#being in situations just cuz mike is a social guy and didnt social distance a whole lot so while shes nervous around people she does | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

two-calicos-in-a-trenchcoat · 1 year ago

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Its probably a combination of things. Also I think we just hear about it more often now with the internet.

It feels like having a dog has gotten way complicated and hard in recent years, posts talking about reactive unsocialized and untrained dogs everywhere but the thing is, was anybody intentionally socializing their dogs before the past couple decades? Are humans just way more isolated? Is it the thing about how you should adopt a rescue instead of buying?

#i never realized how little people actually pay attention to dogs social cues before i got chewby #like chewby is a very anxious dog. shes very uncomfortable with people she doesnt know touching her. it took 2 weeks of her living with me #before she let me pet her. and i respected her space. i let her come to me. and now we snuggle on the couch and rough house and #shes my buddy. but that took time and patience. and so many people in my dads family #who have owned dogs longer than ive been alive. just do not get that they need to give her space. even after being told that they need #to give her space. they ignore all of the cues she gives off to show shes uncomfortable (including growling like wtf guys that is an #extremely clear communication) like. just pretend she isnt there. shes chill if you just let her do her own thing. we usually sit #back kinda far away from everyone else at family things anyway cuz my autistic ass is easily overwhelmed if im stuck in the middle #of everything. i mean it really shouldnt surprise me that theyre this bad at this. theyve never been good about giving ME space #either. but like. goddamn. you HAVE DOGS. YOUVE HAD A LOT OF DOGS.#on the other hand my moms dad is slowly getting chewby warmed up to him. we dont take her over there very often so its taking awhile #also i feel like her previous owner (WHO HAS BRED DOGS FOR YEARS) also just didnt pay much attention to her when she was around #people. cuz he had no idea how nervous she is around people she doesnt know. but he also just let her free roam off least wherever #he went so that checks out. she also had a lot more control over her situation then cuz if she got too overwhelmed she could just leave #but now shes leashed and probably feels less in control. but thats why its good to have someone holding her leash that can pay attention #to her and remove her from the situation if she starts getting too overwhelmed when we take her places (usually me)#chewby is technically a pandemic puppy (pretty sure she was born at the end of 2020) but she does have more experience #being in situations just cuz mike is a social guy and didnt social distance a whole lot so while shes nervous around people she does #know how to act around people as long as theyre not getting in her face and trying to pet her #the only people shes totally chill with (besides the people she knows) are little kids. shes very good with little kids

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