[dupratac]

So,

I haven't been on much lately....just been busy with life and things. I have a question for some of you though....Recently, I've been staying at a friend's house a bit...he has no problems with the dogs coming over as long as they are respectful of things and don't bother anything. Judge does great over there, loves him, loves life etc. etc., he's just typical goofy Judge.

Red on the other hand is not liking it at all, it's not like we live there, just have been staying there a lot, hanging out etc. She loves the friend, no issues there. She doesn't like some of his friends at all...(she's kinda schitzy)...I just make her behave herself(usually I work her with the clicker when someone comes over or she goes into Judge's crate) and she is fine as long as the friends leave her alone. She has been acting strange since the first time she went over there. I believe the reason is that the dogs are NOT NOT absolutely NOT allowed on the bed(doesn't bother me as it is kinda nice sleeping without dogs sometimes). She has slept in bed with someone since she was 6 weeks old, she's almsot 6 years old now. At home, I still let her sleep with me. I feel guilty in one hand for making her stay off the bed at his house but in the other...I just don't care really. She's a dog and it's not like she is sleeping outside or something, she sleeps in his chair.

Red has issues anyway...I can leave her at home with my grandma, the familiar and not deal with it or I can take her with me when I go(he enjoys the dogs) and just deal with her little behavioral issues, I just don't want to cause her to have more issues than she already does...she has a fragile psychy. I've been using the clicker a ton at his house to develop positive associations with it etc. Any ideas are very welcome...I like taking her with me there as it is quiet an peaceful, no kids around and she still gets to spend time with me. She's just having some issues adjusting and it is a little hard not only with this but my little brother's girlfriend is pregnant and Red has been really bitchy with her(she loved her before, never had an issue)....do I leave her home with grandma or keep working on the issues at his house??

It seems that this dog gets worse every year she gets older.....I'm a little stressed out about the whole thing with her. She hates/loathes kids...save 2 that she has known all her life and it seems that everybody and their dog is having kids right now. She is a good dog but just becoming less and less tolerant of things, BUT she does great with my grandma as long as there are no visitors.

Seriously, I'm sick of managing an unstable dog, it's tiring and stressfull. I love her to death and that's the reason I do it, but gawd.....