I forgot to feed my dog.
IT probably wasn't more than 30 hours or so, and she had snacks in between. A dog treat, a carrot, a bit of banana.
Still ... yikes. That explains why she was barking at me last night.
I'm so lost in my head with schoolwork. No excuse. Now, to be fair, Ziggy could lose a few pounds. I don't think she's fat, but she's not skinny.
We went to see her dog friend today and he was sooo happy when we came in the yard and they frolicked and all was good ... until she started barking at him. He came to me to ask me to get her to stop and I'm like, "Dude, if I knew how, I would." We left when she wouldn't. Which is unfortunate, as they are going to have an overnight soon, and I won't be there. I'll give them the crate and the baby gate and tell them to give her time outs when she's naughty. They are very good dog people, it'll be fine. I hope. Ziggy can wear down every mortal I've met.
Roux, her friend, has the happiest happy gallop, and he was over the moon delighted to see both of us. He's always been happy to see me, but he was also very happy to see her, which is good. He jumped on me which was unusual, but oh well. Not the first dog scratch I've had this month. They get a little pissy with each other - they are both very spoiled only dogs, so it'll be a little rough.
It's making it clearer to me - Ziggy won't be getting a pal. Her lack of socialization has made her a bully. Roux handles it pretty well, first coming to me to intervene, and then trying to play along with her and then grabbing at her legs, which makes her dodge and repel him. He's like, "Hey, if you're going to do what I don't like, I'm going to do what you don't like." I think she'll figure it out. He's no weak-willed submissive dog - he'll let her know what's up. He growled when she approached his toy, but I took them both away and then the dogs were fine. She just gets so worked up to be someplace new and doesn't know how to handle a playmate. She was good with the people again, and except for her barking good all around. The two of them have an ease with each other now - at one point Roux came to me to be pet and Ziggy came too and then she was done so she crouched down to walk under him. He's a long-legged lanky dude but it was still hilarious and showed that they are ok with physical proximity. Which was not the case always. The first time they met, there were some issues and it ended in blood - he nipped her ear which bled a lot. So, slow and steady reintroduction and we're doing pretty good. Here's hoping for a very good overnight visit.
I found an all-natural tick repellent which I'll give a try - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004T3C0P2/ref=ox_sc_act_title_3?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=APKJD6XSINJFP. I'll also get tick remover just in case. I hate ticks, but I also worry about the diseases they transmit in addition to being super creeped out by them.
IT probably wasn't more than 30 hours or so, and she had snacks in between. A dog treat, a carrot, a bit of banana.
Still ... yikes. That explains why she was barking at me last night.
I'm so lost in my head with schoolwork. No excuse. Now, to be fair, Ziggy could lose a few pounds. I don't think she's fat, but she's not skinny.
We went to see her dog friend today and he was sooo happy when we came in the yard and they frolicked and all was good ... until she started barking at him. He came to me to ask me to get her to stop and I'm like, "Dude, if I knew how, I would." We left when she wouldn't. Which is unfortunate, as they are going to have an overnight soon, and I won't be there. I'll give them the crate and the baby gate and tell them to give her time outs when she's naughty. They are very good dog people, it'll be fine. I hope. Ziggy can wear down every mortal I've met.
Roux, her friend, has the happiest happy gallop, and he was over the moon delighted to see both of us. He's always been happy to see me, but he was also very happy to see her, which is good. He jumped on me which was unusual, but oh well. Not the first dog scratch I've had this month. They get a little pissy with each other - they are both very spoiled only dogs, so it'll be a little rough.
It's making it clearer to me - Ziggy won't be getting a pal. Her lack of socialization has made her a bully. Roux handles it pretty well, first coming to me to intervene, and then trying to play along with her and then grabbing at her legs, which makes her dodge and repel him. He's like, "Hey, if you're going to do what I don't like, I'm going to do what you don't like." I think she'll figure it out. He's no weak-willed submissive dog - he'll let her know what's up. He growled when she approached his toy, but I took them both away and then the dogs were fine. She just gets so worked up to be someplace new and doesn't know how to handle a playmate. She was good with the people again, and except for her barking good all around. The two of them have an ease with each other now - at one point Roux came to me to be pet and Ziggy came too and then she was done so she crouched down to walk under him. He's a long-legged lanky dude but it was still hilarious and showed that they are ok with physical proximity. Which was not the case always. The first time they met, there were some issues and it ended in blood - he nipped her ear which bled a lot. So, slow and steady reintroduction and we're doing pretty good. Here's hoping for a very good overnight visit.
I found an all-natural tick repellent which I'll give a try - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004T3C0P2/ref=ox_sc_act_title_3?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=APKJD6XSINJFP. I'll also get tick remover just in case. I hate ticks, but I also worry about the diseases they transmit in addition to being super creeped out by them.
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