Attention seeking Retriver

DGRulz

My 20 month old Golden Retriver is starting to become a nuisance. He keeps stealing anything he can find because he knows we'll give out to him and he'll get attention. Is there anyway to stop this behavior??

peasant

1) clean up, so there's nothing to steal
2) ignore him when he does it

simples


And then, give him lots of attention on your terms so that he doesn't have to come looking for it.

tk123

Our 7 month old retriever is the same for taking stuff!! He knows it'll end up with us telling him to 'leave it!!' and he'll get a treat when he does! I don't mind it thou because when we're out in the park etc I only have to tell him once and he'll leave whatever it is eg a stick/food/something gross alone straight away without looking if I have something to offer him in return.

LisaO

Must be a retriever thing! My lab does it & he's 5 now. Doesn't do it with me as I just ignore it for a bit & then call him to me & take away whatever he has "stolen" - usually a sock or slipper. But he gets great craic out of my daughter - he waits for her to come downstairs in the morning, then grabs the belt from her dressing gown & takes off with it. Cue lots of shouting & chasing through the house & a very happy dog

tk123

LisaO wrote: »

But he gets great craic out of my daughter - he waits for her to come downstairs in the morning, then grabs the belt from her dressing gown & takes off with it. Cue lots of shouting & chasing through the house & a very happy dog

Our guy pulls our socks off!

barbiegirl

Sindy our Retriever/Spaniel cross likes slippers, socks and dirty underwear are her favourite. See attached pictures.
Ignoring works, she only wants the chase and of course lots of good attention.

tk123

Our puppy pulled everything off one of the the radiators last night - which was mostly my undies :rolleyes::D