So, Tito in France.. He did amazing on the plane, the train and the craziness of actually getting to Vitré. He has adjusted to apartment & city living pretty well (just hates when the downstairs neighbors come and go) and for the most part has been his cute self. He was allergic to the food I switched him to here, so that was a bit of a bummer. The allergy didn't show up for almost a month and even then, we had no idea it was the food because he seemed to really love it. Luckily the pharmacy down the road hooked us up with homeopathic medicine, Joycie sent over some of his old food from home and he's back to normal.
One thing about Tito, he has a bit of a Napoleon complex. After a bad experience as a tiny puppy with a big dog he feels the need to act bigger than he is. Being 8 pounds he seems to feel like he has a lot to make up for. But, since coming to France he has gotten out of control. He tried to beat up a 3 pound chihuahua a few weeks ago.. Talk about embarrassing. He always seems excited to meet other dogs but ALWAYS ends up being the bully. I've mastered apologizing in French and avoiding other dogs at all cost.
Over the past few days he has been getting super possessive over his treats & things he knows he shouldn't have. SO after some research, it seems as though he feels like he is the leader of our pack. LOL. After more research and reading, we have revamped our rules; we are going to teach him to follow directions better (not just when he wants to) and are going to kick him out of his leader position. This all needs to be done, like yesterday.
He's SO cute, but he's becoming a little stubborn monster who thinks he runs the show. Consistency is key which will be the hardest part but I'm so ready to take him down, in the most loving way. Sorry for the extra long & crazy dog mom post! If anyone has any tips, tricks, advice, ANYTHING that could be helpful please let me know!
Hope no one else is living with a tiny terror like we are! He's lucky he's so cute~
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