As she entered seniorhood, Domin underwent some changes.
In her puppyhood up till adulthood days, she was not the most obedient dog. At times she could be quite aggressive and would bare her teeth when we scolded or hit her. She was also extremely hyperactive. For a small dog, she can really sprint. Sometimes when we ran around the house, she would chase after us and nip at our ankles. Both friends of myself and my sister have recalled being chased around the house by Domin when they visited us. That was what a little terror she was back then! Those days seem so far away now. I have to admit I was responsible for not teaching her well in her younger days.
In her seniorhood days, her personality became much sweeter. The aggression was gone. Maybe she had more love, more attention and care. She barely snarled and bite anymore. She would still growl but it was a soft growl to let us know she was unhappy and did not want to do what we wanted her to do. There was no showing of teeth. She became more obedient and received much less scoldings. Whenever we scolded her, she would look very sad and put her head down. There was no more of the ‘barking back’ she used to do.
Also, the look in her eyes became much softer and kinder and she became so much more loving. It was obvious she was also much happier. If we put our hands in front of us, she would spend a long time licking them intently and with so much focus. Maybe licking was her way to show her love for us.
I love her more in her senior years than I ever did before.
Dodo's jie-jie
In her puppyhood up till adulthood days, she was not the most obedient dog. At times she could be quite aggressive and would bare her teeth when we scolded or hit her. She was also extremely hyperactive. For a small dog, she can really sprint. Sometimes when we ran around the house, she would chase after us and nip at our ankles. Both friends of myself and my sister have recalled being chased around the house by Domin when they visited us. That was what a little terror she was back then! Those days seem so far away now. I have to admit I was responsible for not teaching her well in her younger days.
In her seniorhood days, her personality became much sweeter. The aggression was gone. Maybe she had more love, more attention and care. She barely snarled and bite anymore. She would still growl but it was a soft growl to let us know she was unhappy and did not want to do what we wanted her to do. There was no showing of teeth. She became more obedient and received much less scoldings. Whenever we scolded her, she would look very sad and put her head down. There was no more of the ‘barking back’ she used to do.
Also, the look in her eyes became much softer and kinder and she became so much more loving. It was obvious she was also much happier. If we put our hands in front of us, she would spend a long time licking them intently and with so much focus. Maybe licking was her way to show her love for us.
I love her more in her senior years than I ever did before.
Dodo's jie-jie
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