neurotic elkhound

[creep]

we have a norweigan elkhound (kinda looks lika small german shepherd, but with a curly tail) and lately, everytime i go to make a sandwich, just as soon as i take the bread from the freezer, she hops off the couch, puts her tail between her legs, and goes into the front room and sits beside my mum. every single time, and she only sterted doing it the other week. any ideas why this is happening? or is she just nuts?

nb. she was never locked in the freezer, or beaten with a loaf of bread. theres no logic behind this.personally i think she's just a neurotc dog.

 

[Flopsy Rabbit]

Hm, wierd. Maybe if you went and got her before you made a sandwich and said "come on with me I'm going to make a sandwich, do you want a piece of my sandwich?" and bring her in the kitchen with you, you could put a liesh on her too when you do this, so make your sandwich and then make her sit or lay nicely next to you while you eat yours and tell her when you are done with your sandwich you will give her a piece, then go and put it in her dish, she won't learn to beg but she will wait because she knows you will always give her a piece, she will be rewarded for good behavior. Then she will probably start following you happily wagging her tail whenever you go to make a sandwich.

 

[Celtic Camel]

sounds like a good idea,...
I don't know why this may have started... any chance she was near the freezer when something fell out & made a loud noise?
I have a rather insane belgian shepherd, who is affected sometimes with strange insecurities... but food isn't something he's afraid of...in fact it would be a nice change if he ran out of the kitchen when I prepare food!
Let us know how things go...
Lisa

 

[eastside9008]

i agree with what flopsyrabbit said. sounds like a good idea to keep her on a leash so she cant run away.

 

[TheOriginalWhitehorse]

we have a norweigan elkhound (kinda looks lika small german shepherd, but with a curly tail) and lately, everytime i go to make a sandwich, just as soon as i take the bread from the freezer, she hops off the couch, puts her tail between her legs, and goes into the front room and sits beside my mum. every single time, and she only sterted doing it the other week. any ideas why this is happening? or is she just nuts?

nb. she was never locked in the freezer, or beaten with a loaf of bread. theres no logic behind this.personally i think she's just a neurotc dog.

Do you and your mother have differing policies on table scraps? If so, it could be that when your dog hears you going for food, she goes to your mother to get some, even though you haven't actually gotten it out of the freezer yet.