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Ok, yes. I know you all know about Oscar. That is not who I am talking about. And before you start thinking “is she NUTS?” I’ll get off the hot seat and assure you I didn’t go get another dog from the shelter lol.
I’m talking about Stella. I won’t go into a long drawn out speech about how she was because there are a few places you can read about that.
She had been out of control her entire (almost 7 year) life when I got her. I had small things I wanted to change about her, but even with those I set my expectations low. I honestly didn’t expect to see a lot of change.
At the end of a few months, she had developed an off switch, although it was sometimes slow to respond. As of 3 weeks ago, we’d still have a few little battles about when we should stop playing, for how long, etc. she would get on my lap over and over during the day with a toy in tow, in order to play. We did that. I would get some affection in and be able to rub her and massage her, throw in a kiss from me to her here and there. I was happy with that. At that point she was a completely differently dog than the one I had adopted back in February.
Then 3-4 weeks ago, something happened. And I mean, it was from one night to the next morning. I went to bed a happy mom and woke up to a very different Stella!
All day she was getting up on my lap either no toy sometimes, and she was being all cute and wiggly and shooting kisses at me. She’d lay down on my chest and roll around in my arms so I could kiss, rub, scratch, tickle and laugh at her. She’d get calm in my arms and I would talk softly to her and she’d turn her head in just the cutest ways to make my heart melt when she made eye contact. From one night to the next morning she turned into an absolutely loveable and cuddly dog that I’d not dared to dream of from her. She has been that way since. It is now normal for her to come up in my lap to simply chill. Or be super affectionate. Sometimes still to play. I never imagined she’d be like this with me. (Ok so now I’m crying).
*back from a little crying and cuddling break with stella*
I don’t know what I did to deserve her love-with-abandon. I really didn’t do anything great, or special. I feel honored that this little dog who’d never been this way in her entire life, now makes me feel like her one true mom. Sometimes it’s just overwhelming.
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I’m talking about Stella. I won’t go into a long drawn out speech about how she was because there are a few places you can read about that.
She had been out of control her entire (almost 7 year) life when I got her. I had small things I wanted to change about her, but even with those I set my expectations low. I honestly didn’t expect to see a lot of change.
At the end of a few months, she had developed an off switch, although it was sometimes slow to respond. As of 3 weeks ago, we’d still have a few little battles about when we should stop playing, for how long, etc. she would get on my lap over and over during the day with a toy in tow, in order to play. We did that. I would get some affection in and be able to rub her and massage her, throw in a kiss from me to her here and there. I was happy with that. At that point she was a completely differently dog than the one I had adopted back in February.
Then 3-4 weeks ago, something happened. And I mean, it was from one night to the next morning. I went to bed a happy mom and woke up to a very different Stella!
All day she was getting up on my lap either no toy sometimes, and she was being all cute and wiggly and shooting kisses at me. She’d lay down on my chest and roll around in my arms so I could kiss, rub, scratch, tickle and laugh at her. She’d get calm in my arms and I would talk softly to her and she’d turn her head in just the cutest ways to make my heart melt when she made eye contact. From one night to the next morning she turned into an absolutely loveable and cuddly dog that I’d not dared to dream of from her. She has been that way since. It is now normal for her to come up in my lap to simply chill. Or be super affectionate. Sometimes still to play. I never imagined she’d be like this with me. (Ok so now I’m crying).
*back from a little crying and cuddling break with stella*
I don’t know what I did to deserve her love-with-abandon. I really didn’t do anything great, or special. I feel honored that this little dog who’d never been this way in her entire life, now makes me feel like her one true mom. Sometimes it’s just overwhelming.
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