Do My Sheepies Run my life??
I have raised 4 of my sheepies from 8 weeks old, only one is a rescue and came to me at the age of 1yr. Anyway, it seems that my whole life revolves around them. I am a single person and have for the longest lived in a 3bedroom house. I personally dont need all that room but my babies of course do. They take over my couch and bed at will, and i seem to let them. I once slept on the couch because 2 of them were determined to take the bed for the night. They did get off when i tried to get on but when they looked at me with those eyes and laid their heads on the edge of the bed i gave in and let them have it. Also they bug me to let them outside sometimes even in the middle of the night when i know for sure they don't have to go. They will run outside and just sit there for 2 mins and then come back in. They love music and we spend at least an hour a day playing the radio and of course me making a fool of myself dancing for them lol. I worked 2 jobs before just to have a supplemental income to buy extra toys and snacks among other sometimes needless things for them. I have lost a total of 2 dates because i refuse to lock them up or pen them in a room and of course they want to be the center of attention. ( They dont jump on people but like to lay right in front of you staring in your face) My niece comes over sometimes and gives them a bowl of milk and cheerios when she eats breakfast as well. I dont do this but i don't stop it either. They mind very well and because of their obedience, i seem to only cater to them more because i feel as though if they are minding me and not tearing up my house then my habits with them are not encouraging bad behavior. I am extremely to the max protective over them. I only take them to one groomer because i know her very well. I dont really trust any boarding places and i will not let anyone babysit them that is not in my family. I am constantly out in the yard looking around for anything that may have blown in or could injure them in anyway while they are playing. Before they play with other dogs, i have to see vet records from the owner. Is this unhealthy for pet-owner relationship? Is there anything i should just say no to that im doing? I love them with everything in me but i also am aware that sometimes spoiling a pet or allowing it to much freedom can turn to later unwanted behavior Advice anyone? |
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| And your point is?? I try never to think of the $$$$$$ we have spent on our pups over the years. Around the world cruise for the two of us....oh well, doggies are more fun than seasickness. Now it's premium dog food and age related pills at the vet. I think DH has a thing for the receptionist at the vet's office as he's always saying he has to go see Mary. Trips to Costco for vitamins, etc is always 50:50 with the dogs' needs and our needs. We don't travel, because of the dogs. We don't have house guests, because of the dogs. I noticed a throw rug reeks of urine thank's to Glacier......I'd toss it but it's one of a set of 4.......so I wash it, sun dry it, spray it with no stink just to make it tolerable for me. My couch pillows are in storage and the dogs get upholstery foam sheets for comfort......boy those foam sheets are expensive......4" think. I haven't see the upholstery for awhile, it's buried under sheets and blankets. Car purchase was for the dogs. Yard is for the dogs. I no longer panic when Glacier licks the cabinets and floor clean.......at least someone is doing it. Plastic food cups are automatically handed to whoever is the closest.......great for precleaning for recycling. My linen closet is divided into towels and sheets for uprights and for doggies. So your life sounds normal to me. You may find someone crazy enough to share you with your dogs.....keep trying. |
Lol, thanks sheepieboss  I am so happy i joined this site because no one else understands |
| We bought our dog a car. A car. I have wanted a car since I was 16 (and 16 was many years ago), but would never let myself get one. Then we got Mady in January. By May we had a car. For the dog. I won't go for lunch with people at work because I need to go home and walk and play with Mady for that hour. We will go out at night, but only after at least one of us has gone home and taken her to the dog park for some fun, fed her, and given her cuddles. We have not watched a movie from start to finish since we got her, because we can't resist her cute attempts to get our attention. I have asked myself the same question, does Mady now run our lives? And the answer is yes, indeed, she does. Having said that, the fact that you are asking the question at all might mean that things have become a bit unbalanced. I have reached that conclusion myself this week, when I found myself muscled out of my spot on the bed, and I was hanging over the edge. Time to balance things a bit better. So no more dog in the bed. Starting tomorrow.... |
| Understood Mady, i will also make some small adjustments. I will let you know how it goes because i am very weak when it comes to them. My family always telling me i have to many or i spoil them too much. Now i know i am just loving them as a pet owner should. |
| So my "no dog on the bed" plan has failed thus far. Mady comes to the edge of the bed this morning and gets close to my face. Then she starts kind of huffing and puffing until I open my eyes. Once I make eye contact with those beautiful eyes, all is lost, and up she hops onto the bed for a cuddle. I am not sure I will ever be able to resist that morning snuggle, no matter how much sand she leaves in the bed. And you say you have more than one sheepie?? How could anyone resist multiple bundles of cuteness when I can't even resist one! |
| lol, true indeed Mady Yea i started out with only one and it became like an addiction of some kind lol. To tell you the truth, i though about at some point letting my girl have at least one litter but i am afraid to because i know it will be hard for me to give them away. And until i get farm of some sort i better stop while i am ahead lol. |
Mady, we also bought our sheepies a car. A Grands Caravan with their won special plates, "4BigPawz"...My dogs definately rule my life. I say no to invitations all the time if it doesn't fit into the schedule. I will not travel without them...I spend my lunch hour coming home to walk and spend time with them...I think we are all a bit over the edge!  |
| I come home at lunch too. I skip all workplace social lunches and get mocked by my colleagues for that. Mady is cuter than my colleagues! |
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