[sassypup]

I hope I didn't offend anyone about my concerns and observations. I know everyone treats their dogs differently and every dog reacts differently. I too teach Zoe her place in our family but she also enjoys being exercised, groomed, and shown affection. I guess. I'm still on the fence about grooming but I like the ideas presented here about how to tell and educate the parents

I didn't realize treats alone can possibly trigger a weight issue. She is on a strict diet set by her parents at the moment in hopes of loosing weight. I don't know how succesful this is because she doesn't want to exercise (walk or run or play and is constantly sneaking Zoe's food (we are constantly having to guard Zoe's food since we free feed Zoe in hopes she will gain some weight since she's too skinny) BUT I was told strict 2 scoops of her dry food per day, no extra treats so treats are out of the question. I asked if I can give her fresh cut up fruits and they said no to that.

I was posting just to get different people's opinions, I'm just concerned about her is all, we're not freaking out or anything like that. I guess everyone's right, different lifestyles and different ways on how to treat a dog.

Yes V, you're right, she's in a new environment and is probably in some sort of stress in her new environment without her family. I guess I saw signs that concerned me.

I only used abused in the touch aspect where she took off when we gently rubbed her back.

All the posts above is making me feel slightly better about different dog behaviors and personalities.