There is nothing more annoying, nor more pathetic, than a jealous Boston terrier
You may have noticed but the Uncle clan adopted a new doggie. She is part politically incorrect dog and something else. We think. We’re not sure. She’s great. Well-behaved, basic obedience down, crate trained, good with kids and good with other non-snappy animals. Also, she stays off furniture. The only con so far is that she’s not been on a leash much and it shows. It was a constant tug fest, until we got a head collar. I’ve always been a choker fan but those seem to not discourage terriers at all. The head collar avoids the anxiety of tugging on a leash and just turns their head sideways. The other slight issue is that she’s not instantly responsive to commands if distracted by a toy.
Anyway, having gotten a new and very well behaved dog, I’ve realized how badly behaved the Boston his. He jumps on people but not me because I raise my knee up and put him on the ground. But no one else does that. He climbs furniture. He constantly stares at the new dog whenever she’s eating. She puts him in his place when he gets out of line so he’s good for her.
But the other thing he does is sad. He’s insanely jealous. If someone in the family pets the other dog, he shows up. If you call her name, he shows up. If you give her any attention at all, he shows up. I swear, he could be in Indochina and once you said “good girl”, he’s in your lap.
This morning, my alarm went off and I hit snooze. About 5 minutes later I am awakened to something gently stroking my face. I look up and it’s the new dog with her front paws barely on the bed licking my face to wake me. I reach over and pet her and say “hey girl” and instantly there’s a Boston terrier butt in my face. And, as instantly, there is a Boston terrier butt swatted out of my face.
But they get along and his constant jealousy seems to only bother me.
Also, they play constantly which is good for both:
Also, that whole thing about being distracted by toys is seen at the end there.
February 17th, 2014 at 10:54 pm
I love my politically incorrect dog; I’ve had the breed most of my life. My Lucy is terrible on leash unless she has her spike collar on. When she has that on, a two year old could walk her.
February 18th, 2014 at 12:31 am
Hey Uncle, I take it that you and your family made it through Snowmaggedden ok. I’m glad to see that. How much of the white flaky stuff did y’all get?
February 18th, 2014 at 11:18 am
My best friend, a chocolate Lab, gets her feelings hurt when her leash is put on. She wonders what she did wrong. She’s right, she doesn’t need it, but leash law.
Two white girls (Labs belonging to my godson) think they’re sled dogs. Chest harnesses, though, my godson is soft-hearted.
February 18th, 2014 at 11:54 am
Give her time and attention and she will be fine..
great looking dogs
February 18th, 2014 at 1:20 pm
Our first dog was a mixed Lab/Aussie. We thought he was insane for his first two years, turned out we weren’t working him enough and he was just bored.
We proved this when we got a second dog, a Miniature Aussie, who ran him ragged in the back yard as each tried to herd/retrieve the other. First dog instantly became tractable, relaxed and fun to have around.
When we got a third dog, we discovered the intricate dog behaviors in a pack (minimum pack size is apparently 3). We now have a dominant female, an alpha male and a beta male, which was settled in 5 minutes of sniffing upon first meeting with the third dog, and has only ever been an issue when the female went into heat before being spayed.
I recommend three dogs for the entertainment value of pack life.
February 19th, 2014 at 12:54 am
Looks like more of a Townie Terrier.