PUSHCHAIR PROBLEM!!
:oops: BAD DAY....I had always hoped that Kala would eventually grow out of her interest in babies/tots in pushchairs but OH took the dogs out today and she simply turned a deaf ear to him and hurried off to visit the baby!!!!! And then to top it all, she did the same thing again with a different pushchair!! :( I have always managed to call her back or get hold of her and get a lead on over the past months. She is now 18 months old. After some embarresing apologies she was brought home thereafter in disgust. What do we do here?? She means no harm whatsoever, just wants to say hello and give the kiddy a few licks etc but clearly the parents don't know that and they should not have to put up with this kind of behaviour. I really don't know where to start. Kala is a lovely friendly dog with everyone, it's a typical lab nature. She has not been brought up around babies, just our granddaughter aged 5 when Kala arrived. She therefore has no knowledge of small babes in arms or prams and is fasinated by them. Rufous can be trusted completely thank goodness so there is only Kala to concern us. With spring/summer on the way we are going to be faced by more and more of the pushchair/pram brigade so need to nip this in the bud somehow quickly before a littleun gets scratched or something....I don't have any friends with babies to go walking with unfortunately - are there any volunteers in the Portsmouth area to help me out with getting her used to babies/pushchairs. Just a thought we might meet up for regular sessions :D Otherwise, would an old pushchair purchase be worthwhile? Her recall is pretty good generally speaking. Not instant, but hey she's a lab....Any time today will do. Perhaps others may have had similar problems? Would appreciate any help available. What with Rufous having to be kept occupied so that he doesn't chase the boys footballs, and Kala with her baby compulsion, I am on a hiding to nothing me thinks....Let's open the bar and have a few :lol: Hic Hic!!!! :arrow:
:oops: BAD DAY....I had always hoped that Kala would eventually grow out of her interest in babies/tots in pushchairs but OH took the dogs out today and she simply turned a deaf ear to him and hurried off to visit the baby!!!!! And then to top it all, she did the same thing again with a different pushchair!! :( I have always managed to call her back or get hold of her and get a lead on over the past months. She is now 18 months old. After some embarresing apologies she was brought home thereafter in disgust. What do we do here?? She means no harm whatsoever, just wants to say hello and give the kiddy a few licks etc but clearly the parents don't know that and they should not have to put up with this kind of behaviour. I really don't know where to start. Kala is a lovely friendly dog with everyone, it's a typical lab nature. She has not been brought up around babies, just our granddaughter aged 5 when Kala arrived. She therefore has no knowledge of small babes in arms or prams and is fasinated by them. Rufous can be trusted completely thank goodness so there is only Kala to concern us. With spring/summer on the way we are going to be faced by more and more of the pushchair/pram brigade so need to nip this in the bud somehow quickly before a littleun gets scratched or something....I don't have any friends with babies to go walking with unfortunately - are there any volunteers in the Portsmouth area to help me out with getting her used to babies/pushchairs. Just a thought we might meet up for regular sessions :D Otherwise, would an old pushchair purchase be worthwhile? Her recall is pretty good generally speaking. Not instant, but hey she's a lab....Any time today will do. Perhaps others may have had similar problems? Would appreciate any help available. What with Rufous having to be kept occupied so that he doesn't chase the boys footballs, and Kala with her baby compulsion, I am on a hiding to nothing me thinks....Let's open the bar and have a few :lol: Hic Hic!!!! :arrow: