Is it normal for your dog to follow you everywhere in the house?

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   Vijay Sinhalposted 11 years ago

   it is facts that dogs love more their owners than theirselvs. so it is normal.

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   WiccanSageposted 11 years ago

   My dog does. He's very submissive to us, so I don't know if that has anything to do with it. But when I get up and move, he gets up and moves. If I'm not there, he follows my husband. Then my older teen boy. Then the younger boy.
   
   He seems to know the pecking order :-D

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   DzyMsLizzyposted 11 years ago

   Yes, perfectly normal.
   I no longer have any dogs, but a couple of my cats even exhibit this behavior.  They see me as "their mommy," having bonded to us when they were tiny kittens.  Some follow me; a couple follow my husband.

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      bahaykuboposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      true.  i have 2 cats, and one of them follows me wherever i go, even to the bathroom.  he also sleeps on my bed (with his own pillow!).  i don't know how it all started, but i treat him like a human:  i talk to him most of the time.

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   cebutouristspotposted 11 years ago

   It is very normal.  Dogs tend to bond their owner.  Dogs are more comfortable in numbers .
   
   You could easily train it. I had a dog that will follow me around until I say stay.

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   Sadiq Busuriposted 11 years ago

   I'd be more concerned if it didn't. It just means that it likes you.

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   EmilySparks2894posted 11 years ago

   O yes! I am an animal lover, and my dog knows it! As soon as I leave the room she will get up and follow me.  Dogs crave companionship as do humans. They don't like to be left out of anything!

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   Nigham AFZALposted 11 years ago

   I have no experience Sir... but I think Its perfectly normal...

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   Pawscoutureposted 11 years ago

   Yes it's quite normal for your pooch to follow you around indoors, my cocker spaniel is like my little shadow when walking around the house.

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   Lauren Amy Smithposted 11 years ago

   Yes it is, he loves you! My little Dachshund follows me around the home everywhere, I find it adorable.

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    SatendraSainiposted 11 years ago

    No its a very bad habit! pets should remember some rules and shouldn't behave like this.

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    Sarasthebossposted 11 years ago

    My boxer follows me everywhere too. I'm the one who feeds her, grooms her, etc. She doesn't tend to follow other people around, just me. I actually really like having my little companion always at my side. Pretty sure it's normal. Like the other posters said- they're pack animals.

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    lorijallenposted 11 years ago

    We have a Newfoundland/St.Bernard mix and is very attached to my son. When he is in school, she follows me wherever I go. She started doing this a few months ago, She is 13 years old, and has Lyme disease, she has been treated but we thought we were losing her!  Her hips are getting bad, she has a hard time getting up the stairs so we go outside with her every time she goes out and we help her up the stairs.  I guess my point is, she is an old girl and I think she can sense that her time is coming and she may feel the need to be with a family member at all times.  I don't mind her following me and I talk to her all the time. I believe Dogs can sense when something is off or not just right, they sense joy and they sense sadness and some dogs just don't want to be alone. She was not always this way!  I say that your dog following you is quite normal, normal for your dog as every dog is different. Some are content being alone and some just want human contact more often.

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    Erin Trefzposted 11 years ago

    My dog does this as well.  Prior to having kids it bothered me, but as a mom I have no privacy, what so ever, so I don't mind now.  Our house is pretty small, so he picks a spot where he can view the most in the home and parks there for a while.  When we move out of view, he follows.
    
    I work from home 3 days a week and I enjoy him keeping me company.  I also feel more protected.  I don't think he would attack anyone, but his bark would possibly make them change someone's mind about trying to get into our house.

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    Bassem Girgisposted 10 years ago

    Yes, your dog depends on you. Remember, while the dog is just a dog to you, you are his everything.
    
    You can teach him to stay in another room by teaching him how to stay until he masters it, then you can go in the next room and shout stay until he learns that it is OK to stay in the other room while you're not in it.

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    lostohanababyposted 10 years ago

    That's normal  behavior for your dog to react in that way.  Its your dog's way of showing how he or she cares for your wife.  Like a close companion.  Your dog is on guard at all times, for alertness to the possible harm that may come to your wife a possible intruder undetected that may have slipped in the house.   Don't be upset with your dog.  The dog is doing what is 'natural'.

