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Originally Posted by gemy  What a huge and kind heart you have. Don't think she is rejecting you, just believe that she is making up her mind about you. That part might take a couple of months or more.
And it is totally okay to feel a tad depressed at the moment. But never, ever give up loving that lass. One day she will turn around. I feel this so strongly from what you have shared with us.
My husband did too at times feel depressed, it is a long story, but suffice it to say, he did realize that our pups and cat did truly love him.
I was just wondering, if there would be a time you can take her for a fun outing and walk, that didn't have throngs of tourists around?
I'm thinking like maybe a walk in a park in off hours off the beach, then to a pet store mid day, or to a friends home.
Do you have a backyard she can play in? Maybe invite one or two doggy savvy friends over for a lunch in the backyard.
I remember when Magic was young, different breed, different problem, but inviting folks over for a lunch in our backyard, really helped him, to socialize with humans. In a safe and secure environment.
But at the end of this all, is just time I believe. She will learn to trust you I am really optimistic about that. |
Amazing 10 mins ago we decided to take her in the woods tomorrow. My wife now feels guilty and was having a quiet cry on my behalf tonight. I'm a few years off seventy and Crystal is my first dog, since my last of 17 years, passed on in '97 a few weeks before my late wife died. So it's been an emotional journey in more ways than one. If it's a matter of time, I can wait and I'm long sailed in the patience department. My real worry was outright rejection and also not being able to figure why? However if you read the above response from me, maybe I've uncovered with 'Jilly's' help at least a contributory factor?
I have to say, so far I appear to be the only man on here too, so I'm probably a bit overawed at present, that's because my wife's first language is not English and she 's also a bit of a technophobe too.
Thanks for your post and support, I guess I've also got to stop trying to psycho analyse a dog and treating it as a human, they're far more honourable and honest.