The PUG: Millie is still pretty crazy. I'm working on training her not to bite (she's a year old now) and she HAS gotten better about it. Now it is mainly playfulness that can be distracted. The exception is when she goes after my 8 and 9 year olds. She views them as other puppies and wants them to play.
We have the kids crating her if she attacks them and can't be distracted into playing with a toy instead. They are very appealing targets for her because of their squeals of laughter and running feet. She is a very dominant female. We have to crate her when we feed the other dog (a large seven year old greyhound) or she attacks him. She thinks she is in charge and I really think it is a dominance issue that causes the attacks on the kids.
We want to be able to have her out when other kids come over, but at this point I don't because kids at this age just don't seem to get it that rough play is wrong even if the dog likes it. That is the problem. I want the pug safe for kids. Any advice on the kids and the pug???
Other stuff:
The kids are off for winter break and are hanging out with their Aunt C. and Grandma B. (who is now out of the hospital). I wish I could be home with them and not at work. Work is horrible lately due to circumstances in the industry and many parties being very unhappy. It sucks having to do operational assessments with angry people. My PT is going well for the lower back pain and leg numbness. Hubby is starting to train for a marathon. He is running almost daily -- scheduling is more difficult lately. The class I'm taking is making me like Shakespeare more. Who would have thought that???
Mom update: Please continue to pray for my Mom who is ill with cancer.
Her back is killing her still, pain medicines make her feel sick so she's picking pain over nausea right now. She can't do physical therapy to help with the back as planned because she is too much pain. Catch 22. She's been doing radiation for 2 weeks now for the brain tumor. She will have 6 months of chemo after this for the adrenal gland tumor.
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