my little follower

chester follows me everywhere. except upstairs as i have a stair gate so he only comes up when i let him but he sits at the bottom of the steps and waits for me to come down i have had mixed views on whether this is normal behaviour or not he only does it with me i walk him feed him ect does anyone else have this with their dog? and is this healthy for him?

Alot of people have dogs that do that so it's completly normal.

Sounds quite normal to me. Rocky follows my hubby everywhere too. It's like he is a shadow sometimes. I wouldn't worry about it too much.

Marley is the same, he'll try to follow us to the loo, kitchen any part of our flat we are in he tries to be there

same, if we are all sat in the same room and someone goes out, they get a shadow. Lola is worse with my dad to be honest, but he does fuss over her something rotten

Inca has a routine with me of a morning ...
When i come down stairs first thing in the morning i get a lovely doggy welcome from my two girls (inca & sky) but it is only inca who follows me into the bathroom (downstairs) and stands with me while i nip to the loo (might i add she luvs me fussing her while i'm on the loo ! ) but the minute i flush the loo an open the bathroom door , off she toddles back to the couch lookin quite happy with herself ... while sky prefers to sit right outside the bathroom door an wait for me there !!!
Our friendly little adorable shadows haha !!

If he follows behind you, he sees you as the leader and is following you cos that's just what they do. If he's following you but not behind you, he's probably just clingy either way it's not a bad thing at all.

same here, my little 'bean follows me around, and she's about the same age as your Chester. i hope she doesn't outgrow it, I think it's very sweet and seems natural. she can be left alone in her kennel too if needed, so not separation anxiety or anything like that (so far - fingers crossed!). she hasn't gotten too boisterous or demanding about being with me or sitting on my lap either (which means i have to move to the floor and let her cuddle on my legs) so as long as that all stays about even and she can be OK with when I don't move to the floor or tell her to stay behind, i think it should be fine.

Bruiser is the same, if i move into another room and he is comfy asleep on the sofa- he jumps off and follows, he waits outside the loo for me and all sorts. i do think staffes are quite clingy dogs to be honest- they just love people dont they

I heard someonere refer to STaffy's as the velcro dog, and I do see why. My Halo is attached to my leg allthe time, in the kitchen, follows me everywhere even if it is across the room to get a drink or the remote control. In the kitchen it can be dangerous so I got her boundry at the carpet before you enter the kitchen. She has to see me tho, if she doesn't she starts talking to me (kinda funny but annoying. This is the way these dogs are but some are more sticky than usual....so yes, it is normal.....just enjoy the fact that someone worships the ground you walk on...

My Blue follows me everywhere, As soon as I move he looks up and if I walk out the room of he comes too.
My EBT was exactly the same, followed me everywhere and had to be touching you, either leaning against my leg or sitting on my foot.
I think its a Bully's Breed thing as other owners I talk to do the same. I think its an endearing quality in them.

Phoebe is also the same. Even when im in the shoewer she will be on the floor waiting for me, they are so adorable, but on the other hand I have nearly fell down the staries so many.times due to Phoebe following me lol, little bigger. So cute thou x

Phoebe is also the same. Even when im in the shoewer she will be on the floor waiting for me, they are so adorable, but on the other hand I have nearly fell down the staries so many.times due to Phoebe following me lol, little bugger. So cute thou x




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We trip over Callie all the time. And I haven't been to the bathroom alone in months

Frosty and Monte follow me everywhere and wait for me always. Pigglette does her own thing and comes for affection when she wants it. Each is different, but totally normal to have a shadow... or two...

buster is exactly the same, don't see it as to much of a prob, staffys are very people affectionet. the only reason it can be a problem is seperation anxiety when your not around.

hi guys, i got patch yesterday and today after settling down a bit he followed me to the toilet, i shut the door and he sat outside making a weird noise, something between a whine and him trying to talk it sounded like, it was very strange, i hope this is okay and normal too

patchofthedale wrote:hi guys, i got patch yesterday and today after settling down a bit he followed me to the toilet, i shut the door and he sat outside making a weird noise, something between a whine and him trying to talk it sounded like, it was very strange, i hope this is okay and normal too

All sorts of noises from a Staffy is normal! Congrats on your addition!

yeah the please don't leave me cry is truley a unique sound buster always does it.

Tommy will wander off in the house and do his own thing , but normally sleep time he will always come and settle by me as there is a bed for him in my office. Tilly on the other hand follow me everywhere, at the moment she is tucked up behind me snoozing on my office chair so I am perched on the edge when I'm writing.
This has a good effect when we are out walking as they never wander , apart from a bit of squirrel chasing or greeting dogs if we don't see them in time

I have 2 shadows and if I'm not about they follow my kids about
My gsds were the same at home now I don't bother shutting the loo door as it ends up getting head butted lol
They are not bothered when I go out luckily

Dave wrote:Tommy will wander off in the house and do his own thing , but normally sleep time he will always come and settle by me as there is a bed for him in my office. Tilly on the other hand follow me everywhere, at the moment she is tucked up behind me snoozing on my office chair so I am perched on the edge when I'm writing.
This has a good effect when we are out walking as they never wander , apart from a bit of squirrel chasing or greeting dogs if we don't see them in time

Same here. Charlie follows me around everywhere in the house and when we're out, he'll trot off for a sniff at everything but is always looking back. If he thinks I'm too far back, he'll trot right back to me. I love this quality in them

Try a laser pointer out. First on the floor and move gradually to then up a stair. If he has drive its irresistible