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Originally Posted by yorkietalkjilly  I'm glad she's not feeling the need to guard her resources anymore due to having made some fundamental changes in how she regards her role in her current living situation. She's come a long way and all that could be forever settled in her psyche with two strong, loving leaders in her life now. But any time a new puppy is brought into the house, new owners understand it could change the pack dynamic in the home as the other dog sees it and cause some regression or bring out new issues. But if that happens, you know that could be a possibility and will be prepared to deal with it. I wouldn't be worried about it - it's just doggie nature for some dogs and may not ever surface again, especially if she adores the addition to her home. She may love sharing her space, things and people with a new, rambunctious puppy and enjoy having another of her species about to keep her company and play with. Most dogs seem to love having another dog about the house even if there are some bumps in the road occasionally. I hope if you do get him, things go very easily with the two of them bonding and he settles in quickly.
I'd love to see any pictures you might snap of this little guy!!!  |
Well, following comments on here, I took the ball by the horns and took her out on the beach this evening at 7pm, by which time it's usually deserted.
I took her off leash for the first time since last August as she kept peering over the sea wall with longing at the empty low-tide sands. Once free she went absolutely berserk running and jumping like a mad thing, but always returning immediately to the call. Last year the bin collection van scared her badly and she bolted from me, since then with my reduced physicality I've kept her on the spool-lead.
She finished menstruation over a week ago now and tonight met with a little boy chihuahua/maltese cross who was only interested in rubbing noses. They were both on leads at the time. Eventually she started charging and bossing him around and he cried to be picked up
(little bully).
Perhaps she's been feeling I don't trust her anymore as only mom has been letting her run free, who knows? Anyway she returned to a maternal bath, which is definitely on the reject list, big-time. So maybe I'm in the good books again, by this combination of benefit
versus dislike to mother's aquatic insistence
?
I got a whole series of pics of the pup Friday and chose this one as the best. She is rather adorable and has an enormous pedigree going back many generations...