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07-27-2010, 08:45 PM | #1 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Tennessee
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| Eddy's dealing with my surgery....kinda I'm new to this site, but I just wanted to praise my little man for being such a trooper about my surgeries. I'm a person living with cancer, and have been for about 8 years now. I got Edward almost 2 years ago, and I know most people thought it was a bad idea, but I honestly thought he'd help my recovery. And boy has he! Since getting him I've had less neurological attacks and when I do have them he alerts me before they occur so I can lay down. I'm someone that has about a surgery a year, and he's dealt with two now, and it's changed him quiet a bit. This last one more so, I had a limb adjustment surgery...I'm a below the knee amputee, and we removed the tibia and sanded down the fibia. Well, I thought he would level out after I was recovered. He always gets extremely aggressive when I'm not doing well. No one except my mother and father are allowed within our home, cause he thinks they're going to take me away, and he has decided that sleeping on my chest is the best way to keep me in place lol. But now I'm better and his behavior is the same. I was wondering if anyone had any ideas in helping him become a little less protective and more independent from me?
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07-27-2010, 10:39 PM | #2 |
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| Welcome to Yorkietalk!! Wow, you have a devoted little boy there. Eddy sounds like he is a lot of support to you. Dogs are amazing in there sensing what we are feeling and needing. I have chronic pain and fibromyalgia and some days when I don't feel like getting out of bed, my babies just lay in bed with me and snuggle. When I am feeling a little blue and I cry, they will lick my tears and be so gentle it is so amazing. I don't have any of mine that are that territorial and I am thinking that Eddy is just trying to protect you when he thinks you need it. Is he neutered? Because if he isn't it could be one reason why he is more aggressive. May be some others will weigh in on that but I just want to say good luck with your medical treatments.
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07-27-2010, 11:00 PM | #3 |
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| Hi and Welcome to YT! Wow that is some story... I'm in tears and smiling at the same time! So glad you have Eddy helping you. Sometimes these pups will get dominant/aggressive if they feel that you are not in control of any given situation. Maybe reassure him that you are okay and let him know that you have everything under control. Interrupt his protecting behavior with an 'Ah, ah' and tell him to go lay down or whatever you can get him to do to make him feel that you are in control. Hope this helps... and I hope you are feeling better. I'll keep you both in my prayers...
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