She quickly attached to me and she's the best snuggle buddy when I get home and just want to curl up on the couch. She listens to me (relatively well), greats me at the door with tail wags that shake her entire body, loves to give kisses (I don't love that so much...), and enjoys our morning walks. So if it was just me and her? We would be golden.
Ignore the fact that this is sideways. My computer is being a pain in the butt. But she loves to snuggle with me when I'm sleeping on the couch. |
But if I'm not home?? She acts like she has never seen him before and freaks out. Won't let him take her for a walk, barely gets close enough to give her a treat, flinches if he reaches out to pet her. All he wants is to play with her and pet her and be friends. But she won't let him.
And it breaks my damn heart.
We technically are on a two week trial period. The thought of having to give her back to the rescue agency makes me want to cry (ok...makes me actually cry. I did last night), seeing the look on my husbands face when he tries to pet her or give her treats and she runs away from him terrified is horrible. And I can't ask him to keep a dog in our house if she will never grow to love him. It's just not fair.
So I'm reaching out to you all, my dear readers. We need help!! What can we do to help Lucy become more accustomed to being around Doug? And not just being around him, but how she reacts with other men? We love her so much- we just need her to know that.