I have many, many, many questions and curiosities about dog behaviour and particularly about my dogs. (And I have been reading this board as much as I possibly can, every day, since I found it!) But I have one question that I have wondered about since the day it began and I would love to know what you all have to say about it.
My 2 1/2 yr old Beagle was attacked, in our own backyard, and almost killed a yr ago yesterday. After the attack (I'll give more details if anyone wants them), she began to "sit" on my feet. She had NEVER done this before and of course I felt as though it was some sort of security type behaviour going on - as in "it made her feel "somehow" more secure when she was parked on my feet" - does that make any sense?
Of course at this time she wouldn't let me out of her sight and I didn't want her out of mine. While I was doing dishes - she was sitting on my feet. If I were sitting on the floor, she would be sitting on my knees, even in the bathroom - when I would sit on the toilet (sorry for being so descriptive but don't know how else to explain it), she would be right there and sitting on my feet. A yr later now, she rarely does it, but will still do it at times. It doesn't bother me at all other than it worries me because I feel as though when she does this, it's because she is feeling scared or insecure or something along those lines.
Have any of you ever heard of this before and if so, am I "at all" reading it correctly?
Thank you in advance,
BJ
BJ! I'm new on this board too and am learning so much! I'm surprised someone hasn't answered your question by now! Your reasoning for her behavior sounds logical to me!
