My SO and I want a dog together eventually. My goal is to own a shorty Jack Russell terrier / JRT mix as I grew up with them and love them. I thought I would foster to adopt (volunteer with local shelters) as there are usually terriers there who need homes.
However my SO never had a dog, and the fostering has been hard on him - we fostered a schnauzer, a JRT, a golden mix, and a terrier mix, and I kid you not, all of them but the schnauzer bit either him or another dog while he was walking them. In all my fostering that hasn’t happened to me.
For info on my SO he is a large 6’2” male, with a bit of resting bitch face, but is the sweetest, gentlest guy. He is AMAZING with kids, loves animals, and loves that I love them - and in the 4 years we’ve been together he’s only been a kind, gentle human. Issue is he’s sorta terrified of being bit by ANY animal, and grew up in a city with an overprotective mom who now every time we bring home a dog will call and ask if it’s bit him yet. And then proceed to harp on how he’s always been bit and dogs are cute but a lot of work, and yadda yadda. I know most of this issue is probably caused by his nerves and the dogs picking up on them, but I can’t figure out how to get around it when we foster - honestly the dogs are stressed out by him too so I have not fostered in a year because it seems unfair to both of them.
Now I grew up with 5 dogs at a time so I have a leg up, but I don’t know what to do. My mom who is great with dogs (and most animals) says I just should start him with a puppy he can bond to, but that also worries me if it doesn’t work out.
Hopefully this isn’t just a vent but I feel like I may never be able to get a dog again if I don’t figure out how to get him better with dogs - it just wouldn’t be fair to either of them. Any advice is appreciated!
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