Growling At Dh..help please

[andyswife3410]

Hey ladies! I posted this on pets and yeah no help. I know most moved here! Any suggestions would be great!

DH just got home from a year long deployment. While he was gone we adopted a dachshund, he was home for 2 weeks when she was about 3 months old and was fine with him. Now she keeps growling and barking at him, she won't go to him willingly but will let him take her outside and give her food.

The barking and growling is making me nuts, most of the time she comes running behind me and barks. My ears hurt!

Our other dog is "his" dog so I thought for sure the dachshund would just follow our husky mixes lead and be like" yeah he's ok!" lol nope she barks and snarls at him instead!

Anything I can do, or is this something she just needs time to adjust to?
Thanks so much!

[luvmygsp]

She just needs time to adjust.

I would just ignore her, both of you. Don't look @ her, scold her, or even acknowledge her in any way when she does this. This takes time to be effective though, don't expect that after 1 day of doing this she's going to become his BFF, but it will work.

My best friends dog barks & yips & jumps on me every time I go to her house, she's just so damn excited. My bf has been trying to stop her from doing this, so when I come over I just completely ignore her (the dog). The 1st time I did it, she carried on in her usual ways for about 5 minutes. The 2nd time, it was 5 min again, the 3rd, maybe it was 4 min, the 4th time, 2-3min, & now its barely 1-2min. & Im not over there daily, or even weekly. The more frequently I go over there & ignore her upon entering, the faster she quiets down & behaves.

Just remember that, that it takes patience & consistency for this to be effective, & you both have to be on the same page on this! GL!

[andyswife3410]

Thanks! We will begin doing that and hopefully the barking will stop soon!

[mariesd]

Our newly-adopted dog ADORES my husband, but she still growls at him when he comes to bed late (after the dog and I have already been asleep for hours). I chalk it up to her being protective of me/our house and thinking (in her sleepy state) that H is an intruder.

I don't know too much about dog behavior, but I agree that the dog definitely needs time to adjust to your H being in the house. It might not hurt to do some things to show the dog that your H is in charge ... like having the dog wait while your H exits/enters doorways first, have your H walk the dog, have your H do some training sessions with the dog. Those last two things will help them bond anyway, but also establish for the dog that your H is not some kind of intruder, but belongs in the house.