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Originally Posted by AntilopaUCF The thing that worries me about Lana is that she is not a lap dog that we wanted. She won't let us hold her, pet her, or show any affection. At the beginning she was very defensive and wouldn't let us come near her, than she started to let us pet her, and then she went back to her old behavior. I think that if she was more cuddly that my family would be able to accept her more. I had a lot of trouble with my parents when I got her because they were completely against me getting a new dog. They were worried that she would destroy the carpets, etc. and I had to work really hard to convice them to let me have her (this is really funny considering that I am 22)  Finally they accepted the fact that she is here to stay and my selling point was that she will not be big. Now I am affraid what will happen if she continues growing.
I looked at Lili's records from when she was Lana's age and I saw that she also had growth spurs where she gained over a pound in a month. Maybe that's normal for little puppies, and then eventually everything will level off. I just hope that Lana doesn't get to be bigger than 6 lb because my parents will go bizzerk. |
I had a foster dog (a tiny pom) that had a vicious growl. I went right in her face with mine and said "Don't talk to MEEEEEEE like that !" She licked my nose. I said, Ok she is going home with me. I would hold her on her back and taught my children not to let her get away with growling. I also held her like a baby cradled in arms which she hated at first. We would tell her to "knock it off " when she went in to her mad dog routeen. Little Honey was placed in a home with child and became the perfect pet. She would listen well once she knew she was NOT the boss. I still miss her dearly She has been with her family for 8 years.