Ever had a dog you just didn't connect with?

[Punkygirl0101]

Yes, Charlotte. She is so 100% my moms dog. I have very little connection with her. I don't spend a lot of time with her. She also has behavioral issues because my mom won't listen to me and lets her dogs do whatever they want. Charlotte is 5 now, she kind of started out as my dog..but we just didn't click, and her and my mom bonded really well.

And my mom has no bond or connection with Bjorn. She never really even sees him. Hes 100% my dog.

 

[sisco16]

I would say that about my huskys but there independent nature makes us closer. They cuttle when they want to. And koda lets me know when shes had enough she lets out quite a growl.

 

[Kayota]

Me and Baby. I love her a LOT but she and I just weren't made for each other. It's probably because I like active, almost crazy dogs [Padfoot, Cindy] rather than the sedentary nature of Baby.

 

[Baxter'smybaby]

I had a dog named Libby--she was a rescue dog. We got her when Trav was about 2 years old--Libby was with us for 8 years--but she never really bonded to any of us. She was very aloof--every once in a blue moon she would let you pet her and love her. But otherwise, she enjoyed having a warm home, and a canine companion. I do think she loved Trav more than the humans in the house! We loved her --but she never really had a bond with any of us. I truly believe she had been abused before we got her.

 

[Paige]

Never with a dog but with plenty of the horses. Our relationship was all business. A mare my family had for years and years was always like that. Never liked anyone. She was good, did her job and that was it. Not a nasty horse by any means but just wasn't fond of humans. She knew the deal. Be good, get fed. That was the extent of how deep any one came to bonding with her.

 

[Laurelin]

Sort of. I've always had a relationship with all our dogs. Some are deeper than others.

Nikki and Summer now are on a different level than most. Beau is close. Beau is probably the hands down 'best' dog I've had or known. He's got an amazing ability to bond with everyone. Nard is a WIP all the time, but it's coming. He's so darn cute you have to love him and his antics just crack me up. Rose is one that I am very protective of and adore. She's just too cute.

Of all the dogs we've had, Trey is the most difficult. He's just very not animated and not friendly. It took a good 9-10 years before we had any kind of bond. I'm never going to be the same with him as the others. He's just a lot less intuitive than the rest. I love him a lot though. It took a long time to accept him for what he is and not expect him to be like Nik or the paps. Since then we've gotten a lot closer. He's a good dog through and through and it's not his fault we weren't close, really. It was mine.

 

[sprintime]

With more than one dog in the house it's hard not to have a favourite , I am bonded to all of them but in different ways, depending on their personalities I think.

 

[Vintage Boxers]

It is VERY VERY VERY rare for me not to "connect" with a dog. Heck just teaching my obedience class, i have a connection to each dog..for different reasons. The one dog i can't connect to....

The rescue girl here, Kota. I just can't "get" her...if anything she flat out annoys me. I love her care for her and i am dedicating my time to rehab her..but in the end, neither of us cares what is going on with the other. She likes attention and comes to me for it, but beyond that, nothin.

Other than her, i haven't met one!

S

 

[Southpaw]

I have a very hard time connecting with Lucy.

The circumstances at the time were just not right... I did NOT want another dog, and if I did get another dog, I didn't want it to be a puppy. Which, Lucy was. I didn't like the place we got her from. And Lucy is the exact type of dog I did not want--a bichon/toy poodle mix that perfectly fits the "spoiled yappy little dog" stereotype, and I wanted an Australian shepherd that I could rough house with a little more, go to the park and play fetch with, etc. On top with that, it was my money that bought Lucy... it really bothered me that I was handing over a good chunk of change for something that I really didn't want. But I did it anyway because I figured I'd get over all that once I got her home and fell in love.

It just never worked out that way. I love her but I just don't have that "connection" with her, even though she is "my" dog. She's ended up being more my mom's dog. I can't help but think that if the circumstances in which we got her would have been more ideal, I wouldn't feel this way.

 

[Tazwell]

Mr. Bojangles. And quite a few of my foster dogs. And I guess Scooter, too. I think the dog I've been most bonded with is Archie, even more than Tazwell and I. Archie and I do everything together.

