It has been a while since the two youngest skids were here. The two older have been her with out them a few times. During the time between visits from the SD and SS7 my furbabies have grown alot. SS9 and SS12 have been around them twice, and of course they are always around my bios. They are not in any way mean or bad dogs. They'll walk up to who ever we let in the house, sniff them and lick them alot. They are each around 40 lbs but think they are teacup size. But, again never have they lunged, bit, growled, or even barked at anyone we let in our house.
Everyone is the house loves them. Except SD. Even though she lives around livestock and her own big dog, because I dote on my puppies and talk baby talk to them she has decided she doesn't like them. Friday night began the biggest crying fest I've seen yet. One of them licked her hand...omg we must go to the ER to stitch up the saliva on her pinky. She demanded DH carry her every where. Even though all the other kids were playing with them and telling her how fun and nice they were. Nope, she wanted them in their kennel locked up so she could walk or sit any where she wanted with out having to look out for the big mean dogs. All except our oldest dog, a pom mix. She was fine with him.
I finally got fed up with trying to have a conversation with DH while SD was clinging to his neck and went to take a bath. When I came out of the bathroom the big dogs were in there kennel. Nope, I let them out. And each did what they normally do. Went to lay on the couch which was full of kids so they laid on the carpet infront of the couch. I went in my room to put clothes on, that took me all of five minutes and when I came back into the living room there they were again, locked up.
I let them out, sat down to eat and there she goes. Daddy...daddy...they're going to hurt me. There he goes to put them up again and I got infront of the kennels and told him no. They haven't even gone near her, they are not going to be locked up like some rabid dog in the animal control center. It's not right to have them locked in a kennel all night, and it damn sure won't happen all weekend.
DH- So, my daughter is supposed to be to scared to walk or get off the couch?
Me- You're daughter isn't scared of them. She's being a snot nosed brat. She sees I love these dogs, she sees her brothers liking these dogs, so she wants to make sure she has say if we get to see the dogs. She does not get that control in this house. But I'll tell you what, your dog is twice the size of mine, she's so scared maybe we should get ride of L. Since he's so dangerous to her.
DH- L? But he's my baby boy. He goes to work with me, he's my little buddy.
Me- Yeah, but he's scaring your daughter so much, so maybe he's too mean to keep around.
SD- Yeah daddy get rid of him, he's ugly
DH closed the kennels doors and left the babies out. SD started the crying again, he picked her up, put her in the hallway and said go cry in your room. Which she did, and no one came to coddle her. I'm sure she was stunned. She cried louder, we turned on the surround sound. All they while the puppies were cuddled up with us on the couch. She tried a few more times to get them locked up, but no. I don't think I'm being unreasonable. If they were vicious dogs of course I wouldn't risk a child no matter how bratty. I was the victim of a dog attack when I was a kid, I would never let that happen to any child, but that's not these dogs. There is no reason to keep them locked up all weekend. Hell, SD is meaner to the boys and everyone else plus, these dogs don't pee on everything the way she does. I wonder how offended DH would be if I asked if we could keep her kenneled all weekend.
PS, to make sure, puppies went to puppy salon for large dog massages, nail trimming, and teeth cleaning while I went for my salon pampering.