Won't stop following us around

JeepHound · 01-13-2013, 08:49 PM

Achilles is 14 months old. He follows us everywhere. Up the stairs, down the stairs, into the bathroom (but leaves when instructed to). I expect this behavior as part of normal puppy behavior, but he's not so much a puppy anymore.

Is this something that should cease on its own or is it something that needs to be learned somehow.

Normally I don't mind, except that at times, I have almost tripped over him coming down the stairs. More concerning is when my 3/yo is coming down the stairs and Achilles pushes him as he is coming down the stairs himself.

GsdLoverr729 · 01-13-2013, 08:51 PM

There's a reason we call them shadows

My girl is 32 months old and is still always on my, or my bf's, heels.

Loneforce · 01-13-2013, 09:46 PM

They are guardian angels. Do you have a plug by the stairway? I suggest a nitelight. When they get older they wont follow as bad, but they will checkup on you.

**Lauri & The Gang** · 01-13-2013, 09:48 PM

Hey - at least they are big. Our Chinese Cresteds follow us everywhere as puppies - always underfoot - and they are TINY!! We do the Puppy Shuffle when they are out and about - you basically don't lift your foot off the ground.

MichaelE · 01-13-2013, 09:54 PM

They are known as companion dogs for a reason.

They really do need a human to please and interact with. They don't care what you're doing they just want to do it with you.

Anthony8858 · 01-13-2013, 09:55 PM

LOL.. My Kira is always behind me. She follows me to every room in my house, and will wait at the doorway.
It's a beautiful thing, and a true testament to your dog's devotion to you.

Enjoy it.

Just an FYI... When she does follow me, I always take the opportunity to exercise her "stay" command. If I'm walking to the other side of my home, and she starts to follow, I'll occasionally put her into a stay, and reward her for waiting for me.

BlackthornGSD · 01-13-2013, 09:56 PM

This is normal GSD behavior. My 14 yr old girl still follows me from room to room.

BlackthornGSD · 01-13-2013, 09:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MichaelE

They are known as companion dogs for a reason.

They really do need a human to please and interact with. They don't care what you're doing they just want to do it with you.

Exactly.

Courtney · 01-13-2013, 10:00 PM

I was in my attic today putting x-mas boxes away. Pull down ladder & my boy was trying to climb the ladder to be with me. If I didn't tell him to stay I swear he would have climbed it...not sure how I would have got him down

MichaelE · 01-13-2013, 10:05 PM

Lisl was with me too, every trip up and down the stairs to the attic. I was doing the same thing as you.

01-13-2013, 08:49 PM	#1 (permalink)
JeepHound Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: PA Posts: 57	Won't stop following us around Achilles is 14 months old. He follows us everywhere. Up the stairs, down the stairs, into the bathroom (but leaves when instructed to). I expect this behavior as part of normal puppy behavior, but he's not so much a puppy anymore. Is this something that should cease on its own or is it something that needs to be learned somehow. Normally I don't mind, except that at times, I have almost tripped over him coming down the stairs. More concerning is when my 3/yo is coming down the stairs and Achilles pushes him as he is coming down the stairs himself.

01-13-2013, 08:51 PM	#2 (permalink)
GsdLoverr729 Knighted Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: North Ga, USA Posts: 3,179	There's a reason we call them shadows My girl is 32 months old and is still always on my, or my bf's, heels. __________________ Kymmey http://KaohzandKumatz.yolasite.com Mom To~ Dakoda (b/t GSD), Simi (b/w DSH), Nashoba (sable GSD)

01-13-2013, 09:46 PM	#3 (permalink)
Loneforce Knighted Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: PA Posts: 2,362	They are guardian angels. Do you have a plug by the stairway? I suggest a nitelight. When they get older they wont follow as bad, but they will checkup on you. __________________ Jonas : Red & Black WGSL D.O.B. 01/14/2012 Taz: at the bridge 01/26/2012 Ginger: Belgian Longhaired shepherd D.O.B. 07/23/2002..At the bridge 02/13/2013. Jerry

01-13-2013, 09:48 PM	#4 (permalink)
Lauri & The Gang Moderator Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: SouthEastern WI Posts: 13,736	Hey - at least they are big. Our Chinese Cresteds follow us everywhere as puppies - always underfoot - and they are TINY!! We do the Puppy Shuffle when they are out and about - you basically don't lift your foot off the ground. __________________ Lauri & The Raw Fed Gang Raw Dog Ranch Winnie CGC - Corgi Mix Chimanes Spice it Up Piquin (Kaynya) - Chinese Crested Nator von Triton HIC CGC (Mauser) - LC GSD Piquins Some Like it Hot (Spike) – Chinese Crested Piquins Too Hot To Handle - (Fuego) - Chinese Crested Piquins Wasabi (Sabi) - Chinese Crested Piquins Super Hot (Clark) - Chinese Crested Banzai, Cloe, Mocha - Felines Extraordinaire Neke, Tessa, Remi, Sadie, Riggs, Sasha, Tazer - DK, Mozart, Zoe - Gone but not forgotten

01-13-2013, 09:54 PM	#5 (permalink)
MichaelE Elite Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 1,107	They are known as companion dogs for a reason. They really do need a human to please and interact with. They don't care what you're doing they just want to do it with you. __________________ Bear, Anna, Molly, Ossie, and The Countess Lisl von Schlaf An Unhappy German is a Sour Kraut!

01-13-2013, 09:55 PM	#6 (permalink)
Anthony8858 Knighted Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 2,702	LOL.. My Kira is always behind me. She follows me to every room in my house, and will wait at the doorway. It's a beautiful thing, and a true testament to your dog's devotion to you. Enjoy it. Just an FYI... When she does follow me, I always take the opportunity to exercise her "stay" command. If I'm walking to the other side of my home, and she starts to follow, I'll occasionally put her into a stay, and reward her for waiting for me.

01-13-2013, 09:56 PM	#7 (permalink)
BlackthornGSD Elite Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Central Virginia Posts: 1,426	This is normal GSD behavior. My 14 yr old girl still follows me from room to room. __________________ Christine Blackthorn Working German Shepherds

01-13-2013, 10:00 PM	#9 (permalink)
Courtney Crowned Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Ohio Posts: 4,390	I was in my attic today putting x-mas boxes away. Pull down ladder & my boy was trying to climb the ladder to be with me. If I didn't tell him to stay I swear he would have climbed it...not sure how I would have got him down

01-13-2013, 10:05 PM	#10 (permalink)
MichaelE Elite Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 1,107	Lisl was with me too, every trip up and down the stairs to the attic. I was doing the same thing as you. __________________ Bear, Anna, Molly, Ossie, and The Countess Lisl von Schlaf An Unhappy German is a Sour Kraut!

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