[momofreese]

I think you took a lot of what I had said out of context, also. I did skim through all of your posts. I did not mean to imply that YOU are a bad mommy, either to your children or dogs. I happen to think I made it pretty clear that your puppy is not doing anything out of the oridinary. Like I said, and I am not going to copy and paste all of it, is that a puppy will be a puppy. As bright as they are, they do not have the mentality to rationalize. The puppy doesn't understand, at least not on a human level as to what she is doing. Everything that all of our puppy/dogs do is not to be destructive or bad.. they are playing. I will not say that dogs aren't ever spiteful, although I think most professionals believe that they are not.

I just thought that your post was a little over the top.. meaning that your husband was making a huge issue out of what a puppy and sometimes adult dog, does. I am sorry if you took my text as being negative toward your abilities as a parent of a little boy or dogs. You are right, I used a horrible example regarding your husband and how he would react if your son does something wrong. I was way beyond being over the top. But based on your posts, how it takes your husband a long time to love, maybe forgive (another possible assumption) and how he reacts to puppy issues, I made the statement. And unfair it was.

Especially when I am new to YT and have found all to be very pleasant (for the most part), I should not have reacted so strongly to your post which was sincere and seeking advice. But it really did upset me that someone, your husband, would think that what your puppy is doing is so unusual and terrible.

I also had no right to go through a list of my own personal problems, which I deem worse than yours. I was again just trying to show you, that there are so many other more terrible things that we have to deal with. This is a minor situation that if handled properly, it will resolve itself. I again apologize over and over again, since everyone has their own set of problems/issues that are important to them. I guess being that I have a very strong personality ( I know you couldn't tell) and would never let my husband (nor would he) bully me when it came to my dog or for that matter anything.

My husband is not the most outwardly affectionate person toward Reese, but I see the way he speaks about her to others, and how she gets under his skin. I am going on and on and on as usual so I will cut this off. I read your post, and felt badly that I came on as strong as I did.. especially since I am new and had been welcomed into the group.

I really do believe that your puppy will grow out of this, probably have some setbacks as most do, which will make your husband fall as madly in love with both of your dogs, again. I think you missed my point in a few respects also. I was trying to say that we ALL make mistakes, as I have obviously done. But life goes on, hopefully. Once again my negatism was directed more toward your husband than at you. Which, without having ever met him, was completely wrong.

I have made many mistakes in my post, and certainly could have gone about it in a nicer way. It just made me sad, and even a little angry, that a puppy owner would not understand that this is to be expected. If one does not go through it, I consider them to be very luck.

Have a nice day, and I sincerely do think that many OTHERS have given you excellent advice. A evening or two with your husband alone would definitely help. I can certainly use the same, for different reasons, with mine.

I wish all of you the best of luck and a very happy and healthy holiday. I am glad that you are able to fix your sons project.