My Mum's dog hates me.

ancapailldorcha

So, it's time for my bi-annual visit home but there is a slight hiccup. My Mum has just come into ownership of a horrible little West Highland Terrier which insists on trying to bite me.

Anyone here got any advice on dealing with horrible little dogs?

FairytaleGirl

Feed it ham at every opportunity. Take some home in your pockets even, it'll instantly become your slave!

comongethappy

You could always try discipline.

Gongoozler

Yeah, don't go home so the little dog doesn't have to get stressed over you.

Or more realistically, feed him. Or play with him. Dogs love food and play, and almost all dogs will react well to someone doing one of those two things. If he gets to associate you with good things, he'll get to like you.

Lucifer MorningStar

Give Cesar Millan a call

fleet_admiral

steel cap toe up the bollox

ancapailldorcha

fleet_admiral wrote: »

steel cap toe up the bollox

This is my favorite suggestion so far.

Titzon Toast

Kick him in the face...

wendell borton

My bitches mom hates me.

ancapailldorcha

Gongoozler wrote: »

Yeah, don't go home so the little dog doesn't have to get stressed over you.

Or more realistically, feed him. Or play with him. Dogs love food and play, and almost all dogs will react well to someone doing one of those two things. If he gets to associate you with good things, he'll get to like you.

I tried this last time. I fed it and even went so far as taking the loathsome little creature for a walk. It struggled out of it's collar and ran in front of 2 cars.

Karl Stein

Have you considered cocooning yourself in duct tape?

ElleEm

I hate those little bastard dogs.

Bite it back!

Menas

I have the opposite problem. I am badly allergic to my mums king charles cavalier.
I turn in to a wheezing mess when around him. Drugs dont work.

Trouble is that the dog absolutely loves me. No matter how badly I treat the little fecker he wants more.

So, how about we get out mums to swap dogs?

The King of Moo

Have you tried talking to him?

ancapailldorcha

Trigger Happy wrote: »

I have the opposite problem. I am badly allergic to my mums king charles cavalier.
I turn in to a wheezing mess when around him. Drugs dont work.

Trouble is that the dog absolutely loves me. No matter how badly I treat the little fecker he wants more.

So, how about we get out mums to swap dogs?

My Mum has grown fond of it, unfortunately. I think I might be allergic to it as well. I'd forgotten about that. I had the same problem with the cat. I'm pretty sure she knew it as well as she used to sleep on my pillow while I was at school.

NZ_2014

Probably a playful bite and just needs some exercise or TLC.

Bring it for walk and pet it for an hour. Best buddies then.

Menas

ancapailldorcha wrote: »

My Mum has grown fond of it, unfortunately. I think I might be allergic to it as well. I'd forgotten about that. I had the same problem with the cat. I'm pretty sure she knew it as well as she used to sleep on my pillow while I was at school.

Damn, just wasted 10 mins on the phone trying to convince my mum.
On the plus side she is mad with me now, so no trips home anytime soon.

bitemeluis

FairytaleGirl wrote: »

Feed it ham at every opportunity. Take some home in your pockets even, it'll instantly become your slave!

Or feed him to an Alsation

ancapailldorcha

bitemeluis wrote: »

Or feed him to an Alsation

Might cast a shadow on my trip though. There's probably another downside I've not considered as well.

wexie

FairytaleGirl wrote: »

Feed it ham sausages
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whirlpool

An annoying small dog is wayyyyyy more annoying than an annoying big dog. Little runts.

Sulla Felix

ancapailldorcha wrote: »

So, it's time for my bi-annual visit home but there is a slight hiccup. My Mum has just come into ownership of a horrible little West Highland Terrier which insists on trying to bite me.

Anyone here got any advice on dealing with horrible little dogs?

I've a westie. She's never bitten anyone that didn't deserve it. Wtf did you do OP?

wexie

whirlpool wrote: »

An annoying small dog is wayyyyyy more annoying than an annoying big dog. Little runts.

lot less potential for damage though, but (I personally think) fewer big dogs are annoying than little ones (and I have one if each).

It's little man syndrome

gctest50

wexie wrote: »

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You wouldn't make many out of a westie though surely ?


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ancapailldorcha wrote: »

I tried this last time. I fed it and even went so far as taking the loathsome little creature for a walk. It struggled out of it's collar and ran in front of 2 cars.

You would need K K K K K Ken from the movie a fish called wanda to take care of it.

The Th!ng

Every time the dog bites you, you bite your mother in retaliation.

Sir Arthur Daley

Terriers are sneaky cunts, they bite you in the back of the leg and run off, they are nothing but a glorified rat.

Woofstuff

Sir Arthur Daley wrote: »

Terriers are sneaky cunts, they bite you in the back of the leg and run off, they are nothing but a glorified rat.

Wtf this comment makes you nothing more than a glorified ape.

nails1

Valium, one for the dog and one for you.

zoe 3619

Woofstuff wrote: »

Wtf this comment makes you nothing more than a glorified ape.

Why?dog lover myself.but in fairness some of them can be fecking annoying.wouldn't put up with a yappy or biting dog.

goz83

Dogs smell pure evil. Have you checked the back of your head for the 666 symbol lately?

nails1

goz83 wrote: »

Dogs smell pure evil. Have you checked the back of your head for the 666 symbol lately?

