My friend's dog is INSANELY needy. She is a one yr old German shepard, owned since birth. She always gets overly excited when someone comes over, jumping on and licking them. But even once she's calmed down she has issues with space. She always needs to be next to if not touching us, sometimes forcing her head onto our laps when we push her away. If we are walking around the house she will follow us way too closely, licking our hands and feet. She tries to sleep in our beds but when not allowed, we can usually wake up in the night to find the dog sitting with her head on the bed just staring at us. Even when eating the dog will get a bite from her bowl and come back into whatever room we happen to be in, chew and swallow the bite, then go back for another bite to bring back. She will eat entire meals like this! She gets played with and taken for walks pretty regularly, and is very loved so I don't know what the issue is or why she can't be more normal. We don't know much about dog training and have never encountered an animal like this. Any suggestions?
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Recommended Answer:This is an awful lot of "stuff" to digest! My best answer to you would be to recommend the Animal Planet show called, "It's Me or the Dog," with Victoria Stillwell. In her nightly program, she often deals with dogs like the one you describe.
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- This is the behavior of an insecure dog. The best thing you can do for her is help her build her confidence and independance. I know of no better way to do this that through training. Agility, Utility, whatever - give her a job and help her to accomplish things for herself.
Also, doggy daycare could be worth a try, but that would depend on the dog.
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