  Am I the only crazy that will stop the conversation to yell at the dogs? LOL I rarely yell, but I will stop a conversation to get things under control.  DH swears that it is the dirty look that I shoot at the dogs that stops their behavior.  Amanda Tact is for people who aren't witty enough to use sarcasm. Seize hold of the moment and begin the journey, wherever you are on the path, however many times you have faltered, begin again. - Gurumayi Chidvilasananda

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• 10-25-2009 11:08 PM

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  jennie_c_d Joined on 09-10-2007 Southeast Georgia Posts 11,811 Points 370	Re: Acts up when I'm on phone Reply Contact  LOL, I have a look of death, too. And I really don't yell at them, unless they're in serious danger of bodily harm. I just speak sternly, and tell them all to go to their kennels before they end up in even MORE trouble
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• 10-26-2009 1:24 PM

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  espencer Joined on 09-25-2006 St Louis Posts 3,657 Points 300	Re: Acts up when I'm on phone Reply Contact Beejou: and then I make a call or get a call. He gets up, whines, jumps on me, mouths, pulls my ponytail, etc. So what happened with this?: Beejou: He's completely stopped when I put a lead on him "There are not bad dogs, only bad owners"
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• 10-26-2009 8:03 PM

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  dyan Joined on 09-10-2007 Ohio Posts 5,948 Points 160	Re: Acts up when I'm on phone Reply Contact Nope..your not the only one......I HAVE to yell first before doing anything else that makes sense!!!  Dyan and Gibson
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