I know I\u2019m being difficult, but I don\u2019t know what else to do. Shadow is really hormonal and it is making Aristotle more bouncy than normal and I just can\u2019t cope. They both terrify me in different ways. When they get hyper, I\u2019m so scared they are going to pounce on me. To be fair that is based on past and recent experience where they do pounce on me. It\u2019s mainly Aristotle, Shadow has a little more respect for my situation, as long as I don\u2019t try taking a chew she\u2019s got her heart set on. I know Ari doesn\u2019t mean any harm and it\u2019s just his way of letting off steam, but I can get quite hurt in the process. Anyway, as much as possible I try that thing of staying completely still in the hope they can\u2019t see me, but who am I kidding. How difficult is it to spot 30kg of black dog with a white nose and tail? It\u2019s hardly camouflage! Anyway, the problem is that my other approach is to bark. I don\u2019t just bark when they pounce on me, I bark in any situation that I think there is even a vague risk that they might pounce on me. I\u2019m not making myself popular with anyone and even I can see that it\u2019s all a bit stressful. Our Mistress is doing her best to give me time on my own, or with only one of the other two about, but it\u2019s not fair on the others to alternately be shut away from her. I can see that, but I have no idea what to do. I don\u2019t want to be in the other room away from my beloved human, although she has pointed out that would reduce the problem. She has reassured me that once Shadow\u2019s season is over she will be less hormonal, or to be fair if she\u2019s pregnant she\u2019ll be hormonal in a different way. At those times she takes care of us all and does not want to play, but that\u2019s all a few weeks off yet and I\u2019ve got to get through each day. I\u2019m looking forward to a day out at my grandparents tomorrow, just me and my Mistress. At least for a few hours I\u2019ll be able to relax properly. The whole thing is leaving me very tired as I\u2019m not getting as much sleep during the day as I\u2019d like. Sorry to whinge, I just needed to get it all off my chest.<\/p>\n
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