| I have no advice..... but similiar experiences.When i first got my rescue boy Bear both my mother and my mother in law came for a visit at the same time, my mil refused to have anything to do with the dog and claimed he tried to bite her (even tho they were never in the same room together without him in his kennel. My mother wasnt afraid of him but didnt feel like such a big dog needed to be around her grandchildren. needless to say he spent most of the week kenneled,in my bedroom or out in his run. However when I moved back home and lived with my mother for a short time she really grew to know Bear and realized that he was more safe with the kids then our mixed breed (who she witnessed snap at my daughter) and she is now adopting her very own rescued rottie :) My MIL never did come around and still doesnt like rottweilers, although she has a great dane, and even tho I dont have a rottie now I wouldnt force the issue cause the dog can sense that someone is uncomfortable around them and it could make for a bad situation. I just dont go visit my mother in law and when she comes here she knows that if I had a rottie she would either have to get used to it or stay in a hotel!  |