FroxerMom
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Hi all,
Daphne was adopted a few years ago when she was 1 year old. We drove to Maryland to pick her up from her former home and brought her back to our house where she promptly smashed in the pet gate barrier we had set up to keep our resident Boxer and her separated until they could sniff each other and slowly integrate. She wasn't having it and got through the gate and attacked him that first night. He was a pretty docile boy and didn't fight back. We separated them and told her a firm "NO!" when she seemed to go after him again a little later in the evening, and then from then on, they were fine. They weren't super close buddies, but they did get along fine, they played, and napped together. Unfortunately, we had to say good-bye to our Boxer a few days before this past Christmas. Things have been really quiet and sad here without our big guy. Daphne did not eat for 1 day (if you knew her, you'd be shocked because she inhales her food). Other than that, I find her to be slightly more clingy, but nothing crazy. We are not interested at all, in adopting another dog. Because of how she and Sox met, I am assuming there is no way she'd allow another dog in the house. She is food and toy and bone possessive as well. Sox learned real quick to not mess with her so it was not an issue. I know it WAS possible for her to co-exist with another dog, because she obviously did it (her former home also had multiple dogs), but I am wondering if I should try her in an off-site/off-leash play group or something, just to keep her socialized. Daphne is a nightmare on a leash (she's been attacked many times by off-leash dogs) so she is super reactive. I would hate for her to become more "aggressive" if she doesn't have access to other dogs at all any more. We have a cat, that she likes and is VERY good with. Is that enough socialization? From what I can observe, she does not appear to like big dogs at all, and dark colored ones. She does not bark as much and is even (dare I say, calm) if she sees a smaller dog, though. Thoughts?
It's pretty sad around our house right now. We have been bringing her with us to carpool and to run errands and one of us waits in the car with her. We are coming home from work at lunch break to let her potty and play for a bit. She does not seem depressed, which is a bit of a relief as all of my experiences in the past have been with dogs who grieve tremendously when their companion passes.
Thanks for reading!
Daphne was adopted a few years ago when she was 1 year old. We drove to Maryland to pick her up from her former home and brought her back to our house where she promptly smashed in the pet gate barrier we had set up to keep our resident Boxer and her separated until they could sniff each other and slowly integrate. She wasn't having it and got through the gate and attacked him that first night. He was a pretty docile boy and didn't fight back. We separated them and told her a firm "NO!" when she seemed to go after him again a little later in the evening, and then from then on, they were fine. They weren't super close buddies, but they did get along fine, they played, and napped together. Unfortunately, we had to say good-bye to our Boxer a few days before this past Christmas. Things have been really quiet and sad here without our big guy. Daphne did not eat for 1 day (if you knew her, you'd be shocked because she inhales her food). Other than that, I find her to be slightly more clingy, but nothing crazy. We are not interested at all, in adopting another dog. Because of how she and Sox met, I am assuming there is no way she'd allow another dog in the house. She is food and toy and bone possessive as well. Sox learned real quick to not mess with her so it was not an issue. I know it WAS possible for her to co-exist with another dog, because she obviously did it (her former home also had multiple dogs), but I am wondering if I should try her in an off-site/off-leash play group or something, just to keep her socialized. Daphne is a nightmare on a leash (she's been attacked many times by off-leash dogs) so she is super reactive. I would hate for her to become more "aggressive" if she doesn't have access to other dogs at all any more. We have a cat, that she likes and is VERY good with. Is that enough socialization? From what I can observe, she does not appear to like big dogs at all, and dark colored ones. She does not bark as much and is even (dare I say, calm) if she sees a smaller dog, though. Thoughts?
It's pretty sad around our house right now. We have been bringing her with us to carpool and to run errands and one of us waits in the car with her. We are coming home from work at lunch break to let her potty and play for a bit. She does not seem depressed, which is a bit of a relief as all of my experiences in the past have been with dogs who grieve tremendously when their companion passes.
Thanks for reading!
