okay dog people. i need some advice.
went to a family birthday party. my son and his girlfriend's new house (in there about 2 weeks). i guess they will be getting engaged in a few months. anyway, girlfriend has a 3 year old german shepherd. girlfriend greeted me at the door and then the dog came over and growled at me. he was scolded. growled a little more. then stopped. not baring his teeth but a low rumble.
i am now a little scared of the dog which he knows.
after about 10 minutes, i sat down and took off my fake ugg boots, replaced them with slipper socks.
the dog sniffed me some. no more growling. but he was watchful of me. we all had dinner. nice time.
my other son and his girlfriend have 3 dogs. no growling of the dog.
my daughter arrived with her boyfriend. she has a cat. boyfriend no pets. no growling.
dog was playful, wagging tail, with all except me. seemed to watch me a bit. i tried to act like it was no problem and i almost (almost) forgot the dog had growled. he sniffed me a few times, i even fed him a little treat. but i was uneasy. there are two OLD cats that live where i'm staying.
everyone met the dog, same as i did, walking inside the house, dog was inside. no other pets were brought to the house.
when i went to leave i picked up my boots and set them down on the floor to put them on. dog growled. i started crying. wonderful way to show the dog who's boss, right?
can it possibly (hopefully) be the boots?
i wore no hat. am not tall. no threatening voice.
this is my son's girlfriend's BABY. i need to have a better relationship with the dog.
when i go there again (without those boots just in case) what do i do? bring treats? as i say, i am now leery of the dog and it's bound to carry over. i had a shepherd growing up. but i've not met a dog who growls and watches me so intently. why only me???
this has been worrying me for three days now. no dog psychologist but i am wondering if it's because my son's girlfriend was fussing to cook us all a dinner. might she have been a little nervous about me coming to the house that the dog picked up on? she and i have met before, but she is still formal with me.
she didn't think the growling was any big deal. but i do.
went to a family birthday party. my son and his girlfriend's new house (in there about 2 weeks). i guess they will be getting engaged in a few months. anyway, girlfriend has a 3 year old german shepherd. girlfriend greeted me at the door and then the dog came over and growled at me. he was scolded. growled a little more. then stopped. not baring his teeth but a low rumble.
i am now a little scared of the dog which he knows.
after about 10 minutes, i sat down and took off my fake ugg boots, replaced them with slipper socks.
the dog sniffed me some. no more growling. but he was watchful of me. we all had dinner. nice time.
my other son and his girlfriend have 3 dogs. no growling of the dog.
my daughter arrived with her boyfriend. she has a cat. boyfriend no pets. no growling.
dog was playful, wagging tail, with all except me. seemed to watch me a bit. i tried to act like it was no problem and i almost (almost) forgot the dog had growled. he sniffed me a few times, i even fed him a little treat. but i was uneasy. there are two OLD cats that live where i'm staying.
everyone met the dog, same as i did, walking inside the house, dog was inside. no other pets were brought to the house.
when i went to leave i picked up my boots and set them down on the floor to put them on. dog growled. i started crying. wonderful way to show the dog who's boss, right?
can it possibly (hopefully) be the boots?
i wore no hat. am not tall. no threatening voice.
this is my son's girlfriend's BABY. i need to have a better relationship with the dog.
when i go there again (without those boots just in case) what do i do? bring treats? as i say, i am now leery of the dog and it's bound to carry over. i had a shepherd growing up. but i've not met a dog who growls and watches me so intently. why only me???
this has been worrying me for three days now. no dog psychologist but i am wondering if it's because my son's girlfriend was fussing to cook us all a dinner. might she have been a little nervous about me coming to the house that the dog picked up on? she and i have met before, but she is still formal with me.
she didn't think the growling was any big deal. but i do.