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Old 12-16-2008, 12:00 AM   #1
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He Follows Me Around Like a Puppy!

My 3 yr. old collie, Duncan, that is! I just realized that no matter where I go in the house, he's right behind me. I'm constantly stepping over/around him or bumping into him.

Does anyone else have a velcro dog?
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Old 12-16-2008, 12:15 AM   #2
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I have one that is always under foot, especially in the kitchen. Angus has perfected placing himself between a person and any possible food. He's a great boy though and you can accidently step on him and he never makes a peep. When he's not following me. he is lying on someone. He always finds a warm body upon which to rest his head.

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If they're not expecting food, sometimes they are worried about the person they follow. Our dog likes to keep an eye on the boys or stay where it is the most comfortable.
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Our dog Buckeye has always followed me around when I was a SAHM since he was a puppy. When I went to work a few years ago he was not happy. (My sandles paid the price.) Now that he is a little older, he can't keep up so much and I wish I didn't have to do so much. I am a SAHM again. He will follow early in the day until he figures out my routine for the day. then he will plant himself in a central location so that a turn of his head he can keep an eye on me and the door. He is requiring more naps and shorter but more frequent walks. Finially i think the puppy thing is going away. It only took 8 years. He loves his boys lap the most. Moose has the best lap.
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I have a border collie that is always underfoot or nearby. I find the older she's gotten, the more she likes to be near us. She's also happiest when everyone is in the same room so she can keep an eye on us.
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Not a dog, but DS used to be like that!!
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My 5 1/2 year old Silky Moose does that with me. Sometimes, it gets irritating.
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Pixie has to be within sight of one of us, or she can't cope. She's 8 or so, and was okay until the other dog died last year.
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Unless we're in the kitchen our dogs just do their own thing. We did dogsit for a friend over Thanksgiving. If I was home Ally was within a 10 foot circle. If I wasn't home DD was the center of the circle. If I'm at Rick's house she'll stay by me and ignore him.

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Oh yes! We have a 7 month old pug who not only is always underfoot, but often grabs my pant leg with his teeth to make sure I don't get away from him. Kind of like walking with a ball and chain!
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I have a papillon and he is always right by me. He loves everone but I'm "his" person!
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My female Golden, Belle is always where I am! Even if I go upstairs to grab something and come right back down, she has to waddle up the stairs with me. And when I come out of the bathroom, she is literally sitting across the door, waiting for me!

She was a rescue dog, so maybe a bit of seperation anxiety?
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My female Golden, Belle is always where I am! Even if I go upstairs to grab something and come right back down, she has to waddle up the stairs with me. And when I come out of the bathroom, she is literally sitting across the door, waiting for me!

She was a rescue dog, so maybe a bit of seperation anxiety?
Maybe, but I've had mine since 7 weeks and he does the same thing! I think she just loves you...rescue or not!
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We have two rescues. One came to the Rescue League two weeks after he was purchased from a breeder but his previous owners decided that he was too much (he was a puppy!!). He was only at the rescue for one night before we were called on Saturday and we were able to take him home on Tuesday. He is the one who is always on someone.

Our female was taken to a kill shelter with her mother and siblings. She was transported here by a private rescue and in a foster home with a dozen other dogs before we adopted her. She was fed with all the other dogs and was food aggressive towards our other, older, much bigger dog when she came to us. She is much more content to be alone, however. She will go up on the bed to sleep even if we are home. Angus, on the other hand, is always within inches of someone.

I think it's personality. Angus is almost 9 but still thinks and acts like a puppy. Zoe was always calmer and more mature.

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