| Re: Why Dogs Push
If you mean leaning into you always like while you are petting them, they just do this. My dog is a total leaner.
If you mean trying to push you to go somewhere or crowding you when you are walking, that is not acceptable, at least to me.
My dog knows what "move please" means and he will get out of my way when I say it. Our dogs love to lay at our feet, or lean up against us, sometimes putting their head or paw on our laps. They are just sticky dogs that way, or as some people say velcro dogs, they want to be near you and touching.
you are doing the right thing by just keeping going your direction and walking right through the dog, and yes by all means put a command to it and it will be quickly learned to get out my way.
Sharon |