So me and my partner are only fresh in the relationship, I’m 26 and he’s 30.
He has this toy poodle that he’s had for more than a year before we got in our relationship, this dog has been his life until I entered. When I entered, I made it clear I wasn’t a dog person so I wouldn’t love his dog like he does. I just see dogs, as just animals. I don’t hate dogs, I just prefer to have a dog free life as I can’t give them affection or attention like other dog lovers which he understands about but I’m trying to find a liking towards the dog but I’m finding it hard too. He’s incredibly clingy, extremely needy and he’s always at his feet 24/7, whenever he goes to the toilet he follows, when he walks from room to room he follows, when my partner leaves the house he just whimpers at the door. My partner babies him and has for a year prior, I’m trying to teach him not to do it so much as I’ve fallen pregnant and I really don’t want to have an extremely needy dog at both of our feet’s when I’m pregnant and even when I have a small child around.
We’ve already compromised about NOT having him in the bedroom or on the bed when we move out and get our own house which I’m thankful about! Because this dog was literally at our heads when I used to sleep over.
Anyways what I’m asking is, how do you make a dog less needy? I just want him to be like any other dog.... I want him to act like a dog and not constantly be attached to my partner because it isn’t healthy for our relationship or when the baby comes. My partner was going to get him another puppy but I told him that isn’t a good idea because I fell pregnant and I would of had to have the responsibility of looking after them both on maternity leave while he was at work, plus his plan was too breed them and have one litter and there was no way I was accepting that, so that idea was out the window.
Please help, haha thanks
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