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    Jailebirdposted 10 years ago

    It is definitely normal. Ever heard the expression "(someone) is following me like a puppy dog"? It is more normal in certain breeds then others also. Usually smaller dogs tend to be bigger culprits. It is there way of showing loyalty and of feeling secure. Many dogs can suffer from separation anxiety and usually those who do tend to follow more. However if you have a dog that doesn't usually follow you around and suddenly starts it can sometimes be a warning sign that something is wrong or bothering them. Dogs feel everything so much stronger than we do.

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    JulieMProvostposted 10 years ago

    Yes! My aunt just got a dog about 6 months and her dog does that. We just got a dog and she does that too. I might go downstairs for 5 minutes and she will follow me there and back. I have noticed that if she has been playing hard and is sleeping she might not get up unless I am gone from the room for a while. I figure she is just too worn out then.

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    GirlsWorldposted 10 years ago

    Yes my dog does it to my brother all the time! I wish I had a dog that did but for some dogs like bichon fries who can get separation anxiety it can reall stress them out.

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    goodnews11posted 10 years ago

    Yes.. My dog use to follow me everywhere in house. It is quiet normal that dogs follow their master everywhere.

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    lunchboxerposted 10 years ago

    I think it is pretty normal since my three dogs do it all the time when i'm at home, i guess its a way of being close to the person the are the most comfortable with and also feeling included in the group

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    AKChenoweth2014posted 10 years ago

    It is completely normal and a good sign, you have become the Alpha of the pack!

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       jkaliszewposted 9 years agoin reply to this

       I think it's normal...  I have three dogs a husband and his 3 kids.   The dogs follow me around the house everywhere I go probably because I pass out treats more often than others and feed them.

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    Sophia Lyonsposted 10 years ago

    I feel it is normal.   My dog follows me every where in the house, even to the bathroom/toilet.

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    Christen Thalmanposted 10 years ago

    WOW!  Same thing happens to me.  I'm the mama in the house and Sadie follows me from the kitchen to the closet to the kitchen to the bathroom to the basement to the bedroom to the couch.  She even knows that when I turn the TV on, I'll be sitting on the couch.  She's a 2 year old rescue dog that happens to be a yellow lab.  Love her!

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    Annie Wrightposted 10 years ago

    Hi,
    Yes it very normal for Tyke (profile pic, carbon copy of him), to follow me no matter what room of the house I'm in. He was very abused by previous owners, now he suffers from Anxiety Stress Syndrome, so I never go where he can't unless to pay bills or to shop for food, which he goes and waits in the car with my husband, then he gets Arby's roast beef sandwich for being good. Babysitters don't work for Tyke as he will try and wet on them, pull their hair, get loose outside refusing to come back in until he hears the car, just flat out be mean but when I'm there he will be nice. I've had 3 babysitters refuse to sit with him anymore, he's a firecracker. If a person gets too close to me or tries to give me a hug when leaving, he will bite hard. We have a way of communicating even though he doesn't speak, I just know what he wants by his actions such as fridge for food, kitchen sink water, front or back yard by the door he goes to, bed time he will go back and forth to his bedroom, wanting me to turn his TV on. If he don't like some he won't let them sit down and will growl low meaning you'd better leave or risk getting bite. I keep all his shots up to date.

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    umbro1968posted 10 years ago

    because you have shown the love you have for your dog he/she will always love you back, its called unconditional love hence the following you around, savour and enjoy it because our little pets are not here forever sadly.

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    Janet Hernandezposted 10 years ago

    I just got my dog like 2 days ago and he follows me everywhere I go I asked the shelter and they say it is because he feels more secure with that person and or bonded with them

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    aparna jagtapposted 10 years ago

    yes it is normal for a dog to follow you after you...don't worry

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    Veronica Grecoposted 10 years ago

    I found a pit bull puppy about a month ago took her to my vet to see if she was chipped etc she wasnt.I decided to keep hershe follows me so closely I named her shadw.Have had dogs all my life I am almost 66 never had 1 follow me like she does. Not sure if this is normal believe its anxiety separation . Am treating it as such gotten to the point where not sure if I am going to keep her cant go anywhere in or outside in the yard without her almost on top of me.If I close the door to my office etc she will scratch on it or start being destructive.If she were a human I would take out a stalking order against her.

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    snerfuposted 10 years ago

    Actually I have a cat and he does not follow me around, thankfully. Dogs I guess are different -- their tails and ears and of course they speak bow wow where as cats go meow.