 

[ihartgonzo]

I love Fozzie... to pieces. But, I have never felt a strong emotional connection to him, like I have with Gonzo.

To me, Fozzie is least affectionate, basically out of ANYONE. He is more affectionate to my friends. I think it's because I give him the most attention, and he absolutely listens to me over anyone else, but he doesn't seem to care about "appeasing" me or anything. He has literally licked me a handful of times in his entire life, and he licks my friend Grace every time he sees her. Gonzo on the other hand is more affection and trusting of me than anyone in the world. But Fozzie just doesn't seem to care that much about me. It makes me sad sometimes, because I blame myself, for constantly cuddling him/hugging him/telling him he's precious since the day I got him.

 

[yoko]

shiner, the first dog i remember my family having never really bonded to me. i loved her a lot but she was always my older brother's dog. i fed her, walked her, and attempted to play with her as much as i could. but she never really connected with me. she liked everyone.

lady was my first dog and she bonded pretty quickly to me. she had been abused and was given to me by a friend. *her brother had some serious issues and she gave her to me to get her away from her family* i wish she had been an inside dog though *i was not an adult and parents said she was outside* toward the end she was inside a lot more but that was because after meeting yoshi she mellowed out and normal things didn't throw her into a panic. i was really close to her and it hit super hard when she died. because she had been abused she didn't like new people but she was an easy dog to care for and i could tell how much she loved me

then came yoshi... the starving puppy i got for a mere 15 dollars. who came to me skin and bones and a UTI. drank paint as a 4 month old puppy. has bloated numerous times. torn her pad off of her foot. got a stick caught in the roof of her mouth. she is the most expensive, health wise problematic dog i have ever owned or known in my entire life. and i am allergic to her too. but she is my heart dog i am sad that i never clicked with shiner but i think shiner was prepping me for lady and yoshi

 

[mrose_s]

Sorry it took me so long to reply (computer broke)

but I'm glad to hear I'm not the only one, she can be so lovley at times but there just isn't a bond between us. She adores my sister though, she is her world so thats the important thing

 

[Paige]

With more than one dog in the house it's hard not to have a favourite , I am bonded to all of them but in different ways, depending on their personalities I think.

Bandit is my obvious favorite. Though I treat them all as equals people just know. Apparently I look at him different. There is a special look that is reserved for him and him alone. I feel much the same for him as I did for my Shelby. And Shelby was the other half of my soul. There has always been something special about Bandit. As grouchy as he has always been he is the type of dog that you know would be just miserable if he didn't have HIS human. Not just any person will do and I am flattered that he let me be his.

 

[Juicy]

Originally Posted by sprintime
With more than one dog in the house it's hard not to have a favourite , I am bonded to all of them but in different ways, depending on their personalities I think.

Bandit is my obvious favorite. Though I treat them all as equals people just know. Apparently I look at him different. There is a special look that is reserved for him and him alone. I feel much the same for him as I did for my Shelby. And Shelby was the other half of my soul. There has always been something special about Bandit. As grouchy as he has always been he is the type of dog that you know would be just miserable if he didn't have HIS human. Not just any person will do and I am flattered that he let me be his.

Ditto-ing this and replacing Bandit with Princess the doxie and Didi with Shelby....sorry I'm too lazy to think of anything else to say, plus some keys are acting stupid and I'm tired of cutting and pasting them but this pretty much sums everything up. But the grounch part has to pertain to Didi, not Princess.

 

[cat13]

Yep. With the dog I have now - Teal'c... It took me quite a while because he looks like my last dog just a bit smaller and I suppose I was always wondering why he does behave differently.
He is also very stubborn and I would say it took him just as long to bond with me as it was the other way round. Or maybe he could sense that there was something missing from my side.... Who knows.
Now I have discovered Tealc's beautiful personality plus a few things he does exactly like Jack and I'm really happy. I JUST LOVE HIM TO BITS!

 

[chanda]

Sorry it took me so long to reply (computer broke)

but I'm glad to hear I'm not the only one, she can be so lovley at times but there just isn't a bond between us. She adores my sister though, she is her world so thats the important thing

Yep you are not the only one... Some of us here have already experienced something similar to that... Maybe if you spend more quality time with your pet you can get some connection with your pet...