Had a hard day / Just venting

Having a reactive dog can be tough some days… And it sucks that no one else can see my sweet boy for who he really is without triggers. I feel so judged from people who don’t understand when he gets reactive.

Context: Brought him to my parents house for thanksgiving dinner this weekend (hours aways so couldn’t leave him at home). We gave him trazodone and gabapentin so he was great during the car ride, but still tried to go after both of my parents and went after the neighbours dog. Mom was like “you need to make a tough choice” (that we should be re-homing our dog). I would never do that. I’ve been crying so much - this was such a hard day and I feel bad for putting my dog in a triggering situation.