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    connorjposted 10 years ago

    Absolutely it is normal and I would agree with the other post that brings into the argument, pack mentality...

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    Tricia Deedposted 10 years ago

    I think this is normal behavior, however, you can discipline your pet to not follow you. Train your pet to sit and stay during those times when you do not want to be followed. Your pet is no different than a child. Both need to be trained and disciplined. They know you love them.
    
    I had a strange situation and some readers may think that I was seeing things. None the less, I saw my pet. Let me explain. I was holding my dog on my lap while he was in the process of dying. I needed to go to another room and I set him down on the sofa. As I was walking to the other room I felt him following me, and I looked behind me thinking he left the sofa. I saw him not as himself, but as a negative of himself. His body was still on the sofa nearing death. He died two hours later.

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    videodave123posted 10 years ago

    The late "Buddy" was a full grown Lab, I worked in Hollywood, Burbank, and Glendale, California (The cities where most of Los Angeles Televisions is based) . I was told that I should never leave a dog home alone all day, and the "Buddy" should have another dog to play with. One day they were giving away free puppies at the local super market, "Jack" was the only brown dog in a littler of all black German Sheppards/Mixed. I took "Jack" (Who just fit in my hand) and showed him to "Buddy", the Lab, Buddy was not too happy with the new dog in the family. "Buddy and I had a heart to heart, "Buddy" was the type of Lab, that when you threw the ball and you said "Get the ball Buddy" , He would give you that look "UP YOURS, GO GET THE BALL YOURSELF, DO I LOOK LIKE YOUR PERSONAL RETRIEVER"? However "Jack" new what I wanted, as the years passed "Jack" became the retriever. Both dogs loved each-other but "Buddy" was the pack leader next to me.
    Buddy passed on, Jack and I lived in many placed during the 2008 housing downfall, We lost our house. Jack in not 16 years old, We have been together just about every day for the last 14 years, now that I no longer work in TV (YOUTUBE SEARCH DAVE AARON) Play UFO evidence collector, Dave Aaron, let it keep playing) (Google "CITY DESTROYS RARE UFO AUDIOTAPES") Through it all "Jack" was , is and always will be my best friend, When I have to poop, he walks into the bathroom, right now as I type this, he is under the desk where the computer is, When I go into the kitchen for a snack or meal, "Jack" is right there says "Whatcha doing master"? Need to empty the trash, "Jack" is at the door" My morning walk" "JACK" gets his leash and awaits me to attach the hook to his collar so he can "Do his Dooty". Have I tripped over "JACK" many times. The love of your dog, as you all know is something special that only you and your dog understand. Jack and I are both getting older, I am 72 in human years, and "Jack" would be about 80-102 in human years. He has tumors, the back end of his body does not always work as good as it should, but for his age he does quite well. I will cry when "JACK" leaves me, But until that faithful date comes, "Jack" can follow me everyplace. Yet when I go to church and tell "Jack" to go into his doghouse, he does it without any questions. No for the love of cats. UGGG!

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    Besarienposted 10 years ago

    Yes, your dog is a natural born pack member and accepts you as the leader of the pack. Wherever you go, he or she has got your back. Many dogs will recognize any other members of the household as pack leaders as well. Mine even includes our cats. If they are all home alone or if the cats are the only ones showing initiative, she follows them around.

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    chaitanyasaivbposted 10 years ago

    Even, I have seen a dog, following its owner all the time, They lives next to my house. It will lay down outside the house, when its owner was inside the house, and It will starts following , when the owner comes outside.

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    Calypso02posted 10 years ago

    I think it is.  It means that the dog loves you and trusts you.  My cat used to follow me around the house--if I was upstairs, so was she.  Sleeping?  She'd join me.  Watching TV?  She'd want to sit on my lap.  It's cute.

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    ramakanthsposted 10 years ago

    It is quite normal for me. My dog is  like my best pal and he always around  me when I am home. The way he welcomes me when I am home everyday after my work makes me forget all the stress and make me cherish. I really enjoy his company!

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    sandy345posted 10 years ago

    I have the exact same problem with my schitzu sometimes it stresses me why won't he follow the other members in the household

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    Makayla Barmadiaposted 10 years ago

    Yes if the dog looks at u for a while its hugging you.

