Hi, I’m Allison! Read my introduction to study extra about me and my three mixed-breed canine from Thailand, Jelly, Lorraina, and Manic.
Are Velcro canine born with the uncontrollable need to be with their homeowners each waking second, or is it one thing they develop into? I believed a Velcro canine was one thing they inherently are primarily based on their breed. Chihuahuas and Golden Retrievers come to thoughts after I take into consideration a Velcro canine breed.
But do canine develop into being Velcro canine? I suppose some do. Jelly became a Velcro canine after our transfer from Thailand to the USA.
My Mellow Jelly
Jelly has at all times been a reasonably mellow canine. She was by no means an excellent high-energy pet, which I enormously appreciated! She was completely pleased to sit down and watch a film as an alternative of occurring epically lengthy hikes. In reality, once we take her on walks now, she at all times will get a second wind when she realizes we’re headed again residence. She will race forward of Manic and Lorraina as if to say, “We made it, guys! We are on the homestretch! C’mon! The air-conditioning and our cozy beds are calling our names!”
Jelly’s mellow persona is a welcome steadiness between Manic’s drive for chaos and Lorraina’s need to start out fights.
However, she has become a Velcro dog.
Click, Click, Click, Click…
I’ve the pleasure of working at residence. This is admittedly useful as a result of the trio do not need to stay cooped up inside for many of the day. If the day is heat, Manic will in all probability spend near 10 hours outdoors. He entertains himself inside our fenced-in 2.5-acre property by digging holes, chasing squirrels, monitoring rabbits, watching birds, or napping within the solar. Lorraina will spend about half the time outdoors however enormously enjoys coming inside for her naps on her orthopedic mattress.
But not Jelly. It might be an ideal spring day, and if I’m not outdoors, she won’t go. Instead, Jelly prefers to be at all times roughly three ft away from me. If I’m at my desk, she is curled up within the spare canine mattress I hold in my workplace. If I’m going to take a fast energy nap, she must be mendacity proper subsequent to me. If I need to watch TV in the lounge, she is on the sofa subsequent to me. Jelly appreciated being my shadow. And I didn’t thoughts it…more often than not.
The instances when it obtained a bit exhausting to take care of was after I would depart my desk for minor issues. For instance, I might rise up to go to the toilet. One minute later, I might hear click on, click on, click on, click on. That was the sound of Jelly’s nails clicking on the ground as she went to see the place I used to be. I opened the toilet door, and there she was, observing me. Her eyes appeared to ask me why I believed I had the audacity to depart the room.
“Jelly, I used to be gone for 2 minutes,” I might say, strolling again to my desk. Jelly would settle again into her mattress and go to sleep.
If I might rise up to get some water from the fridge, the identical state of affairs would occur.
Click, click on, click on, click on.
I might flip round, and there she can be, giving me that stare once more.
If I went to the laundry room to clean garments, click on, click on, click on, click on. If I went to get a cup of espresso, click on, click on, click on, click on. No matter the place I went, in lower than a minute, I might hear click on, click on, click on, click on.
Oh, Jelly. I’m not going to depart you.
But, in her thoughts, I had left her once.
How Did It Begin?
When we introduced Jelly to the USA from Thailand, she appeared to develop right into a Velcro canine. I feel the whole journey induced her some severe stress. She didn’t know what was occurring or the place she was going. Being crated to go on a ship, van, after which a aircraft should have been so overwhelming for her. And then having to regulate to a complete new world. Wow.
I suppose I do perceive why she retains her eye on me. If I had been in her place, I might not completely belief me, both. Maybe at some point, she’s going to belief me to go to the toilet or get a snack from the kitchen with out pondering she’s going to by no means see me once more.
