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How can I convince my mother that they are good dogs? (She refuses to see them) Any advice?
Okay so My mom has seen my dogs twice....last time she saw my dogs they were both under a year old.
Both dogs are almost two now. My mom was visiting with my grandmother the other day (we take the dogs to my grandparents a lot because they have a playmate there and lots of room to run) Dogs weren't there neither was I (I learned of all this from my grandmother)
Anyways my mom started talking about how ill behaved the dogs are and how she doesn't like them and they are too hyper and they just don't mind.....
She went on to say that My husband and I don't make them mind.
Well I have a Terrier (Sasha) and a Minature poodle (Zack) and both are high energy dogs......the two times she happened to see the dogs she stopped by unannounced and we were on our way out for a walk.
She said we need to train them.........Sasha has graduated top of her obedience class. Zack is starting classes in June
Our poodle Zack hopefully in the fall or by spring be starting agility an our Terrier impressed members of the police department, fire department, and the city council at dog day with her obedience and tricks.
Well my grandmother put her in her place about that and she bragged and bragged on my terrier....saying yes both dogs still get excited at first when they see someone but both obey their commands, and they don't jump on people. And my terrier calms down quicker than our poodle but she still requires more exercise than our poodle.
Anyways how can I prove to my mother they are good dogs if she refuses to see them?
(There has always been an excuse, I'm scared of big dogs, they are 12 and 23 pounds......i'm sorry they are bigger than her 4 pound dog, she used to play with huskies and lions....long story)
Any advice?
It wouldn't be such a big deal if she wasn't going around trying to tell people they are bad dogs......but she is and she doesn't even know them
Thanks
(I will admit Zack has some dog agression that we are working on but she hasn't seen him or even knows about that....infact the last time she saw him he was 8 months old and the last time she saw sasha she was 5 months old)
I just learned of this a few minutes ago when I talked to my grandma and I know I shouldn't let it get to me but she is telling family members that my dogs are bad....my dogs she hasn't seen since they were puppies....and it just irritates me so much.
You know
Okay so My mom has seen my dogs twice....last time she saw my dogs they were both under a year old.
Both dogs are almost two now. My mom was visiting with my grandmother the other day (we take the dogs to my grandparents a lot because they have a playmate there and lots of room to run) Dogs weren't there neither was I (I learned of all this from my grandmother)
Anyways my mom started talking about how ill behaved the dogs are and how she doesn't like them and they are too hyper and they just don't mind.....
She went on to say that My husband and I don't make them mind.
Well I have a Terrier (Sasha) and a Minature poodle (Zack) and both are high energy dogs......the two times she happened to see the dogs she stopped by unannounced and we were on our way out for a walk.
She said we need to train them.........Sasha has graduated top of her obedience class. Zack is starting classes in June
Our poodle Zack hopefully in the fall or by spring be starting agility an our Terrier impressed members of the police department, fire department, and the city council at dog day with her obedience and tricks.
Well my grandmother put her in her place about that and she bragged and bragged on my terrier....saying yes both dogs still get excited at first when they see someone but both obey their commands, and they don't jump on people. And my terrier calms down quicker than our poodle but she still requires more exercise than our poodle.
Anyways how can I prove to my mother they are good dogs if she refuses to see them?
(There has always been an excuse, I'm scared of big dogs, they are 12 and 23 pounds......i'm sorry they are bigger than her 4 pound dog, she used to play with huskies and lions....long story)
Any advice?
It wouldn't be such a big deal if she wasn't going around trying to tell people they are bad dogs......but she is and she doesn't even know them
Thanks
(I will admit Zack has some dog agression that we are working on but she hasn't seen him or even knows about that....infact the last time she saw him he was 8 months old and the last time she saw sasha she was 5 months old)
I just learned of this a few minutes ago when I talked to my grandma and I know I shouldn't let it get to me but she is telling family members that my dogs are bad....my dogs she hasn't seen since they were puppies....and it just irritates me so much.
You know