weird habit?

Does anyone's dog have like a really annoying habit or something they just have to do?, we've had saffy for four months now and every single time we go out she pulls down her lead from off the coat peg on the wall downstairs and puts it somewhere in the living room, I just find it so weird! I sometimes put it over a coat that's hung there and she manages to pull the coat down and move it, this is without fail every time, even if its to the shop a few doors down for a loaf :s
Just got me thinking if she's doing it for comfort or maybe coz she knows it bugs me haha, would love to get a camera and see how she's doing it lol. Does anyone else's dogs do anything like this?

Dempsey has loads of annoying habits, but the one I find most irritating is that he has a real fettish for bras! He will actually pull all the clothes out of the dirty washing pile just to find one bra & destroy it! ~

lol dempsey

Oh, and he barks at one person (one person only) who comes in to the office at work - and it's the one person who's scared of dogs!

Haha! Aww. . Oh and she grinds her teeth!!! Urrgghhh

saffy was a rescue dog wasn't she? Perhaps someone taught her to do it previously, I expect they thought it was quite a cute trick ('go get your lead girl!'), obviously now though its kind of infuriating because she does it even when shes staying in the house. I expect she leaves the lead where you can't find it too. You could train her out of doing this if it really annoys you?

the only thing that annoys me is the fact that if ive been running the dogs and its a bit sunny its a givin that they will find the smelliest muddiest puddle or myre and lay down it in it then roll in it , makes me wanna cry ,,,, baths after most walks in the summer ,,, scotland summer time mean plenty rain people

Aww Saffy! Its kinda cute! Moo doesn't really do anything annoying apart from trying to sit on your lap when your on the smallest chair in the house, at the moment she is trying to get on my mums lap but has the whole of the sofa free!

niff wrote:the only thing that annoys me is the fact that if ive been running the dogs and its a bit sunny its a givin that they will find the smelliest muddiest puddle or myre and lay down it in it then roll in it , makes me wanna cry ,,,, baths after most walks in the summer ,,, scotland summer time mean plenty rain people

I can understand your fustration haha! Kaos literally will hunt out any puddle or smelly ditch and just roll/swim in it! Its driving me mad, his harness stinks as bad as he does! x

Caryll wrote:Oh, and he barks at one person (one person only) who comes in to the office at work - and it's the one person who's scared of dogs!

They say dogs are really open to peoples emotions/state of mind, maybe his barking goes back to instinct, and his trying to correct said persons behavior?

acidrane13 wrote:

Caryll wrote:Oh, and he barks at one person (one person only) who comes in to the office at work - and it's the one person who's scared of dogs!

They say dogs are really open to peoples emotions/state of mind, maybe his barking goes back to instinct, and his trying to correct said persons behavior?

yes i reckon x

acidrane13 wrote:

Caryll wrote:Oh, and he barks at one person (one person only) who comes in to the office at work - and it's the one person who's scared of dogs!

They say dogs are really open to peoples emotions/state of mind, maybe his barking goes back to instinct, and his trying to correct said persons behavior?

Hmmm, it ain't working! The poor guy's even more scared!

If your scared of dogs anyway, Dempsey must be a terrifying sight lol, his not exactly a small dog is he

I know how he feels! My mum is terrified of dogs!! She is kind of ok when I go round on Sundays with sid but she likes to sit with the tea tray infront of her legs incase he comes near!! I get all frustrated with her when she jumps up screaming as sid is soooo placid,but I supose she does well just to be in the same room! Doesn't help me when I want my dad to look after him at Easter!!

janey wrote:Aww Saffy! Its kinda cute! Moo doesn't really do anything annoying apart from trying to sit on your lap when your on the smallest chair in the house, at the moment she is trying to get on my mums lap but has the whole of the sofa free!

Thats what Cairo does to me,and sticks her pointy elbows right in my ribs

Lisa & Cairo wrote:

janey wrote:Aww Saffy! Its kinda cute! Moo doesn't really do anything annoying apart from trying to sit on your lap when your on the smallest chair in the house, at the moment she is trying to get on my mums lap but has the whole of the sofa free!

Thats what Cairo does to me,and sticks her pointy elbows right in my ribs

Exactly what my mum said

Jake has a few, no matter where anyone is sitting he has to be sitting almost on top of them with the pointy elbows etc, also, after reading above, my nutter of a dog will do anything to avoid puddles or mud, but yet as soon as we are at the beach he runs in a straight line into the sea.

Its strange the habits they have but they are still lovable in their own wee way

sooz225 wrote: my nutter of a dog will do anything to avoid puddles or mud,

Dempsey will not, under any circumstances go in to water willingly. He won't swim or paddle. He won't walk through puddles (he 'kangaroo hops' over them). Yet he'll happily trudge chest deep through rancid mud.

Caryll wrote:

sooz225 wrote: my nutter of a dog will do anything to avoid puddles or mud,

Dempsey will not, under any circumstances go in to water willingly. He won't swim or paddle. He won't walk through puddles (he 'kangaroo hops' over them). Yet he'll happily trudge chest deep through rancid mud.

