I posted this somewhere else, and the answers were pretty much the same. Since the holidays are pretty much here, does your dog stay out amongst your guests, or do you have them in another part of the house? This isn't about your dog living there and having the right to be out. I was just wondering what you prefer to do with them or does it just depend?
Both of mine are attention seekers, they'll go around the living room or where everyone is and sit until the person pets them. Usually if i have people over for a fight night or things like that, i make sure i run with the dogs for a few miles cuz they can get a bit annoying at times
Most of the time they will be around to a certain degree Bella likes to welcome everyone and be nosy lol and then when that's over she's gone and will come to check in from time to time ..
The puppy will be around as long as he's calm but when he gets excited and stops listening I put him in his crate for a little time out lol..
I don't have any problems with them being around as long as I can always have an eye on them because we mostly have a ton of kids around and I never leave them unattended. Although it is just much easy having them put away just one less worry and one less body trip over at a family event
Heidi is out and about with our guests EXCEPT if there are children there who we don't know very well, are live wires (Heidi would correct them), or small kids whose faces are at eye level with her. I just don't trust her completely with kids or faces. Most of the children who come to our home are trustworthy with Heidi and it's fine. Otherwise, she goes in the bedroom.
When my little 3 year nephew is over, I put the shepherds in the other room. He likes them, but they all want to lick him in the face! I'm afraid they are going to knock him over in their enthusiasm.
When my father is visiting, I only let one dog at a time be around him. He is an 80 year old above-the-knee amputee, and the last thing he needs is to fall over 3 GSDs who insist on escorting him through the house!
Everyone else is fair game. You come over, you have 3 great big shepherds in the room with you. Sage will goose you. Carly will drop a ball in your lap. 9 month old Russell will probably slobber around on you. Fun times.
I chose yes, but not the whole time. To be more accurate, if I have a lot of people over (extremely rare) my GSD can come out for a bit. She gets very excited so it isn't pleasant for some people, so I usually wait until they leave. If I only have one or two people over (still rare) she can stay out the whole time.
My mix does not come out to visit with a crowd, but can be around a small group. My husky can come out the same as the GSD (at different times). My poodle can stay out as long as I am willing to hold him. He is not a people lover due to no socialization as a puppy.
Archer is quite happy to greet guests, then he chills out on the floor until they leave. He's unperturbed by them and has never been fed from the table so doesn't try to look for food if people eat.
depends how well mine knows them if its my parents shes all over them because they were there her whole life just about
if its a friend it depends also if she knows them, if its a stranger i usually put her away if i dont wanna do the whole introduction thing and some are scared of big dogs.
Mine always wants to make friends with people who ignore her, the ones who pay attention to her she will ignore. She will usually just sniff once then wait a few hours before checking them out again as long as im there. If i am not there she doesnt let anyone near even if she knows them other than my parents.
My three shepherds always mingle with our guests and then usually lay down by my side or retreat to their own beds to play with their toys once the excitement wears off.
Cujo mingled with everyone. He barked at everyone coming in, and as soon as they were in, and let him know they weren't afraind of him, he was happy to see them all.
But he was protective of my mother, particularly her health and well-being. Cujo would come into the room and stare at a visitor if they were there at an ungodly hour. He would continue to stare at them, until they realized it was late, and they had better be going.
Tyson will come out and bark at whoever, greet them with a slight tail wag and hand lick then lay down at the door and watch them for the rest of the visit, he will just lay their and stare right at them the whole time.
Well, I just hosted a Christmas party at my house with 40+ guests and my dog Riley was the star of the night!! He loved meeting everyone and they loved him... the only downside was that I felt like I should have given every guest a lint roller as a parting gift because it seems that a White GSD and black tights/pants/coats are not a good mix :laugh:
Love my dog. I am so thankful that I had the opportunity to foster and then adopt him.
Yes, Tara is very social with our guests. The vast majority of people we have over to our home like dogs and enjoy throwing a ball with her, tugging with her or just loving on her. I usually fill a kong for her to keep busy while people are first arriving, especially if it's a lot of new people so they can get in the door and settled. When we're eating she generally goes and hangs out on her bed if we're at the table. In the summer, it's harder because we often have large BBQs and people leave food at nose level or on the ground outside, so I try to keep her inside while food's being served so I don't have to watch her constantly. She always ends up conning someone into letting her outside though. When food's put away - there's always someone out playing frisbee or willing to throw a tennis ball, and that is when she is really in her element.
My two are opposite of one another unless they know you. If they have known you like my parents or some of my friends theh are all over them. But if your new to my house or been there only a couple times my gsd lab mix will bark for about 10 minutes next to my leg then goes back to normal as if the person isn't there. The gsd boarder collie mix just hides and run away from them for about an hour then will finally come over amd lick them. Wish me luck on my christmas party tonight with these two pups!
My GSD loves to play with guests to the point we usually have to tell him to "take a break". However, we don't have many guests. When we do, he does get to stay out and socialize. So I voted "Yes".
We usually go over to other family members homes for the holidays. Whether we take him depends on who the other person is and if they have dogs. He usually comes over to his grandmom's house on Christmas Eve and plays with everyone and the kids.
My GSD loves to play with guests to the point we usually have to tell him to "take a break". However, we don't have many guests. When we do, he does get to stay out and socialize. So I voted "Yes".
We usually go over to other family members homes for the holidays. Whether we take him depends on who the other person is and if they have dogs. He usually comes over to his grandmom's house on Christmas Eve and plays with everyone and the kids.
My dogs enjoy when company comes over, especially if it is people from our club who they know and who will get on the floor and play with them.. lol.
When we are eating or talking they are usually just laying on their bed or on the couch in the living room though.
We had a friend over who brought her little kids (under 5) with her and my dogs had fun chasing a toy down the hallway that the little ones were throwing for them. Even Stark my non-kid dog (he is okay with kids he knows) enjoyed the interaction and tried to leave out the door (I live in an apartment) when they left! LOL
Yes, Nikon begs for food and/or brings his toys over and tries to get someone to play fetch or tug. He is always watching me though and will get up and go with me if I move, even if someone else is feeding him or playing with him.
I frequently have people over. Puppy is very excited at first greeting and will beg for attention/food/toy throws. She loves people and loves attention. She will sleep near by if the guests ignore her and don't want to interact.
It depends on the person visiting. One of my neighbors who comes over on a regular basis doesn't get along with Finn. It's not that he's ever bitten her or shown aggressiveness, but his body language is that of, "I don't like this..." and he usually self-segregates by going upstairs to his bed in our room, on the couch in the parlor, or into his kennel.
my last gsd would pick a spot and just observe. never took his eyes off the my daughters. i could see her getting antsy when one was out her line of sight. if one stayed out of her sight she would have to investigate. at this point she patrol back and fourth between the two, and ignore the guests.
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