I have a 4 month old smooth brown and tan daschie named humprey. Well here is my concern my dilema. Humprey loves my girlfriend but seems like he could careless about me. He listens to her, follows her around the house wants to sleep next to her etc. I am in need of some suggestions on how to get my daschie to love me more. Sorry if this sounds stupid but please somebody help me. Could it be that he doesn't like me as much because i am the one who has to put him in his kennel all the time and she makes me yell at him when he is naughty? Please give me some sugguestions tell me some things i can do to get humprey to treat me the way he treats my girlfriend.
You definitely need to share the responsibilities of punishment & play!
Spend some extra time doing the fun stuff. My girl got so jealous
when we got our second dog. I try to give her a little more attention
but she loves to play golf with my husband. Dogs do seem to
favor one person at times but you shouldn't be the only one to
correct. I make my husband share all of the duties fun or not.
Just like kids they need to know both parents are in charge!
Good luck!
Some dogs are just one-person dogs. My Skeeter is like that--she is strictly Daddy's girl, and will growl and bark at me tif I get between her and her Daddy. Lately she is getting better about that. Maybe after 6 years the growling just isn't as much fun as it used to be. I am always extra loving toward her, I give out all treats, new toys, collars and blankies, and feed her once a doy. Almost all good things come from me, but she simply prefers her Daddy.
The solution? Get a second dachsie! That way you and your girlfriend can each have a special friend. That's what I did!
You might want to try turning over the discipline to your girlfriend for awhile and being the one who hands out the treats and such. Eventually you should both be sharing the fun and the not so fun stuff. Don't worry. He is young. I have three and they love me to pieces but when daddy comes home they are all over him! Just keep showing him lots and lots of love and he will give it back!
Cajsa loves on both me and my husband but she goes to each of us for different things. If she wants to play or romp, I'm a definite second to my husband. When she wants to be loved on (not feeling well, sleepy, etc.) she comes to me and wants to curl up and be loved on by MOMMA. Papa is not acceptable unless I'm not around at all. She just has things she wants from each of us and that's OK. She will play with me, but it's different than her play with my husband.
You really do want to both be playing and doing fun things with Humphrey as well as the not so fun stuff. That's the way to build trust and bond with your puppy. It will also teach the puppy to respect the place in the "pack" and needs to be done from the start. Even with both of you doing the fun stuff with him he still may have a preference for one or the other of you. Cajsa doesn't really even though she's with me a good deal more than my husband. I had a dachsie before who was most definitely mine even though everyone else in the family tried to befriend. They were only acceptable until I got back.
I second all the other comments!!!! Your baby is still young......just be patient and never blame him for not acting like you want him too. I agree - share the discipline and the fun things - so he will equate both for both of you. Others have said it - a lot of the time, they prefer certain people. Keep us posted - and we would love to see pictures of your boy!
First of all, don't YELL at him, he will only develope more disdain for you. But you and your girlfriend should share the fun and responsibilities. Start giving him his treats more, and have your girlfriend put him in his crate once in a while. Also, consider getting another doxie, they are a riot in multiples.
Patty (owned by three)