The others are right, Sierra is still VERY MUCH a baby. Bodhi is almost 19 months old, and still a baby. He is getting calmer as he gets older, and is much better now than he was at 12 months.....but he still has a hard time paying attention when he is excited or out in the yard snuffling around, and still likes to Newfie Mash people into the wall when he meets them. I'm just thankful he doesn't jump up on them, lol! I get a little irritated when he is out in the yard at 11 p.m. and it is raining and he doesn't want to come in, but we are making progress on it.
As for your FIL.....I think some people just don't understand dogs. They expect too much of them. My husband and his family are like that. It irks me to no end. As much as I hate to hear "It's just a DOG!" when it comes to quality of life....the saying does have some merit when it comes to expectations. Maybe you should ask your FIL what I ask my husband and his family:
If you had to live with a different species that ruled your life....if you had to beg them for everything, to eat, to go to the bathroom, etc.....if they spoke in a language you had only limited understanding of....if all you had to guide you were your instincts but this different species often expected you to behave in ways that went completely against those instincts...ho
w well do you think YOU would do?
I mean, Sheesh....dogs don't understand that they drool, much less that people don't like it on their clothing. They don't understand that when they get happy and wag that appendage on their butt it can knock things over. They don't understand that digging in the yard and getting muddy paws is anything but fun, because they don't understand carpet cleaning. But in spite of all the confusing things they experience on a regular basis, they always try their very best. They never resent us for expecting so much from them. They are consistently patient and loving and happy. I don't know ANY human that could do that. My 16 year old stepson could learn alot from the dogs, lol....
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