Half vent, half looking for advice.
My boyfriend and I have had our sweet big girl, Luna for a little over three years. And in that time, my immediate family has barely spent any time around her due to their smaller dogs' fear of Luna.
My parents have a Maltipoo, my middle sister has a Yorkie, and my oldest sister and her husband had a Westie (he unfortunately passed a few months ago) and now have another Westie puppy. I'm the first in my family to have a much larger dog breed.
When we first got Luna at 9 weeks old, she was still bigger than all the other dogs. We tried meet and greets but with her puppy energy and their lack of socialization with bigger dogs, it didn't turn out so well the first time. She has yet to meet the Westie puppy but we are working on making time for it.
My family loves dogs, yet Luna is always left out of our family gatherings. Their dogs go to all of our family celebrations and holidays while I always have to leave her at home. We all live in the same town so we don't have far to go but my boyfriend and I still always feel bad she gets left behind. They keep saying they want to do a "pack walk" but it never comes up. They all act like she's still a puppy or she will tramp all over their dogs and cause havoc. She has definitely matured and loves playing with all dogs but my family is still hesitant to let her be with everyone else. It's like she's being punished for their own dogs' actions.
I just wanted to know if anyone else has been in this situation and what me or my family can do to help ease their dog's fear of Luna and re-introduce her to be part of our family's pack.
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