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Originally Posted by MauiGirl  Kathy, that is the sweetest story, and one I will always remember. Smothering him with kindness won him over, and gave you two an amazing bond. What a wonderful way to handle a difficult situation, and what an amazing love and understanding you shared right up until the end. Peek was such a lucky boy to have you through thick and thin, and never give up. |
Thanks Sandy.
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Originally Posted by luvmybabyJax OMG! This is the sweetest story and just what I needed to hear today!! My baby Jax has been on that downhill spiral and it seems it has gotten worse since his Neuter operation last Friday. I've cried more in the past 2 days thinking "he hates me, I just know it"! I am going to post about his changed behavior since his operation but I know one thing for sure. Just like my skin babies, my fur babies are my babies no matter what & I will love them all no matter what. Thanks to your story I now have more hope that the two of us will work this out. God Bless You! You have made a not so good day a much better day.   |
Aw, thanks. I really hope this helps.
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Originally Posted by Kaylee32 Your story has really given me hope. Lilly Anne does find new ways to piss me off everyday and while I do try and praise her and love her, I am sure my frustrations show. I will continue trying for Lilly Anne until I know I have done all I can do and more. I do love my girls more than anything and I would do anything for them. I guess it is easy at times for my frustrations to outweigh everything else. I am hoping and praying I can do as great of a job as you did. I hope me and Lilly Anne can get to that very same change. Thank you so much for your story. You have really given me hope in a desperate situation. |
I do hope my story will help you. Honestly, this was the hardest thing I have ever done in my life. I was to the point of returning him if things did not change, and I was never sure for those 8 months that he would change. Just the little improvements in his behavior every few days kept me trying. But that first kiss from him was so huge of a breakthrough, I knew for sure then that there definitely was a chance to save our relationship. I've had dogs all my life but never had one so distant, unreachable... never had to put any effort in it before, so it was all new territory for me. And he was so good at reading people's emotions, it was tremendously hard to fool him. I lied to him when our talks first started, and I'm sure he saw through it those first few days, but he did everything wrong! I made up stuff to praise him for, just so I could say good things to him. It got easier when I noticed him doing things right, I didn't have to lie as much. One night, I think I praised him for breathing air, lol. because at the same time, I had to make myself believable, and the more honest I could be, the more he could trust me. I had to force myself to smile... it's really hard to say nice things when you're frowning, and I was frowning a lot in the beginning. I also had to learn how to make myself relax, bc they pick up on it if you are tense when you're holding them. And it's so important to realize that it's only the behavior that makes one mad and upset. I knew there was a good dog inside trying to come out. There had to be, after all, he was a Yorkie!