r/dogsgettingdogs

I just tried to have dinner with a neighbor friend. She seems like a bit of a recluse. For context, so am I. She asked me to dinner at her house.
I was happy and excited to oblige. What a great gesture!

I arrived and the dog jumped on me several times with a hose in his mouth. He’s a purebred German Shepard. I met her by saying hello while she walked her dog. So I was fine with him jumping at the house.

But he followed me around somewhat defensively of his territory. He at one point nibbled at me. Not in a flirty dog way, he showed his teeth and nibbled harder than I was comfortable with.

I asked if he could be outside during dinner. After I hit behind a door after his nibbles.

She just went outside with him and kept the door open not talking with me. A full 10 minutes.

I leaned out and said- neighbor’s name- are you ok?

Her response, yes-I’m just texting with my brother.

She was out with her dog. I was inside trying to be cordial and eat the meal she made.

I left. I don’t want to feel threatened by a dog. I don’t accept that. Maybe that makes me not a dog person. But I graciously said thank you and left.

If you have a human guest, the dog comes second, period.

Yikes. Venting. This was so fucking weird

Hi everyone, my 10-year-old husky Jax passed away suddenly last week in the early hours of the morning. It’s been really hard on our family, and we’re now looking to adopt another husky. We still have our 5-year-old female husky, Cleo, and we’d love for her — and us — to have another companion in the house.

The dog we’re considering is Luka, a 1½-year-old husky. Cleo and Luka already met at the park one-on-one, and it went really well. They played together for about 30 minutes with no issues at all, and overall the meeting couldn’t have gone better.

Luka is coming from a good family that needs to rehome him, and from what we’ve been told he doesn’t have any behavioral issues.

I’m mainly just wondering what to expect when bringing him into the house for the first time. Since their first meeting went so well, do you think that’s usually a good sign for how things may go at home