My first dog is a 4 year old Shihtzu named Toby. He is an amazing boy, just not your typical dog. He is very lazy. He hates going on walks, as soon as he sees the leash he runs away from me, sometimes i force him but he literally sits down and refuses to move most of the “walk” lol. Another thing he hates is cars. Poor thing starts shaking before we even reach the car. He also gets car sick which doesnt help. Recently, we got another dog, a ‘now’ 4 month old chihuahua half tobys size, but with soooo much energy. Basically, this pup is the complete opposite of toby. He loves walks, loves to play for hours on end, and does very well with car rides. We started taking the new pup out on walks and out to a few places for socialization and leaving toby at home as we used to do before the pup due to the reasons mentioned above. The issue is, i feel so guilty! I feel so guilty taking this new dog on walks, and outings while toby stays home.
Has anyone had two dogs with completely different personalities? It feels wrong to treat them “differently”, but the truth is that they are different so i am stuck on whether i should keep this routine, or start taking toby with me whenever i take the pup out.
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