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    Takarahgaryposted 10 years ago

    I have two dogs that will follow me when they hear me moving around. There are many reasons as to why your dog may be following you.
    1. attachment
    2. curious as to what you are doing
    3. spoiled (not accusing) I made the mistake of giving my older dog food every time I went into the kitchen or when I would get up to get her a treat. Now she thinks that every time I get up she is going to get something. Also she thinks that when my roommates or I leave she is going as well.

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    AllieRamblesposted 10 years ago

    I have a Brittany, she is 9 now and has always followed me everywhere!  At first I thought it was strange because she could also be with my son, daughter or husband, but she chose me.
    
    Nothing is sacred or private....toilet, shower, dressing time.  Nothing.  She's there.
    
    I just got used to it.  I love her and is my favorite fur friend.

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    Ashley CathcartMposted 10 years ago

    My dog follows me everywhere. I have a cat that those this also. A dog is known to be loyal and they might just be protecting their owners.

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    Kappygirlposted 10 years ago

    Oh my gosh!  My dog, Megan, follows me every step I take!  For me it is more annoying than endearing.  I've tripped over her, stepped on her, nearly fallen down the steps.  She never leaves me alone.  I find myself shoo-ing her away just so I can have some peace.  There's four other people in our household and I'm the one she has latched on to.  Sigh...
    
    The real frustrating thing is that she does not do that outside.  In fact, it is the exact opposite--she bolts!  I've always wanted a dog to walk beside me, both of us leisurely strolling and enjoying being outdoors.  But she absolutely can not be off-leash.  And to make it worse, she pulls like she's at the head of a mule train!

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    ZaneMayposted 10 years ago

    Dogs are pack animals and will always look on members in the pack. Your wife is Alpha Female and you should be Alpha Male in the pack. Sometimes dogs will just follow the pack leader around and wants to please the leader. Other times the dog can sense health problems and will follow the person with the health problems.
    
    I suffer with ostearthritis in lower spine, hips and knees, damaged muscles in lower spine, rsi in both wrists. My dog is very sensitive and understands and knows when I am in alot of pain. He will follow me everywhere and keep me company.
    
    So it could be that your dog is sensing your wifes health problems, if she suffers any.

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    RNMSNposted 10 years ago

    my hubbie and I adopted a cute little dog from the pound a year or so ago and almost from the beginning Cooper(the little dog) adopted me/Iwe have both had dogs before but not in the 33 years we've been together and neither of us ever had a dog that would do this...I find it strange but I don't mind/but I am the not the one that feeds or gives him treats/but I am the disciplinarian...less of course now..he is very smart and learned..well all he would learn (stubborn as well as smart)in a short time...I am also curious to know if I did something wrong in those first weeks...I hope not and Coop is wonderful but still/its disconcerting at times/the worst being when I go somewhere and Cooper cries

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    CNikkiposted 10 years ago

    I have the same type of dog and yes it is normal. Dogs (I notice more from the smaller breeds since they have to strive more to survive) tend to rely more on what they consider as their 'pack' since dogs come from the wolves ancestry and they tend to stick together for survival. Where ever you go, being the pack he has and associates with since such pack provides the needs for your dog to live, he will follow. When it is not normal is when the dog could have developed anxiety from being alone for a fair amount of time and seems as though they can't tolerate your absence even for that short time. Hope I helped.

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    InterestCapturedposted 10 years ago

    No HAHAHA! You are CraZy!! What are you even thinking?

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    creativewriter123posted 10 years ago

    I don't have a dog. But I think like humans, dogs also craves affection, whenever, wherever. Your dog loves your wife and since your dog cannot speak, he shows it by following your wife around everywhere.
    But some experts on some websites say that its a problematic behavior in dogs due to constant fawning or attention by the owners.

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    sashieldsposted 10 years ago

    Yes, I think its normal. I have a male cat and female German Shepherd that follow me around the house. Its a bit annoying sometimes because I will trip over them or accidentally kick them. I think its because they are keeping tabs on you, or just want to be with you because they are curious.

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    lisavollrathposted 10 years ago

    It's totally normal. I have two dogs, and live in a house with a long, narrow hallway, with my office at one end, and the kitchen at the other. Every time I get up to get water, it's like a little parade down the hallway and back again. Both dogs can be sound asleep on the office sofa, but as soon as I get up, they're at my feet, ready to follow wherever I go.

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    Tabbixxoposted 10 years ago

    Yes, it is very normal. I swear my dog, George, just does it because he wants food... But, I think he is just curious as well; Curious George.

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