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Nov. 24th, 2021 01:14 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
evile eventful day at home....made my usual Jack Daniels pie for tomorrow's gathering, got my new work laptop delivered & signed for, and Boba and Liam got in a fight. They were both snoozing by my feet, Liam under the desk and Boba just beside my chair. They had both been laying there quietly when for no reason I can see, Liam took offense to Boba's presence and started growling, Boba started growling back, and then Liam jumped on Boba..all of this is halfway under my desk/feet.chair and I'm trying to get in there and separate them with limited room and visibility. Liam bit my arm. I have a bruise and a puncture. I looked both dogs over and neither of them have any wounds. I put Liam in the bedroom to chill for a while, then gave him calming chewy treat and a benadryl. I don't know what set all of that off....we haven't been in our usual routine for the last few days. the weather has changed, may be causing some arthritis or joint pain for Liam because he's an older dog, he also doesn't see well due to cataracts. He may also be starting to have cognitive issues due to age. We don't really know how old he is, he was 6-8 when we got him, now he's 8-10. I don't know what to do. He was so abject and cringing away from me when I went into the bedroom to give him his calming treat....he was so afraid. :(
We are invited over to my aunt and uncle's for supper, but I dont' want to leave the dogs together by themselves at home. The concern is if I take Liam and he has to stay in the backyard, they think he'll squeeze through the gap between the fence and the gate. The concern with either Boba or Liam is that my cousin is there with his little old dog, who may be reactive to having other dogs in 'his' space, since my cousin and his pup flew in and are staying there for the holiday. So....I'm not sure what to do. Dose everybody up with benadryl before we go over and leave them at home & hope for the best?
I can't have a dog that is going to randomly attack dogs and people in my house. I'm not ready to really think or act on that knowledge. It's like...I know what I probably need to do. I just don't want to think about it. Or do it.
We are invited over to my aunt and uncle's for supper, but I dont' want to leave the dogs together by themselves at home. The concern is if I take Liam and he has to stay in the backyard, they think he'll squeeze through the gap between the fence and the gate. The concern with either Boba or Liam is that my cousin is there with his little old dog, who may be reactive to having other dogs in 'his' space, since my cousin and his pup flew in and are staying there for the holiday. So....I'm not sure what to do. Dose everybody up with benadryl before we go over and leave them at home & hope for the best?
I can't have a dog that is going to randomly attack dogs and people in my house. I'm not ready to really think or act on that knowledge. It's like...I know what I probably need to do. I just don't want to think about it. Or do it.
