 Please save Lucky!
My sister was pet-sitting while I was on vacation. She was standing next to the bed where her boyfriend was sleeping and, as she bent over to kiss him, Lucky jumped up and bit him on the nose, hard! He thought he was bleeding, but he wasn't. I was devastated to hear this because my childhood lhasa apso had to be put to sleep because of two serious biting incidents which required doctor visits. I do not want the same thing to happend to Lucky! Plus, my husband and I are thinking about starting a family and I do not want her to hurt our future children. Don't get me wrong, we have loved Lucky like a child since we brought her home from the shelter in February and we do not want to abandon her like her previous owners did.
Lucky has come along way. She is starting to listen better and bite less, but she still gets extremely excited and anxious whenever any people have physical contact, even when it is just one person patting another on the back or giving a hug. She growls, bites, and sometimes barks. Is it possible to train her somehow to not get so excited in these situations? I can't prevent people from having physical contact when she is around, nor can I always predict it. I am especially concerned about what she will do when our future children are playing with their friends. Will she always have to be kept away from them? |