A friend came over today and Ziggy was an obnoxious maniac. "I don't mind her jumping, but her claws are so sharp." Oh, actually they're really dull compared to usual. Sigh. We really need to work on this. Even when I gave her a bully stick, she ate it while staring at my friend, and when my friend made some gesture Ziggy came right to her and ate it at her feet and the instant she finished she jumped up again.
She was also shedding like crazy, which is what she does when she's stressed out. I think that her nature is to be very protective - that's her breed, that's who she is. But she is mannerly enough to not be aggressive, but she's still just a big mess about it all. It so stresses her out to have people over but she also likes it, and it's all just turmoil.
And I have four people coming to stay for a week. Actually I think that will be easier for her.
She immediately went to sleep when my friend left, completely exhausted from the whole encounter. The friend was here for hours and we did all sorts of things like me having Ziggy hold on mat and I treat her every so often, me doing work in kitchen and Ziggy waiting watchfully. But Ziggy is just a jackass because she'll sit pretty and my friend will lean down to pet her and Ziggy will jump up to plant a big kiss on her lips. Which NOBODY LIKES. Because she is also headbutting.
Sigh.
My friend she'd report to her mom that "Ziggy is as advertised." Which cracks me up. She also said it'll be quite a while before she'll bring her daughter over, who is spooked by dogs. And while Ziggy is so much better behaved with kids than adults, I agree with that decision.
Then I needed to do errands and I gave Ziggy a treat and she happily took it but as soon as I reached for the door she threw it and ran for me. Good grief. She's so melodramatic, because when I came back she had eaten it. Unlike when she's truly upset.
I think that not crating her makes her more excitable - she hears and interacts with sounds outside more. Plus I made the stupidest mistake by saying early this morning: "Ziggy, your friends are coming today!" Of all the things for her to understand, that's what she does, and all day she waited for her friends, getting excited about everything.
She was also shedding like crazy, which is what she does when she's stressed out. I think that her nature is to be very protective - that's her breed, that's who she is. But she is mannerly enough to not be aggressive, but she's still just a big mess about it all. It so stresses her out to have people over but she also likes it, and it's all just turmoil.
And I have four people coming to stay for a week. Actually I think that will be easier for her.
She immediately went to sleep when my friend left, completely exhausted from the whole encounter. The friend was here for hours and we did all sorts of things like me having Ziggy hold on mat and I treat her every so often, me doing work in kitchen and Ziggy waiting watchfully. But Ziggy is just a jackass because she'll sit pretty and my friend will lean down to pet her and Ziggy will jump up to plant a big kiss on her lips. Which NOBODY LIKES. Because she is also headbutting.
Sigh.
My friend she'd report to her mom that "Ziggy is as advertised." Which cracks me up. She also said it'll be quite a while before she'll bring her daughter over, who is spooked by dogs. And while Ziggy is so much better behaved with kids than adults, I agree with that decision.
Then I needed to do errands and I gave Ziggy a treat and she happily took it but as soon as I reached for the door she threw it and ran for me. Good grief. She's so melodramatic, because when I came back she had eaten it. Unlike when she's truly upset.
I think that not crating her makes her more excitable - she hears and interacts with sounds outside more. Plus I made the stupidest mistake by saying early this morning: "Ziggy, your friends are coming today!" Of all the things for her to understand, that's what she does, and all day she waited for her friends, getting excited about everything.
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