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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsIs there any professionals here who can identify what a stalker is. I definitely have a problem
Its getting worse no personal space example today I left the house to get the mail looking out bay window was my stalker. I was not even gone two minutes and back in the house the tippy taps start as in my goodness youve been gone forever i was worried.
I grilled cheeseburgers earlier and my stalker sat on the sofa next to me just staring hard as i ate touching me with his paw . Then about two hours later i went to the kitchen. At this time my stalker was asleep on couch all four golden paws in the air.
Yet when I was in the kitchen mixing vanilla ice cream with peanut butter i turned around and there was my stalker looking at me.
Is this a healthy relationship just wondering if Dunc the 78 pound chunk has ulterior motives in our relationship.

spooky3
(37,417 posts)You have been giving poor Dunc encouragement. You have only yourself to blame, you flirt!
FullySupportDems
(325 posts)All food must be "tested" by the lab 😋
Duncanpup
(14,388 posts)Yet we had a lab and four hollow paws.
FullySupportDems
(325 posts)And he has a big mouth in every way
DENVERPOPS
(11,965 posts)were a half golden lab, half wolf......and his sidekick was a golden retriever........
I've had six dogs since, none of which came close to those two...........
FullySupportDems
(325 posts)AKwannabe
(6,746 posts)The best boy.
He crossed the rainbow bridge May 2, 2018.
DENVERPOPS
(11,965 posts)I die a thousand deaths and am a wreck for weeks or months.......Never wanting to go thru that grief process again, I swear I am never again getting a new dog.............but I always do.............
lavoosh99
(18 posts)that whenever a pet dies, a small piece of our soul goes with it.
SheltieLover
(67,174 posts)

Duncanpup
(14,388 posts)Sheltie lover
SheltieLover
(67,174 posts)
Duncanpup
(14,388 posts)Dunc thinks his shit is golden what an ego.
SheltieLover
(67,174 posts)
COL Mustard
(7,356 posts)Stalking of this kind is horrible!!!
PJMcK
(23,551 posts)You never know what a stalker could be up to. If they've gained access to your home, you're in deep trouble. It sounds to me like you have two choices: Either ignore your stalker or give them a bath.
Good luck!
Duncanpup
(14,388 posts)He goes to groomers Friday
EYESORE 9001
(28,171 posts)Youre dealing with a stalker who can keep you under nearly constant surveillance. With his nose. Roughly 100,000 times more sensitive than yours or mine. Hearing is none too shabby either.
SheltieLover
(67,174 posts)
Srkdqltr
(8,310 posts)Clouds Passing
(4,540 posts)Sitting so close they impede your ability to eat. Stalking in the kitchen. Stalking in the dining room. Stalking on the sofa. Stalking every step you take. Yeah, Id say, youve got a stalker big time!
Nanuke
(714 posts)He was a Golden named Brandy and weighed over 100 lbs (with a big build and a giant head). He stalked us in our tent when camping, in the boat and lake when fishing, and in our bed at night, which became crowded. I bought him from a line of pedigree duck hunting dogs as a gift for my then husband. He was a total hunting failuregot tangled up in all the decoys, swam to a deserted island waiting for rescue, and would not put a feather or duck in his mouth. Miss him so.
Duncanpup
(14,388 posts)Brandy was best pup.
10 Turtle Day
(720 posts)A certain former SD governor/monster would have given him a sudden end in a gravel pit instead of loving on him.
Evolve Dammit
(20,547 posts)
Jerry2144
(2,800 posts)Dunc is not getting enough attention. Don't you know he deserves all of it?
Please give him an ear scritch for me
Duncanpup
(14,388 posts)Warpy
(113,287 posts)Shoot, I had a tomcat who displayed classic drug seeking behavior after minor surgery. He really seemed to like that buprenorphine, although he hated the taste.
Duncanpup
(14,388 posts)maspaha
(456 posts)
although now maybe I understand how my St Bernards see me
but in my defense, I readily admit Im probably inappropriately attached to them
🐾🐾🐾🐾
🐾🐾🐾🐾
Duncanpup
(14,388 posts)You cant beat furry love ❤️
WestMichRad
(2,265 posts)Youre just a large meal walking on two feet.
Sleep well tonight!
hlthe2b
(109,397 posts)
littlemissmartypants
(27,403 posts)I have the same issue. She's not even ten inches tall and weighs almost 3 1/2 pounds. If I breath heavily, she's on alert.
I've been forced into carrying her around in a front facing baby carrier shirt.
