I have owned Lola for a year, and most of that time I have been single and living alone...just me and her. But I have had a boyfriend for about 4 months now, and she HATES us getting too close.
When we're sat on the sofa together, she'll come over and start barking. I've tried ignoring her but I need to be careful because the neighbours complain...plus it doesn't seem to work. She usually stops if we allow her up onto the sofa, but sometimes she still makes little woofs just sat there!
She gets worse if we actually kiss etc. He takes her for walks regularly, feeds her and plays with her, and I have tried making lots of fuss of her but I'm not sure if I am inadvertantly re-enforcing this behaviour.
She has her own bed and I have tried praising her and giving her treats when she is sat there quietly. At night she is quite happy to stay in the living room on her own.
Some help would be great!
When we're sat on the sofa together, she'll come over and start barking. I've tried ignoring her but I need to be careful because the neighbours complain...plus it doesn't seem to work. She usually stops if we allow her up onto the sofa, but sometimes she still makes little woofs just sat there!
She gets worse if we actually kiss etc. He takes her for walks regularly, feeds her and plays with her, and I have tried making lots of fuss of her but I'm not sure if I am inadvertantly re-enforcing this behaviour.
She has her own bed and I have tried praising her and giving her treats when she is sat there quietly. At night she is quite happy to stay in the living room on her own.
Some help would be great!