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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not only is the dog still a puppy but OP is heading toward dog teenager stage which may get more challenging. I agree that lack of warmth may be causing additional bonding issues and making dog more desperate for OPs approval. Dogs love to make their people happy. Fake it until you make it, OP. And work with a trainer. Has the rest of your family fallen in love with the dog?[/quote]

OP here. I completely respect your perspective and I agree with you, she may sense it. I feel bad about it, I do. I will fake it as you said and will do things to bond with her more. The rest of the family loves her. We all do! Honestly, she is a great dog. i think I have the hardest time because I do the most with her. People have warned me about the teenage years, which is why I am trying to get everything correct now.[/quote]

OP, I'm not sure where you're located, but if you're anywhere near Your Dog's Friend (North Bethesda/Rockville), I highly recommend them. Your dog is a little older than their Puppy Party age but puppy parties are trainer supervised dog play dates where the trainers will work to match your dog to other dogs and get them comfortable. You may want to consider calling them and seeing if they have anything for a 9 month old dog. They helped us so much between puppy parties, basic training, resource guarding and reactivity training, etc. I'm the pp above and I didn't intend for my post to come across as judgey. There were days we thought adopting our dog was the worst thing we'd ever done. But it got so much better. And, yes, my dog followed me everywhere and that was exhausting because she didn't always know how to behave. She still follows me, but she completely behaves so I don't mind it. Wishing you the best![/quote]

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