Hi everyone! I'm Bella. I have a three year old male neutered weim, named Duke. He is the quirkiest silliest dog I've ever owned, and we love him to death. I'd always had border collies, so we researched weims a lot before we actually got him, and thought we were up to the challenge.
So anyway, I'm a stay at home mom, and I don't know if that has reinforced this odd behavior since he's with me all the time, but now it's getting a little tiresome, and I don't know what to do.
He is gentle with the kids and very submissive around the 18 month old, but lately, he has been driving us nuts! He will lay on the floor on his back in a submissive position, showing his belly, but when anyone sits next to him or stands next to where he is laying (including the 18 month old) he will roll onto his side and push his legs against us, almost like he is trying to push us away. It didn't really bother me too much until he started doing it to the baby beacuse it knocks her over! I'm also worried that his claws are going to scratch her face accidentally. I don't know why he does it! At thanksgiving, he nearly knocked my mother-in-law over when he did it to her, because her feet slipped out from under her! It was funny for awhile, and shame on me I should have tried to stop him when i first noticed the behavior, but now I'm at a loss. Does anyone know why he's doing this? It's odd because it seems like a dominant behavior, but it's occuring from a normally submissive position. Any thoughts? Has this behavior happened to anyone else??
Thanks!
Bella