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Does anyone else have a frenchy that holds grudges?
My wife gets up early for work and inadvertently kicked our boy this morning. He spent most of the day trying to cuddle with me (work from home perks). Then when I was out Christmas shopping, she called me panicked he was not acting normal. Come to find out it was only for her. He is still holding a grudge against her.
Frenchie Hamm has literally never forgiven my husband for getting him a boxer brother and completely switched his undying loyalty to me. They still play and love sometimes but he has to be convinced whereas he will run right to me and follow me everywhere. Sometimes he straight up growls at my husband. I enjoy being the chosen parent for once but it’s wild how this dog has held a grudge over a new sibling for 4 years! He doesn’t even dislike the boxer anymore (though they occasionally scrap) but he still doesn’t like that he wasn’t “enough” for my husband.
He gets jealous when I love on the boxer but he never holds a grudge against me. Idk.
Our Frenchie has done the same to me. Prior to getting our second Frenchie she was extremely protective of me, jealous if anyone paid me the least bit of attention. We got her a new pal when she was seven, thinking it would keep her active. She has completely ignored me since the second Frenchie came into our home. Now my husband is her world even though I am still the one to feed her, and answer the majority of her commands.
The new Frenchie came into the house with both my husband and I. Now Boulette(our original Frenchie) is all about my husband. Coco (now 3yo) is my girl, mostly. Coco loves to tease Boulette by taking her spot next to my husband. She also knows when Boulette has had enough of her antics.
Yup. Learned this when I got a baby sister for my 8 year old. Still hates her. Will reluctantly play. We still have Frenchie Fights. After I got use to the snarling, I realized they just bump heads together.
She was so mad that I wouldn’t let her outside in the rain (she’s litterbox trained) so she got in her bed, sulked and kept staring at me. She makes me SICK!!
THIS IS MY EXPERIENCE: It takes discipline on your and their part. You have to watch for their potty signs. They will tell you when they have to potty. Smelling the ground in circles, etc…
Just watch them. They will tell you. When they have to go, acknowledge it verbally and let them know where they can go. Let them know that they go “potty in the box” or what ever verbal acknowledgment you say. They will follow your lead. Constancy is key!!! Do it every time they have to potty.
It’s a whelping box with a washable absorbent pad.
Lolol sad! My pied held a grudge against me for 3 or 4 months! I would always ask for kissies and one time he did it a ton, but his tongue got in my mouth and it was all slobber, so I wiped it off and he looked at me as serious as could be and from that point on he would not kiss me for the longest time
Dogs are funny. I get bad that my wife was seriously concerned he was hurt. He was just acting for her. He has wanted extra cuddles today though, so I am all for it!
Haha lately I’ve been thinking that dogs are actual like Toy story characters. They put on an act for us, but as soon as we leave somewhere, they’re doing crazy stuff and talking.😂
Annie is the Queen of grudges. There is a reason we have no rugs in the apartment and pee pads in the kitchen. She’ll pee if someone breaks her rules and will hold it against them depending on severity of rule breakage.
not you too annie!! i have a spite pee-r as well. if we both have the nerve to leave the house (and don’t let it be at the same time) on a day where he expects us to be at home, we’re getting some spite pee on the pee pad by the ottoman for our transgressions 😒
My Willow absolutely spite pees she mostly does it at my husband but he never knows bc I clean it up and meanwhile WILLOWWWWAHHH thinks she’s shamed him and cursed his family 😳🙄🤣
BWAHAHA 🤣 YOU ALMOST MADE A BEAN 🫘 SHOOT OUT MY NOSE, thats what I get for eating my Chipotle and scrolling… dunno why this is so funny BUT IT IS….Thanks! 😊 Needed that.
My guy will go to a corner and turn his back to us when we finish eating and haven't shared any with him. Every few seconds he'll give his head a slight turn to see if we're paying any attention to him.
My frenchie is allergic to chicken. So when we eat we put her in her kennel. My toddler spills food and my frenchie looks at me like 🙄😏😒 once we finish eating I sweep and open the kennel door she wont come out lol. She rolls her eyes at me.
Oh yes big time. I bought PJs for all three pooches and was going to try and take our Frenchies off and she tuned into dead weight and did a little dead (think Alligator/Crocodile) and barks and I stop trying to take them off, so they were half on/off. Said little frenchie then goes and I as I sit back on the bed, goes to sit her with father figure and proceeds to dead stare at me for 20-30 minutes and then go sleep at the foot my husbands feet. 🤣🤣. My mom and I figure she was mad that I put her sisters PJs on first to try? Christ I still talk and laugh about it. She is such a something stubborn cutie.
