| Husband Constantly Out Of Town!
We are looking at getting a rottie this Spring. My husband works out of town for weeks at a time. When he does come home, he comes home in the middle of the night and is home only for a few days. We are worried that the dog will become MY dog because I will be the one training it and living with it. We are worried that my husband will be ignored or worse yet, treated aggressively by the dog.
We have come up with a few solutions through some careful thought:
1. My husband will come with when we go and get the puppy. We are going to try and make it on a weekend that he is home. So the puppy will hopefully remember his scent from the first day.
2. We are going to have to stay awake until my husband gets home on those nights so that the dog will realize that HE BELONGS and that he is not someone lurking into the bedroom in the middle of the night.
3. We have also decided that we are going to have my husband spend a lot of time with the puppy on his weekends home, so that the puppy will remember him as that guy who is so great!
My husband has always had a really good rapor with animals. All of our friends' dogs just love him and are so happy when he comes around, even when he is gone for several weeks/several months at a time. What I am concerned about is that Rottie's seem to be a possesive breed (from everything that I have heard or read) and I am worried that our new pup will be upset or jealous when hubby comes around. I don't want the dog to be so attached to me that he doesn't want anything to do with hubby?!
Has anyone ever dealt with anything similar? Or does anyone have any suggestions so that hubby and puppy end up having a truly positive relationship when he does come around?! I just know it will break hubby's heart if the puppy/dog doesn't just love him!
Any suggestions, please share!!!! This is a really big concern for us!
Thanks!  |