i spend quite a bit of time outside w/my rottie, and i wear sunglasses alot. when i have my rottie in his outside pen, and go out to get him, he will take a defensive stance or sometimes cower if i have my sunglasses on. if i dont, he is just happy to see me and all excited. he is only 4mo old, any ideas or suggestions?
Besides the obvious, Don't wear your glasses when you go get him, I would do the following.
Get him with no glasses on, then while playing with him, put them on and treat him up, play and continue to have fun.... in time he will relise that you wearing glasses is not a bad thing and will look forward to it.
Leute mögen Hunde, aber Leute LIEBEN ausgebildete Hunde!
In the dog world, direct eye contact is a threat. The "old timers" used to tell us that the dogs sometimes mistook the glasses for a really BIG pair of eyes (!) (?)
I don't know if that is true, or if it is the fact that the dog cannot see the eyes to help him "read" you, but I do know that some dogs get a little weird when you wear dark, or mirrored, glasses. Certainly, you should be very cautious about approaching strange dogs when wearing sunglasses.
Do what Lonny recommended, and I'm sure he will quickly come to realize the glasses are no problem.
Dogs cue on the face. In most dogs things that make a face look different will set off a dog. Halloween masks, hoods, sunglasses and other things that make the face look different will usually make a dog nervous. I will keep my dogs put up for Halloween when the kids are coming around. We took our dogs out for a therapy visit and a child came up to our mini with a hood and pacifier and she went off. She calmed right down when we told her too, but it really bothered her.
The suggestions made should work, in addition talk to the dog when you approach him with the sunglasses on so that you can reinforce to the dog who you are, as well as allowing him to scent you. Dogs cue a lot on scent and sound as well as sight so provide as much information as possible as you approach the dog. Start talking to him as soon as you walk out the door so he knows who is comming before he can see you.
If you can't be a Good Example,then You'll just have to Serve as a Horrible Warning. Catherine Aird.
thanks all, like i said though i do play w/him and walk him w/the glasses on and he does just fine. i do talk to him while im walking out there, but ill try all your suggestions and hope for better results. again thanks
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