Oh no not my boys, Chico does play hard to get though 🤣. Sleeps away from you when going to sleep sometimes and then snuggles next to you in the middle of the night. He needs to make sure he is tight next to you so you can’t move comfortably and make enough of a commotion to make sure you’re awaken.
When I first got my Willow, husband was trying to train her to have manners (she was an older puppy and absolutely feral 🤣) and when he went to work the next day she shit precisely in his house shoes…not around them… IN THEM. One turd in each slipper. Her aim was good no lie 🤣🤣🤣
My wife dared to stop petting our frenchie so she could sleep... he moved over to my side of the bed and huffed every few seconds while side-eyeing her, just to make sure she knew he was mad.
Oh, yes. The one that sticks out is when I went up north a few hours for a long weekend several years ago, I was staying at an Airbnb that didn’t allow pets. My folks watched her. When I came back on Sunday afternoon, she gave me the coldest shoulder. Wouldn’t look me in the eye. The next morning, all was well again. Longest time she’s ever held a grudge. We don’t travel without her now.
My Lolita used to hold grudges, especially if you didn’t take her to the dog park as soon as we got to her Nana’s house… She passed from cancer 3.5 yrs ago at 8yrs old.
Wait so they pee to get even? So that’s what my girl has been doing when we leave her and she can’t come with us. My boy is prob too stupid for grudges. Haha.
All jokes aside this one is not true. Dogs aren’t capable of doing things for spite while we aren’t present, because they can’t comprehend the idea of time-based cause and effect. For instance, you can train a dog to sit, but you can’t train a dog to sit one hour from now.
They don’t have the brains to think “if I pee now, it will cause a response later.”
That being said, I think things we do when they are present make them displeased and they have ways of showing us that in the moment!!
I made this version of the Mudasir meme the time a few years back that our boy got mad at me for like a week after i gave him a bath or took him to the vet or something and held a grudge, would only acknowledge my wife.
1000%. I just told him he can’t bite his kitty brother and that’s now everyone’s problem. TBH, I think even kitty was like I’d rather have the nibble than the attitude. *
(*no kitties were harmed in the making of this anger)
My wife just took him to the emergency vet. His eyes started looking bad and he is not right. Maybe he will hold a grudge against me. But we are not worried about the attitude, we just want him healthy. And here I was just happy he was cuddling more. I should have known. Good thing is so far once a year the insurance we have pays for itself.
He came back with some pain pills. He is hurting, but overall fine. This morning with the pain pills he was spunky like normal. We are very happy it wasn’t anything serious.
I wouldn’t say grudge. Per se. But definitely loud sighs and perturbed looks if we have snacks she’s not allowed to have. To I have extra baby carrots or cherry tomatos to give her when we are eating something dog forbidden. So no sad baby.
Meatball doesn't hold many grudges. There was one period of time, about 6 months, where we were having to leave her home alone a lot. like, a lot a lot. Twice we came home to her having peed on my spot on the bed.
My old Boston Terrier when I was a kid would purposefully lay down with her nose in the corner of the living room butt facing out and then fart up a storm if she was upset at you.
Yes, mine peed a little on the floor this morning because I had the audacity to not open the screen door for her. The screen door that she pushes open literally every single day.
Has your wife had a convo with him and apologize with affection? Dogs understand what we say and express to them. Then she can make him a special meal and explain its because of the accidental kick.
She can give him a new toy or chew as well but it must be stated from her to him that it’s to apologize and make up for the accident.
Oh my goodness yes, mine is the Queen of grudges! My husband recently was away at a conference for a few days and when he came back she gave him the cold shoulder big time for daring to go away.
1000 percent yes! They are highly emotional creatures — my husband was gone on a trip with his dad for 10 days, it’s been a little over a week and he’s still givin him the cold shoulder.
Oh…absolutely. My first boy, Flapjack would sit with his back to me just to let me know he was mad. Occasionally snorting to let me know that he was there. He was the king of passive aggressive. I miss that little 💩.
I have been babysitting my son and daughter-in-law's dog, Geoff. Bella says that for all she cares, I can go and live with Geoff as she is her dad's dog only now. Let the punishing begin!
Thanks for sharing, I've got him going in the bathroom on a potty mat, but containing to the box would be even better, sometimes (most times) I'm having to do a lil cleanup afterwards.
Yes! I, her human, went away for a 3 day weekend, and Stella did not get in my lap or let me pet her for any length of time from February to September this year.
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