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He doesn't have a fav team anyway. He rarely watches sports. Holly is such a princess about getting wet, I doubt she would find it amusing to be put out the backdoor with that cold wet stuff. lol i'm sure I'll hear alllllllllll about it the first few times at least. She pouts if the sprinklers spray her. 
I've recently had to make a difficult decision about mine and the pup’s futures. Actually for me the decision wasn't hard at all but since I've made it I've been barraged by people (friends, family, co-workers) that think I've made a big mistake, that I don't have my priorities straight, etc. It would take forever to explain the whole situation but basically I just quit a job I absolutely love and moved away from the place I had planned on spending the rest of my life in order to be closer to the care that Max needs. I think I've done the right thing but nobody else seems to understand why I would do this for a "dog", even friends with dogs. It would be nice to hear someone tell me that I'm "NOT" being dumb, or too sentimental, or any of the many other thing that rhyme with "crazy"!
Most people don't "get it". I get in "disagreements" with one of my older sisters who thinks dogs should never cost more than $200 and if they get sick with something expensive, then they should be PTS. Actually most of my family is like that. If that's normal, I say you should be proud to be crazy! Who would want to be THAT kind of normal?
I had one before moving here. Hubby ranks them up there with yappy dogs and dalmations. He's a total nut (and more than a little hard to please)!BTW, do you mind saying what happened with the rotty you had before?
I should just get a Pyr and let him run hubby out of the house. He's the troublemaker anyway. lol Holly is, if possible, getting MORE clingy as time goes on.
I think you are on to something. I really do think that our furpals pick up on all the stress we are feeling and they do cling tighter to try to 'help'. I don't Holly is insecure; I think she senses that you are overwhelmed and she probably feels she ought to help.
Rehoming is one option; marriage counseling is another; therapy for just you so that you can get some help learning to juggle all the stuff you are obviously having to handle alone is a third. Do you have any time to yourself? Can you get out for an hour a day BY YOURSELF? Even taking Holly out for a long ramble could improve things....the exercise helping you to feel better about things....Holl y feeling she had you all to herself for a bit...
Sorry, I'm rambling here, but I have been there. Too many animals, too many kids, to many 'gentle requests' from dh, too many demands from the rest of the family. I'm SOOOO glad to be the age I am....wrinkles, fat and all!!!
Oh wow! I hope that everything goes well with Holly, but in my experience, if one dog is too much, than two dogs are TWICE TOO MUCH!
I agree!
Newfs are *very* social and people-orientated. They're not a dog that's going to stay in the background...t hey want to be right where you are...usually trying to involve themselves in whatever you're doing. They, for the most part, (there are always exceptions to the rule) want to be with their humans whenever possible, and they love to be loved on, and give love in return.
Yep! ALL true! And that's what makes them so great! Stuffed dog, gold fish, getting special, special dog gifts from all over so that it FEELS like you have a dog
Let us know what you decide! Holly will hopefully out-grow this stage and get more confident. I know what it's like being needed by kids, needed by dog, needed by husband and having NOOOO personal space to call your own. A gold fish would be good!!!
I know he was scared of my Rottie in the past. Fat old lady that could hardly move but never did trust him, or he her. I swear he seemed to think she would get a sudden burst of puppy energy and come after him when he least expected it. lol Funny, but sad.
Can you even teach a Dobie to do that? As smart as she can be sometimes, I just don't think she would be able to master that one.
sounds like you need a cat...lol
