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RockysMama116 · 02-23-2014, 09:02 PM

My boyfriend and I have been together for a long while now. We have always lived in separate cities, the furthest we have been from each other is 60 miles and we were still together every weekend. Now I am back in my hometown and we're only 20 minutes away from each other. He has always been around Rocky every single weekend, we actually never spend a weekend apart as saturday nights are the only night we have together since he works third, i'm on first and we live apart.

Anyways, on saturday nights he comes and stays our our place and Rocky is always extremely happy to see him. He's a daddys boy whenever i'm not around. However for the past month pretty much from the time we get up sunday morning till he leaves early afternoon Rocky won't allow him anywhere near me. (Rocky has always been extremely protective but more so to people he isn't close with and is usually provoked in some way). Everytime we think we have found out what is making him do this we are wrong. He can't even sit on the same couch as me.

I was hoping somebody had some ideas on what may be causing him to do this and how I can positively correct this.

JoeyP · 03-04-2014, 12:17 PM

Yes he is being protective ...
But its not the oh how sweet he is protection
He is viewing you as his property
Not good ....
You have to stop this because it will likely progress
When you and your BF are together on the couch give him treats .... But have you BF give them to him not you
Also if he keeps it up banish him out of the room
Font let him get into that protective barking behavior

02-23-2014, 09:02 PM	#1
RockysMama116 YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Kentucky Posts: 3	New aggressive tendencies! My boyfriend and I have been together for a long while now. We have always lived in separate cities, the furthest we have been from each other is 60 miles and we were still together every weekend. Now I am back in my hometown and we're only 20 minutes away from each other. He has always been around Rocky every single weekend, we actually never spend a weekend apart as saturday nights are the only night we have together since he works third, i'm on first and we live apart. Anyways, on saturday nights he comes and stays our our place and Rocky is always extremely happy to see him. He's a daddys boy whenever i'm not around. However for the past month pretty much from the time we get up sunday morning till he leaves early afternoon Rocky won't allow him anywhere near me. (Rocky has always been extremely protective but more so to people he isn't close with and is usually provoked in some way). Everytime we think we have found out what is making him do this we are wrong. He can't even sit on the same couch as me. I was hoping somebody had some ideas on what may be causing him to do this and how I can positively correct this. __________________ A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself!

03-04-2014, 12:17 PM	#2
JoeyP YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Miami, FL,USA Posts: 1,005	Yes he is being protective ... But its not the oh how sweet he is protection He is viewing you as his property Not good .... You have to stop this because it will likely progress When you and your BF are together on the couch give him treats .... But have you BF give them to him not you Also if he keeps it up banish him out of the room Font let him get into that protective barking behavior __________________ Mike and Zach's Dadd