Ok I confess I rehomed a rescue Westie sadly recently, I had spent 18 mos. in the hopes of getting this dog I adored housetrained. Between the Nanny and I she was rarely alone, in fact when in the kennel she would not make a mess. Take her out, and I mean outside for maybe up to 6 hours and you could not get this dog to potty. the second she got inside the flood or tootsies would drop. I felt as if we had made progress since she finally was not afraid of a blade of grass blowing in the wind. She now walks with her tail in the air! But in the last few months acts of aggression towards my other westie Kismet were getting violent. And it would just be a momentary stray look. No food , person or toy involved. She mothered Mia a lot (afterall she was a mill producer for 4 years) I finally realized she needed to be an only dog and had Little White Dog work with me to find an older person to hold and love her in addition to being able to accomodate the housebreaking issue. It happened over the 4th of July, it was a terribly difficult decision. But since she has left, Kismet has become the sweetest and calmest Westie ever and loves Mia. Mia and Kismet have bonded which is nice. But yes I am one of those persons, I have never done this before but finally realized I wasn't being fair to Emma either. So I do believe we have to look at what is best for our children and yes my furbabies are my children also. I know where she is and they are sending me updates which is nice and part of my request. Maybe I didn't have that right. But I lost the terrier of my heart about a year and a half ago. I am just finally healing, I thought we were both broken and maybe we would heal together. We started the process but got to a fork in the road. Mia is actually my daughters but has stolen my heart to say the least. I love Kismet also but just different I guess..... SO Sorry if this upsets everyone, I am a good loving decent terrier worshipper. If I can't be who they need is it fair? |