Same as Moo, a puddle is a no no , but running head deep into stagnent water, chasing geese, well, she smells rancid!

Harley's habit is running from as far away as possible and jumping on my lap or running so fast he nearly knocks me down- i am already unsteady on my feet due to my back problems & now i have hip problems so the last thing i need is a speeding bullet coming at me full force.

Blue's is picking his nose and flicking it at the mrs but off an object first so the mrs thinks it's come from my direction

BlueStaffBlue wrote:Blue's is picking his nose and flicking it at the mrs but off an object first so the mrs thinks it's come from my direction

thats ****** ************ good lol

BlueStaffBlue wrote:Blue's is picking his nose and flicking it at the mrs but off an object first so the mrs thinks it's come from my direction

Sounds like our house the dogs get blamed for everything

and don't get me started on him wiping his bone on the curtains.
Sorry not his bone......i meant his kong

BlueStaffBlue wrote:and don't get me started on him wiping his bone on the curtains.
Sorry not his bone......i meant his kong

blue

Bandit used to wait till you faced the other way & then run full pelt straight at the backs of your knees. Up-ended you every time!

Ty will run in from the garden full spead and use your body as his breaks its not good am alweays coverd in bruises the little monster he also does the I will sit were I want and you cant stop me as I dig my boney elbows in you kinda thing. He doesnt really do stagnant mingy stuff which I am glad off he doesnt mind paddeling in the mersey that said the mersey isnt exactly the cleanest of rivers hmmmm lol

elishiaellen wrote: He doesnt really do stagnant mingy stuff which I am glad off

Ah, but he's still young! Plenty of time for him to realise the potential!

Oww Caryll dont say that please I thought he may have gone past that stage with out going through it if you know what I mean lol. He smells like cheesy wotsits as it is dont need any more mingy mess lmao

Tali has a wierd habit, whenever you look at her she wants to stand up on her back legs. Its not so much about jumping on you, think its to get closer to you. its so funny to watch, if u tell her not to jump on someone she goes to the closest wall, door, chair stands on her back legs and kind of digs with her front ones. she does it in the lift too every time without fail and on a door if she wants it open. I dont know what she thinks it achieves, none of my other dogs do it!

Skibadee has countless funny habits, if you speak to her and say something she doesn't understand she cocks her head and 'talks' back to you. She even matches your tone if you draw out words!
Also when she had a rash on her belly we told her not to itch it and wouldn't scratch it for her (mean mum that i am) so she worked out that she could half slide off the sofa and rock back and forth on her front legs with her back end still on the sofa to scratch ger stomach! Looked like she was humping the sofa and sooo embaressing when people came round and we had to explain why she was doing it! Thank god the cream worked quickly!! Skibadee also takes herself off to bed at no later than 11pm each night, if the doors open she goes into the bedroom and tucks herself in. If any of the connecting doors are closed she stands there and pushes them with her paw until you open it for her. So Lazy, she doesn't even get out of bed til about 11am next day and refuses to come outside for the last wee of the night and first of the morning!

niff wrote:the only thing that annoys me is the fact that if ive been running the dogs and its a bit sunny its a givin that they will find the smelliest muddiest puddle or myre and lay down it in it then roll in it , makes me wanna cry ,,,, baths after most walks in the summer ,,, scotland summer time mean plenty rain people

i know what u mean mine seem to do it just after they've had their baths, GRRRRRRR but in their case they usually find some sort of animal poo(we get loads of birds, cats, possums etc coming into the yeard) & roll in it then they come to visit me. It's gross and makes me think why did i just pay $34 for your baths when u just go and find something gross to roll in?.

Caryll wrote:Bandit used to wait till you faced the other way & then run full pelt straight at the backs of your knees. Up-ended you every time!

Harley does that as well usually when i'm walking along so i stack it then he and Mia decide it's time to play climb on Mummy while i'm trying to get back up off the ground. It's like a tag team with them or 2-on-1 wrestling match and i always lose.

HazelJ wrote:

Caryll wrote:Bandit used to wait till you faced the other way & then run full pelt straight at the backs of your knees. Up-ended you every time!

Harley does that as well usually when i'm walking along so i stack it then he and Mia decide it's time to play climb on Mummy while i'm trying to get back up off the ground. It's like a tag team with them or 2-on-1 wrestling match and i always lose.

Gotta love them

janey wrote:

HazelJ wrote:

Caryll wrote:Bandit used to wait till you faced the other way & then run full pelt straight at the backs of your knees. Up-ended you every time!

Harley does that as well usually when i'm walking along so i stack it then he and Mia decide it's time to play climb on Mummy while i'm trying to get back up off the ground. It's like a tag team with them or 2-on-1 wrestling match and i always lose.

Gotta love them

Yeah u do hey it's my form of exercise try to get up get knocked down up down up lol, i jsut wish they wouldn't stand on me so hard (with my back the slightest pressure is NOT good).