Because she's so tiny that I've stepped on her. I tried a bell but she chewed it up so it won't ring.
She has a backpack that she loves to get into and ride on my back, in the house. If I leave her sling carrier out she'll get in it and bark.
I'm in big trouble. She's my little velcro puppy and I love her.
Let us know if you find a cure for that last part. Love is usually always a sign of trouble.
😉
You're so much fun and entertaining. I understand the attraction.
We love you and your stalker. Thank you for sharing your world with us.
❤️
patphil
(7,738 posts)There's no real defense against this, but I suggest tummy rubs, rubs behind the ears, and a lot of "whose your daddy asks, followed by treats and long walks.
It's incurable, but you can contain it, especially if you are willing to acknowledge who's in charge.
Of course that's if you can accept Dunc as being the one who rules the relationship.
Surrender is your only recourse. May God have mercy on your soul.
LoisB
(10,251 posts)I wouldn't say he was "stalking" you, more like looking out for your best interests (and his).
Duncanpup
(14,388 posts)Dunc thanks you for your concern LoisB.
LoisB
(10,251 posts)Jacson6
(1,181 posts)
ProfessorGAC
(72,471 posts)Seems like every time I turn around there's this black creature with floppy ears right there.
Geez, often he's right there laying in the back seat of my car.
Don't get me started on his little orange accomplices.
Duncanpup
(14,388 posts)ProfessorGAC
(72,471 posts)...half the meeting is reserved for talking guitars!
Duncanpup
(14,388 posts)If we lived closer together we would have already been jamming together Vince you Dunc and i. Not to brag yet Dunc is quite accomplished on a squeak toy. Professor an analogy i once told a young man who i was showing S.R.V. technique i said you have to attack with your picking hand play hard and Duncs squeak toy style is definitely hard on the attack.
There are times where Dunc practices his squeak toys Furrever mornings afternoon evenings. Why even in bed in middle of the night hes dedicated.
MLAA
(19,162 posts)IbogaProject
(4,330 posts)I'm taking the pup's side and fell you were being a tease.
Tetrachloride
(8,680 posts)Have you tried reverse psychology?
Carry a mirror?
Mountain Mule
(1,120 posts)When I sit down on my couch to watch Rachel, my stalker jumps up next to me and appears to drink in her every word. When I step outside, my stalker is right behind me, demanding that I take him on a ten mile walk. Of course, he's right there when I go into my kitchen to fix myself something to eat. He demands a tribute of a chunk of raw hamburger or a container of Amy's Pad Thai to lick out. He even follows me to bed and snoozes beside me all night long. How awful is that?
Worst of all, my stalker is getting to be older and I'm just not ready to consider existential worries when it comes to his regard. My stalker should live forever as far as I'm concerned. He may just be a mutt that I got from the pound; he may just be a hound who likes to sing along with the local coyotes; he may just be a gangster of love who almost knocks me down when I return from buying groceries; but I love my stalker and his stalking ways with all my heart. May all stalkers everywhere live long and thrive!
Duncanpup
(14,388 posts)Donkees
(32,791 posts)Thinking about food insecurity just gives him a much bigger appetite and insecurity
AllaN01Bear
(24,916 posts)airplaneman
(1,319 posts)Duncanpup
(14,388 posts)
Bernardo de La Paz
(55,105 posts)Trueblue Texan
(3,302 posts)The only time I get any time unsurveilled is when I can get the bathroom door shut before they push through it.
Buddyzbuddy
(776 posts)
milestogo
(20,423 posts)He can be in hiding and then suddenly, there he is. He stares at me while I am eating.
I think this type of stalking is fairly common and very healthy.
AnotherMother4Peace
(4,733 posts)TexLaProgressive
(12,472 posts)I've given up, my pointy ears long tail stalker is holding me down- she's sleeping off a bad night of thunderstorms.
Just give Blondie some love.
JoseBalow
(7,313 posts)And the name has stuck for years
twodogsbarking
(13,495 posts)Anyone old enough to remember White Shadow on Mickey Mouse Club original.
Permanut
(7,061 posts)But just to be sure -
Are you spoiling him rotten? I know that's your job, but this could be a side effect. There is no cure.
Figarosmom
(5,408 posts)Your cheeseburger and ice cream.
TBF
(35,091 posts)literally velcro.
UTUSN
(74,020 posts)Bluethroughu
(7,201 posts)At 3:00AM and wants me to follow him out into the night while he snoops around...I'm exhausted by him, but I love him.