RE: [pyrnet] Luna is nudging strangers

["Karen, or K Leblanc" <karen_leblanc@hotmail.com>]

I'm interested in hearing some opinions on adrienne's situation; I saw 
something similiar happen with a friend's dog, but the dog definitely used 
it's teeth and tugged on the person's jacket.  This dog appeared to have 
accepted the visitor, then when the visitor turned their back, the dog sort 
of pounced on them from behind and grabbed the back of their jacket.  But in 
this case, he growled, too, so he was firmly reprimanded.

Karen, D and Keets

Hi Folks,

My wonderful Luna is doing something I am concerned about and wondering if
others have similar experiences or dog behavior/training advice they can
lend.

When strangers come over, she barks for a solid few minutes until she
realizes they are OK (I usually hug the stranger to let her know they are a
friend).  When the visitor turns their back to walk in a specific direction,
Luna rushes up and starts nudging them in the behind.  She isn't being
aggressive and isn't biting, but one person said they thought they felt a
nudge then a nip. When they turn to look at her, she runs away.

As I posted several weeks ago, Luna has had a rough life and I adopted her
scared, pregnant, and unsocialized.  I am thrilled with the progress we are
making, but I am just hoping her "nudging" doesn't turn into something more
serious.  Thoughts?
-adrienne in CO



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