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New pet.
My boyfriend's little sister recently got a puppy.
She's getting mad at me because the puppy is getting more attached to me. She always tries to go to me when she gets the chance.
But I don't even play with her really. She just sleeps.
I get to watch her in the morning while his sister is at school. And still, she just sleeps.
And because she's afraid of being alone at night, I have to stay up for most of the night while watching her sleep on my bed. She wakes up every so often.
His sister treats her like a toy most of the time. She also doesn't want me to play with her when she is home and even when she's not paying any attention to her. (Because it's her puppy, not mine!)
And she has come running into my room several times already. Trying to get away from her. I feel bad. She tries to get on the bed and I can't let her.
I'm not sure what to do. It's giving me a headache.
She's not listening to what anyone tells her. She forces her to keep playing even when it's obvious she wants sleep. She keeps her on her lap and doesn't let her move around. And she carries her everywhere she goes (so I can't take her I guess?)
Everyone else tried to tell her to stop doing the things she obviously doesn't like but she doesn't listen or refuses to believe she's doing something wrong.
She's making me feel bad and tells people the dog doesn't really like me, it's just that she likes everything.
Am I doing anything wrong? It's not like I take her away or tell the puppy to run away from her...
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I'm not sure how old she is, but she sounds like she's a pretty young kid.
Kids her age tend to be greedy with new things, especially a pet. I'm more than certain that she probably understands the situation, it's just that she doesn't like it. Kids can be very territorial with their things whether it's a toy, a pet, or basically anything they hold near and dear to them.
I don't believe you're doing anything wrong. She's just feeling kind of intimidated because her pet isn't taking a liking to her as the pet has to you. She's more jealous than anything.
I guess you could try to stay away from the puppy, but the puppy will have a hard time staying away from you. This is a hard situation to get out of. Hopefully she'll learn that she has to share and that who her puppy likes is out of her control.
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you arn't doing anything wrong
it sounds like you're doing everything right
just stay away from the dog as much as possible
she's only a little kid and it seems like everyone else understands the situation and they know that you arn't trying to get the dog to love you better than the little girl
she'll get over it soon, good luck
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