Im at my wits end with the dog being under my feet. Its a 20 pounder so its easy to miss.

A while ago I was emptying the dishwasher and almost dropped a knife on the damn dog. I cant even walk down the steps without a dog touching me. Try to open the dishwasher, guess what, damn dog is in the way. The dog gets kicked several times a day. You think it would learn by now.

Dont start with the mans best friend crap. When I try to call the dog over it will ignore me.

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When I try to call the dog over it will ignore me.

Did you try just standing up?

A little facetious, but not entirely. You, or a professional, need to give that dog some obedience training.

Pick it up and carry it?

Get a cat

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Get a cat

Ha! Out new dumped on us kitten did that. Caused the wife to fall at least once and nearly tripped her daily, bad enough that she threatened to get rid of it.

After observing wife I noticed she would make awkward and unpredictable moves attempting to dance around and avoid stepping on the cat. I told her to try just walking normally and not make any effort to avoid her. Basically just ignore her. After having her paws stepped on a few times and kicked a few times she now mostly gives a people a little space.

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Originally posted by kz1000:
Get a cat

Who was it that said "a dog under 30 pounds is a cat anyway?"

Walk on your hands.

It seems that my dog learned quickly that under foot is no place to be. A strong correction while physically moving them out of the way will probably clue Them in.

Ours will stay 2' behind and about a foot to my wife's left side. She's blind and has mashed the poor dog enough times he finally learned to stay the hell back behind her, it's the only safe place. He keeps his eye on her too, if she moves he's up and getting the hell behind her.

He doesn't treat me that way. He knows she has a problem that I don't have.

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Originally posted by kz1000:
Get a cat

You know what they call a man with 1 cat, right?

A woman!

Do you give it any food or snacks other than 2 set meals?

Also, consider getting a physical exam on your pup and rule out any medical concerns. Anxiety or loss of sight could be a possibility, but some dogs are just naturally wired to be glued to your hip (which goes back to you training how far off your hip you want it). I had a dobe once briefly that always liked to cut me off, wherever I was going. Hardwired.
How long have you had this dog/been dealing with this?

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I cant even walk down the steps without a dog touching me.

This could be dangerous.

To the OP:

1: What kind of dog is it? My Cocker was the same way, he just wanted to be loved...all the time.

2: Again lessons learned from the cocker, if I didn’t drop so much food while I cooked, or gave the dog snacks from time to time, the dog would probably not always be underfoot.

At the end of the day, nearly everything a dog does or does not do....is a learned behavior.

I remember when I was a little kid my Grandma would pull 2 pots out from under the cabinet and crash them together like cymbals when the dog would get under foot while she was cooking.

I remember it being effective for at least the remainder of the day

Sounds like a “Velcro dog.”

Also, learn to shuffle. I kid you not. My boy herds me when I head for the kitchen. He’s then always underfoot. Why? He scores foot off of me. Check what rewards he’s getting by being underfoot.

https://pethelpful.com/dogs/Ho...owing-You-Everywhere
https://www.puppyleaks.com/dog-velcro-dog/
https://iheartdogs.com/10-dog-...everywhere-with-you/
https://holidaybarn.com/charac...ics-of-a-clingy-dog/

We trained ours to go to a rug just outside the kitchen and lay down. Our older dog stays out of the way, but our new pup is always right there with his head in the trashcan or dishwasher. It takes some time, but every time he would break the plane of the kitchen, we'd just herd him back to the rug and say "go lay down", once we got to the rug, we have him lay down (he already knew the command "settle") and we'd reward him with some kibble.

It will take you a very long time to get stuff done while training, but remember that you are training the dog, not just doing whatever task is at hand.

Training. Any of a number of books can help with general obedience training.

I have a small Schnauzer and a small mutt of sorts. They do the same. I've spent a couple of days in the hospital from trying to maneuver around these two. All I did was miss them too lol

I'f its just me, its really bad. When my wife is home, not so much. If its really bad, I will just give them both a treat and kennel them for a bit.

Some dogs just have really bad separation anxiety. Mine do too.