For anyone one who doesn't know this is Paquette my Mom's dog who sometimes hangs out with us. Paquette is the last of the dogs I grew up with I was just becoming a teenager when we got her and I love this little dog.
Paquette recently spent the morning hanging out with us and I realized how grateful I am that I have the dogs I have. Paquette is around 5 lbs and is up in the double digits age wise so she is kind of fragile dog. Not a dog you would expect to be friends with a 60 lbs pit mix or a 40 lbs one year old husky.
Originally Paquette wanted nothing to do with Sadie when they met. At the time Sadie was a little over a year old and a lot more playful. Paquette would lay down the law and refuse to be around Sadie going as far as to hide or act aggressive. You could tell that Paquette was not comfortable and was stressed and it really made me sad to see that.
We did what we could to make sure there visits were always pleasant for both of them. We always let Paquette leave if she felt uncomfortable and encouraged Sadie to give her space. It took about a year for Paquette to decide that she could trust Sadie they learned to just be mellow around each other and would even sleep together.
When we got Simon we made sure he met Paquette right off the bat and rewarded him for being relaxed and calm around her. We would also keep him on leash a lot of the time so it was up to Paquette if she came close to him or not. Thankfully he learned that lesson of how to treat little dogs when he was young and Simon is very respectful around smaller dogs.
It was very important to us to make sure our larger dogs were respectful of Paquette and other small dogs because we love get together as a family and spend time together. We wanted to make sure Paquette would be safe and not stressed out the whole time.
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