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In the last few days, Dixie has started this strange behavior. If my husband is the one who responds to her ringing the bell to go outside, when he goes to open the door for her, she will walk away and back into the house. Similarly, if she is waiting to be let back inside (she sits and looks at us through the glass door), and he meets her to open the door, she won't come back inside. She sits back about 5 feet away from him and will just look at him. He has tried bending down and calling her, bribing with a treat, all positive things, and she won't budge unless I come over and call her in, in which she will come with hesitation.
She lets the kids and I let her in and out of the house all the time with no issues. I asked my husband if he corrected her recently at the door that she is so hesitant to go in and out with him. He said no.
The only thing I can think is he has been very hands off with her training, until recently. And this behavior is frustrating to him. He loses patience and is frustrated. I said he's just going to have to work on it with her. It is not acceptable for him to get frustrated, give up, and walk away. This is why I have been the primary trainer.
What makes it even more strange is she is really affectionate with my husband. When he wakes up in the morning she runs right up to him immediately, and leans into his legs until he sits on the floor with her. She'll almost stand on her head and do a somersault as she leans into his chest, and then rolls on her back for belly rubs.
Is this behavior possibly that he hasn't done much training and she doesn't see him as "that person"? She is so sweet and submissive. And so I'm not painting the wrong picture, my husband does really love her. He has been won over.
Any thoughts?
She's a smart one. I'm sure she's picking up on something that I'm just not seeing.
She lets the kids and I let her in and out of the house all the time with no issues. I asked my husband if he corrected her recently at the door that she is so hesitant to go in and out with him. He said no.
The only thing I can think is he has been very hands off with her training, until recently. And this behavior is frustrating to him. He loses patience and is frustrated. I said he's just going to have to work on it with her. It is not acceptable for him to get frustrated, give up, and walk away. This is why I have been the primary trainer.
What makes it even more strange is she is really affectionate with my husband. When he wakes up in the morning she runs right up to him immediately, and leans into his legs until he sits on the floor with her. She'll almost stand on her head and do a somersault as she leans into his chest, and then rolls on her back for belly rubs.
Is this behavior possibly that he hasn't done much training and she doesn't see him as "that person"? She is so sweet and submissive. And so I'm not painting the wrong picture, my husband does really love her. He has been won over.
Any thoughts?
She's a smart one. I'm sure she's picking up on something that I'm just not seeing.