Yesterday, I took my son and his Grandfather to see a litter of puppies a friend has. His Grandfathers dog recently passed away, and his Grandfather is lost without his pet. In addition, my son says he cant go to his Grandfathers house because the dog is gone. At that point, his Grandfather said, find me a dog! When we got to the breeders house, my son hid behind the truck, afraid to go near my friend/breeder. I told him that he promised his Grandfather he would help him pick out a puppy, and needed to go see them. He peeked around the side of the truck and looked at the pups playing. He looked at the friend/breeder. He looked back at the pups. My sweet little boy took a deep breath, grabbed my hand, said...its scarry mommy....and walked into the fence to see these puppies. In 2 minutes time he was sitting in the grass with one tiny little pup, right beside my friend/breeder, saying....mommy,the puppy wont let me be scared! I breed dogs as well, but I breed Giant breed dogs. My son loves to hold them for the first 2 weeks, and then they are too big for him to handle. Several people I know who have anxiety have told me to get him a small pup. The friend/breeder has called me and told me to come pick this puppy up for my son, as she suffers from anxiety as well, and knows how hard it can be, and she hopes it will help my son. (plus, I saved her dog's life after being snake bit this past weekend) I am wondering if it is a good idea to try this. I know my son is good with dogs. He handles pups within an hour of birth regularly. While I am delivering puppies with the mom, he holds the others to keep him occupied, and keeping them warm till the mom can do her job. Will a small pup of his own to take with him when he goes around running errands with me help him? A little bit of comfort and security from home when we are out? I am self employed, keeping my son with me while I work. We rarely have to get out of the car while I am meeting clients, often on their lunch breaks etc at their jobs. I have barely worked in 3 weeks because my clients scare my son. I have to work. I have to have my son healthy and well adjusted. Someone please help us. I need advice. i need a miracle. I want my son to be well adjusted. I want this to be better for him instead of watching his anxiety worsen. I think his anxiety is giving me anxiety. I wish I could have anxiety for him instead of with him. Please, help me help my little boy.
) A woman tried to talk to him, he got nervous, and I said Mason, Cookie! He stuck his hand in my purse and started petting her, and ignored the woman. On the way home, he saw the moon, and started saying moon scarry, over and over...I said, Mason, what does Cookie think of the moon? He talked to het for a minute, then said Mommy, Cookie says moon pretty. I talked to Mason for hours about how a puppy wouldnt let him be scared anymore. He holds her tail and pets it for long periods of time, playing with her tail like he does my hair. His father makes a point to get away from Mason when in an anxiety attack. He doesnt want Mason to see him. Right now, Mason is laying on the floor watching cartoons. Cookie is laying on the floor with him on a blanket, letting Mason hold her tail. Hopefully we will get the referral tomorrow. For the moment, Cookie is an answer to my prayers!