| Bringing home a 'baby smell' is a good idea; from what I've heard you should do this with any dog.
I never had any problems with family members not liking Tasha. I was always the one that wanted to put her away when company came or when we took her visiting.
My problem was always with closed minded neighbors.
I remember having a huge screaming fit one day while hanging my laundry with the owner of some little yippy dog who would constantly antagonize Tasha. Sometimes I would make Tasha stay in the house because of this.
Tasha happened to be doing this little 'charge hop' (I don't know how else to describe it, lol)along the length of the fence as this little pest was barking & snarling.
All of a sudden this woman starts screaming from her upstairs window about what a wild dog I have & what a nuisance she is. She's going to call the ASPCA, the police, blah blah blah.
I told her do what she had to do because my dog was trained, licensed, & vaccinated & in her her own yard. Tasha never broke out of the yard in the 2 years we lived there, when she was out alone she was in an enclosed area closer to the house so I could keep an eye on her while I was inside.
When I moved to a rural area 4 years ago, more neighbors freaked out since we now had an attack dog on the block (eye roll)
Needless to say, everyone now loves Tasha & is upset that she is moving (hopefully soon!!) & another neighbor just picked up a rottie of his own :)
sorry this got so long!  |