Dog won’t leave Dd 11 alone

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Had the strangest day with our dog. Context she’s a 5 year old cavapoo with the most beautiful nature. Today all day she has follows dd everywhere. Doesn’t normally pay her much notice. Always wanted to be in the same room as either me or Dh. She has wanted to sit on dd bed and keeps licking her hands and legs. I’ve just shut her in a room with me and she’s crying at the door. It’s actually starting to freak me out as I’ve googled it and several searches say pets can tell when someone is ill and it causes anxiety. Dd has no obvious sign of illness. She has never behaved like this before. She has been glued to her side all day. When I have tried to physically more her away she has growled at me. Any ideas?

Could she be smelling and hormonal changes in your DD?

Omg. I nearly added dd started her period just after Christmas.

@DontBuyANewMumCashmere do you think that’s what it is ?

I was going to ask if any big hormonal or emotional changes have happened with your dd recently.

Yep, my cockerpoo can smell when my DD is on.

This would make sense. She is such a sensitive kind soul. She really picks up on things in the house. DH is quite poorly and won’t leave his side when he’s particularly bad. Well I never!!

Thanks all. I feel a bit better now. My imagination was starting to run away with me.

what a lovely dog to have 😊 love dogs

Has DD forgotten she’s got some sausages in her pocket?

If DD has only just started her periods, the dog isn't just detecting the hormonal change, she's detecting that it's abnormal for DD, hence the distress.
She'll probably be a bit upset until DD has a regular cycle, then she'll be able to tell DD is in her "new normal".

That’s so interesting. I was talking to a friend today who said her daughter’s pony had a strange reaction to her when she started her period.

It did cross my mind that there may have been a sausage roll lurking g somewhere

She truly is a lovely dog. Very sensitive. Never experienced having a dog like this and had a few different breeds over the years all great dogs but this one is unique to us anyway.

I was wondering about hormonal changes.