Trying to scare my dog, ideas?

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mryellow2

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My 9 month old black lab chewed up some cat5...all 100' of it. I like to chase him around the house and then hide behind a wall while he's still coming around. I jump out as he runs by and yell. LOL then he gets super hyper and runs around as fast as he can with his tail dragging. He doesn't like it when I put him on my shoulders and spin him around either. I'm not sure if that scares him or just makes him feel pukey though. I probably shouldn't mess with him so much but he seems to take it pretty well =D
 

Vonkhan

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my dog ate all the real people i knew and now no one wants to know me anymore :D

actually, she's VERY friendly to every1. She grew up in a house tht sits right across the campus so along with 2 roomies and a gf, the house was always packed with people. She LOVES being around people and she's NEVER bitten anyone or anything in her entire life. She's the most docile creature on earth! She does, however, hump legs. Now thts frikkin wierd, becuz she's a b1tch and she's fixed! :confused:
 

shimsham

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lol your dog sounds like mine. he has huge paws, and every time he jumps on me, it feels like im boxing. he gave me a bloody nose last night. i was giving him his one tummy rub a day, and he extended his front paw and shoved his talons in my nostril. it bled for 5 mins.

our dog gets freaked out by the reflection of people in the sliding glass door. i like putting my hands over my head like a zombie, and he goes nuts. he only tried to attack that once tho. he will also growl and bark when anyone in our family sits by someone else, or gives them some lovin. it freaks out our guests, because he looks and sounds just the same as he does when hes being aggressive, all crouched showing his teeth.
 

MBony

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Fire a gun behind her at 4AM while he/she is asleep.

Note: Fire in opposite direction from the dog.

Not only will you scare the dog, but the after a few times, the whole neigborhood!
 

azazyel

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Sounds like a cool dog. My favorite is hiding behind a open door. You call the dog into the room then slam the door right when she it through.
 

TitanDiddly

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Wait for the dog to be asleep- get as close as you think you can without alerting him/her, then- air horn. Or see if you can get him/her to fall asleep on a see-saw like contraption, then jump on the other end.
 

Nocturnal

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Uhm, aren't you afraid your dog may attack you? I've heard of people creeping up on their dogs and they get bitten because the dog is so startled. Be very careful. You don't want to end up posting that you were bit because you tried to scare your dog.
 

Vonkhan

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Originally posted by: PhasmatisNox
Wait for the dog to be asleep- get as close as you think you can without alerting him/her, then- air horn. Or see if you can get him/her to fall asleep on a see-saw like contraption, then jump on the other end.

T3H WINN4R !!!!!!!!!

wo0t ... i got a parody thread!
 

Jzero

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Originally posted by: Vonkhan
Originally posted by: PhasmatisNox
Wait for the dog to be asleep- get as close as you think you can without alerting him/her, then- air horn. Or see if you can get him/her to fall asleep on a see-saw like contraption, then jump on the other end.

T3H WINN4R !!!!!!!!!

wo0t ... i got a parody thread!

:beer: but the mods were quick on the draw ;)
 

pyonir

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Dec 18, 2001
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You can always spread peanut butter...errrr...wrong type of thread. Nevermind.


:p
 

Nitemare

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Originally posted by: pyonir
You can always spread peanut butter...errrr...wrong type of thread. Nevermind.


:p

Was going to make a comment along the lines of his dog being very cautious and jittery since that whole peanut butter incidence...
 

pyonir

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Dec 18, 2001
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Originally posted by: Nitemare
Originally posted by: pyonir
You can always spread peanut butter...errrr...wrong type of thread. Nevermind.


:p

Was going to make a comment along the lines of his dog being very cautious and jittery since that whole peanut butter incidence...

:D would have probably come off better than my version.
 

hevnsnt

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lol.. I love scaring my dog.. I wait till he is asleep and sneek over and pounce on him.. 115lb chocolate lab, and he could tear me apart if he wanted....
 

WHipLAsh13

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Originally posted by: pyonir
Originally posted by: Nitemare
Originally posted by: pyonir
You can always spread peanut butter...errrr...wrong type of thread. Nevermind.


:p

Was going to make a comment along the lines of his dog being very cautious and jittery since that whole peanut butter incidence...

:D would have probably come off better than my version.

sick puppies
 

pyonir

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Dec 18, 2001
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Originally posted by: WHipLAsh13
Originally posted by: pyonir
Originally posted by: Nitemare
Originally posted by: pyonir
You can always spread peanut butter...errrr...wrong type of thread. Nevermind.


:p

Was going to make a comment along the lines of his dog being very cautious and jittery since that whole peanut butter incidence...

:D would have probably come off better than my version.

sick puppies
Apparently you haven't seen "Road Trip".
 

0roo0roo

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Sep 21, 2002
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Originally posted by: GRIFFIN1
Put on a Halloween mask, wrap a blanket around you and start crawling around on your hands an knees. This would always freak my dogs out. Be sure to make some growling noises and stuff. Probably not a good idea if the dog is big enough to kill you.

heh yea that probably works. heck when i was wrapped in a blanket that hooded my head and i walked to the kitchen in the twilight, i freaked my dog out. guess i just looked like a hooded ghoul....
 

GasX

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Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
Originally posted by: GRIFFIN1
Put on a Halloween mask, wrap a blanket around you and start crawling around on your hands an knees. This would always freak my dogs out. Be sure to make some growling noises and stuff. Probably not a good idea if the dog is big enough to kill you.

heh yea that probably works. heck when i was wrapped in a blanket that hooded my head and i walked to the kitchen in the twilight, i freaked my dog out. guess i just looked like a hooded ghoul....

my dog FREAKED when I walked into the apartment in my Halloween costume :D