Did Hitler not have a close relationship with his dog?

The_Valeyard

Have you done anything to this dog in the past that it might have a negative reaction when it sees you?

FanadMan

FairytaleGirl wrote: »

Feed it ham at every opportunity. Take some home in your pockets even, it'll instantly become your slave!

I carry dog treats in my pockets all the time. My neighbors dogs are always about and it's good to keep them on my side just in case



Serious answer OP - go to somewhere like Dealz and buy a bag of treats and carry a handful with you. When you first encounter the dog, drop a treat in front of him and keep walking. And keep dropping them as you walk. Before long the dog will associate you with goodies.

Riddle101

Sir Arthur Daley wrote: »

Terriers are sneaky cunts, they bite you in the back of the leg and run off, they are nothing but a glorified rat.

For me, Terrier is another name for Terrorist Dog.

ancapailldorcha

Sulla Felix wrote: »

I've a westie. She's never bitten anyone that didn't deserve it. Wtf did you do OP?

This one is a rescue dog. It was owned by people who ran a hotel or B&B in the past and it bit several people there.

The_Valeyard wrote: »

Have you done anything to this dog in the past that it might have a negative reaction when it sees you?

Last time I was home, I tried petting it, feeding it and talking it for a walk. It spent the entire time growling at me and bit me once as well. My Mum's previous dog warmed to me after a day or so and remembered me after not seeing me for several months,.

Oink

fekkin hate terriers. Such a big gob for such a little %$%.

I wouldn't care if it hates me as long as it respects me. Do you see me trying to bite pitbulls? Well terriers shouldn't try to bite me. That's how it goes. Terriers > Me > Pitbulls. If we all know our place everybody will stay safe.

razorblunt

ancapailldorcha wrote: »

So, it's time for my bi-annual visit home but there is a slight hiccup. My Mum has just come into ownership of a horrible little West Highland Terrier which insists on trying to bite me.

Anyone here got any advice on dealing with horrible little dogs?

It's a Westie, they're grumpy old men even when their pups, strategic rub behind the ear and on their side down by their tail (watch them curl into the rub) and it'll be yours.

Have a 15year old Westie poor old fella is on his last legs, he's like a better behaved version of me, probably why I let him be grumpy!

Wossack

burn a terrier effigy in front of him

razorblunt

Actually bring a Scottie with you on the next visit, nothing like a bit of racial disharmony. He'll be fawning over himself pretending he's not racist and acting nice.

Vojera

ancapailldorcha wrote: »

Last time I was home, I tried petting it, feeding it and talking it for a walk. It spent the entire time growling at me and bit me once as well. My Mum's previous dog warmed to me after a day or so and remembered me after not seeing me for several months,.

There's your problem. Don't be trying to pet him while he doesn't like you. It'll only annoy him. Act indifferent and give him treats until he starts to come around.

ancapailldorcha

Vojera wrote: »

There's your problem. Don't be trying to pet him while he doesn't like you. It'll only annoy him. Act indifferent and give him treats until he starts to come around.

My Mum thought it would help. The dog is female if that makes any difference.

goz83

nails1 wrote: »

Did Hitler not have a close relationship with his dog?

Rumour has it that hitlers dog was a pup of Lucifers hell hound.

PucaMama

ancapailldorcha wrote: »

My Mum thought it would help. The dog is female if that makes any difference.

We have a female westie x jack Russell she's a very angry dog.

Vojera

ancapailldorcha wrote: »

My Mum thought it would help. The dog is female if that makes any difference.

It worked for me with a little jack russell that hated my guts. I thought petting her would help but it just riled her up, so on advice of her owner I just acted like she didn't exist and it worked. We were never best buddies or anything, but I was eventually able to pet her without fearing for my extremities.

Plazaman

Walk in to the house naked with one of those horse masks on you while carrying two large knives. This will hopefully have the effect of either :

(a) The dog thinking you're a mad cúnt and it will then back off
(b) The dog getting such a fright that it keels over dead
(c) Your monther thinking you're a mad cúnt and barring you from the house for so long that by the time you get back in, the dog will have upped and died anyway (those Westies have a fúck all lifespan).

kylith

ancapailldorcha wrote: »

My Mum thought it would help. The dog is female if that makes any difference.

It won't help, just like if someone you hated tried to act like best buddies with you. If they left you alone apart from occasionally giving you a Mars bar you'd start to like them more though and that's what you need to do with the dog - give it the odd treat but otherwise ignore it and before long ye'll get along ok, though she'll probably never be mad about you.

Duggy747

Have you tried updating your BIOS?

razorblunt

Plazaman wrote: »

Walk in to the house naked with one of those horse masks on you while carrying two large knives. This will hopefully have the effect of either :

(a) The dog thinking you're a mad cúnt and it will then back off
(b) The dog getting such a fright that it keels over dead
(c) Your monther thinking you're a mad cúnt and barring you from the house for so long that by the time you get back in, the dog will have upped and died anyway (those Westies have a fúck all lifespan).

Or in the case of my fella 15 years in August, but yeah, sure you don't need to see your mother anyway and when you do it will almost be World Cup time again.

ancapailldorcha

It's been shockingly well behaved. I didn't see this coming at all.

samantha fortune

Better get cesar on the phone