I've had a lovely Bichon since she was old enough to be away from her mum. She's just over a year old and I love her. If anything happened to her I would be distraught. To give her up would be horrible, and if it weren't for my partner, who's family she came from, I think I would.
We're both young adults and don't have much motivation outside of work to do things like take the dog out. I know that's unhealthy, he knows it too. But it's a cycle. We feed, play with her and have her groomed just as we should. But she doesn't get out often and doesn't get to see much of the house either. She stays in the living room and excitedly follows us to the kitchen each time we top up her food or water. This is entirely because the house isn't fully decorated, so we're not fully organised. She would hoover up anything she possibly could with those sharp little teeth. To all the owners that have pets that're fussy about what they eat? Lucky you! My pup likes to chew the wall and the fireplace. She has also eaten chunks of the carpet and wood around the door, a sushi rolling mat, a pencil and a few other things that I'm surprised didn't make her ill. I know that this is because of her not being out of the room/house, I'm just giving a full background.
She barely needed any potty training and knows exactly what to do on her pads, but will frequently pee or poop on the floor when there are clean pads down. Sometimes it's out of excitement, and while I find it endearing, I find it far more annoying. There are times when for the two minutes I leave the room, she will pee somewhere on the carpet or couch. She originally didn't like being watched while going but that doesn't seem to be the issue anymore.
She is very smart and will listen to my commands, when she wants to. She understands come, get down, her name, enough, good girl, thank you, time for bed etc. When she is in trouble, for example when she has peed in the wrong place, chewed something etc I will tell her bad girl and smack her nose or bum, the same as my partner does. Sometimes if she is particularly unruly we will put her in her cage, but we try not to make that distressing because sometimes we use it for when people come in etc and we don't want her in their face.
Speaking of her being in peoples faces.
She is an intensely loving dog as soon as you step through that door. With new people, with her parents owner, anyone really, but no one more than my partner. She jumps up as high as she can, going past his waist every time. Mouth open and panting, desperate for belly rubs, giving kisses and rolling under your feet all at once. I like having my own space and I know my partner doesn't mind but he's still not ready for that when he comes in. Especially since he's constant nightshift.
I love affectionate animals, I really do. There's just something about her demanding it off either one of us that I don't like. When she really wants to play or really wants attention, I understand, but some of the ways she initiates that immediately irritates me. Beyond my initial want to be around animals, she is an obligation, so I need to be around her when my partner is at work or out. Even when I go to bed after she has had company most of the day she will make these croaky howling noises that she never makes at any other time. I know what they mean, Again, I'm just explaining. When I'm feeling down or frustrated, I need to be on my own to figure out what's going on in my head. It's not something that I can ignore. And when I'm in those moods I have to see them through. At those times it seems like her behaviour comes through an entirely different filter and where I'd usually find her behaviour funny or cute I immediately hate that she's trying to get attention. Even though I know she doesnt understand. I don't fully understand that.
When it comes to telling her off, she almost always listens to me because I'm consistent. My partner, is not. And him telling her off usually has my voice overriding...
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