Robin es mi perrita de unos 4 años y Chispa es la perrita de mi mamá y tiene 9 años. Hace ya 8 meses que Chispa llegĂł de Venezuela a vivir con nosotros. Tanto Robin como Chispa han estado acostumbradas a vivir solas, es decir, sin otros perros en casa. Cuando se planificĂł el viaje no pensamos en que tendrĂamos problemas de convivencia entre las perritas, pero la verdad es que no fue nada fácil.
Ambas parecen tener personalidades opuestas, por un lado, Chispa es toda tranquila y silenciosa, mientras que Robin es super enĂ©rgica y bullosa. Cuando llegĂł Chispa, Robin trato de conocerla y ser amigable, pero Chispa comenzĂł a esquivarla y a gruñirle. Pensamos que por la diferencia de edad Chispa no cederĂa tanto a los juegos.
Deducimos que solo era cuestiĂłn de tiempo para que se adaptaren, pero no fue nada fácil. No estábamos tan seguros de dejarlas solas, asĂ que tocaba salir y llevarnos a Chispa a todos lados. El primer dĂa que la dejamos a las dos solas, Chispa daño una puerta y aruño la pared tratando de salir de la casa, asĂ que duramos más de una semana llevándola a todos lados.
Robin seguĂa insistiendo en ser su amiga, pero Chispa no querĂa ceder, incluso seguĂa esquivándola y ladrándole con molestia, y asĂ se fueron 3 meses y nada que se hacĂan amigas.
Me preocupaba no ver mejorĂa porque pensaba que era incĂłmodo para Chispa vivir asĂ, pero poco a poco fue cediendo. Los primeros pasos para la convivencia fueron compartir el mismo sillĂłn estando tranquilas. Daba curiosidad ver como Robin se acercaba poco a poco para ver quĂ© lograba con Chispa.
Cuando se crearon el hábito de bajar al baño juntas la cosa fue mejorando, pues chispa como agarraba sol se ponĂa alegre y comenzaba a correr por el campo donde hacen sus necesidades y de poquito en poquito le hacĂa juego a Robin. Fue un proceso lograr que Chispa se adaptará a los horarios para hacer sus necesidades, pero yo creo que Robin contribuyĂł en eso, porque ella siempre espera que la saquemos del apartamento.
¡Pero por fin se logró!, se hicieron amigas. Ya juegan por toda la casa a toda hora. Juegan y juegan, se cansan, duermen y luego siguen jugando. Tiene por juego morderse y jalarse las patas para tumbar a la otra, pero no se muerden duro. Casi siempre Robin domina el juego porque Chispa es toda chiquita.
Ahora el problema es controlarlas jeje, evitar que tumben los materos, dañen las matas o que se tropiecen con todo por estar con sus juegos. Finalmente, se logrĂł la buena convivencia, y más que eso, un vĂnculo entre ellas. Parece que cuando una falta la otra la extraña.
Eso nos pasĂł cuando hace algunos dĂas Chispa estuvo enferma del estĂłmago y tuvimos que llevarla al veterinario. Robin estaba muy aburrida en casa y se ponĂa a mirar la puerta esperando a Chispa. Y algo similar nos pasĂł cuando llevamos a Robin a la peluquerĂa, Chispa se queda llorando en la puerta esperando a su amiguita.
Y aquĂ lo gracioso con su proceso de convivencia, pues cada vez que Robin llega de la peluquerĂa Chispa no sabe quiĂ©n es y la rechaza y se esconde, es decir, retrocedemos en su proceso de convivencia. El olor tampoco contribuye porque ahora Robin está limpia y huele diferente, asĂ que en este episodio duramos mĂnimo dos dĂas para que Chispa la acepte de nuevo.
Sin embargo, con el paso de los meses, estas dos pequeñas se han vuelto las consentidas de la casa y hasta quienes nos visitan se apegan a ellas y sus distintas personalidades. Hace poco nos visitó mi cuñada y les dejo como regalo dos pocillos con el retrato de ellas hechos en masa flexible, obviamente no podrán utilizarlos ellas pero sus dueñas si, aunque preferimos dejarlo de decoración para evitar algún accidente.
Sin duda alguna las mascotas son una fuente de alegrĂa para el hogar y merecen ser consentidos y amados como recompensa a su compañĂa leal. Nos alegra mucho que Chispa y Robin hayan mejorado en su convivencia, ahora tienen tanto apego que pensamos mucho si en algĂşn momento les toca separarse.
English Publication
Robin is my 4 year old dog and Chispa is my mom's 9 year old dog. It has been 8 months since Chispa arrived from Venezuela to live with us. Both Robin and Chispa have been used to living alone, that is, without other dogs at home. When the trip was planned we didn't think that we would have problems of coexistence between the dogs, but the truth is that it was not easy at all.
Both seem to have opposite personalities, on the one hand, Chispa is all calm and quiet, while Robin is super energetic and boisterous. When Spark arrived, Robin tried to get to know her and be friendly, but Spark started dodging and growling at her. We thought that because of the age difference, Spark wouldn't give in to the games as much.
We deduced that it was just a matter of time before they adjusted, but it wasn't easy. We weren't so sure about leaving them alone, so we had to go out and take Chispa everywhere. The first day we left them both alone, Chispa damaged a door and scratched the wall trying to get out of the house, so we had to take her everywhere for more than a week.
Robin kept insisting on being her friend, but Chispa didn't want to give in, she kept dodging her and barking in annoyance, and that's how it went for 3 months and they didn't become friends.
I was worried about not seeing improvement because I thought it was uncomfortable for Chispa to live like this, but little by little she gave in. The first steps towards coexistence were to share the same couch while being calm. It was curious to see how Robin was getting closer and closer to see what he was achieving with Chispa.
When they got into the habit of going down to the bathroom together, things got better and better, because Chispa, as she got some sunshine, became happy and started to run around the field where they do their needs and little by little she played with Robin. It was a process to get Chispa to adapt to the schedule to do her needs, but I think Robin contributed to that, because she always waits for us to take her out of the apartment.
But it finally happened, they became friends. They play all over the house at all hours. They play and play, get tired, sleep and then continue playing. They play at biting and pulling each other's paws to knock each other down, but they don't bite each other hard. Robin almost always dominates the game because Chispa is all chiquita.
Now the problem is to control them hehe, to prevent them from knocking down the materos, damaging the bushes or tripping over everything because of their games. Finally, a good coexistence was achieved, and more than that, a bond between them. It seems that when one is missing, the other misses her.
That happened to us when a few days ago Chispa was sick to her stomach and we had to take her to the vet. Robin was very bored at home and kept looking at the door waiting for Chispa. And something similar happened to us when we took Robin to the hairdresser, Chispa was crying at the door waiting for her little friend.
And here the funny thing with their coexistence process, because every time Robin comes from the hairdresser Chispa does not know who she is and rejects her and hides, that is to say, we go back in their coexistence process. The smell does not contribute either because now Robin is clean and smells different, so in this episode we last at least two days for Chispa to accept her again.
However, over the months, these two little ones have become the darlings of the house and even those who visit us get attached to them and their different personalities. Recently my sister-in-law visited us and left them as a gift two bowls with their portrait made in flexible dough, obviously they can't use them but their owners can, although we prefer to leave them as decoration to avoid any accident.
Undoubtedly, pets are a source of joy for the home and deserve to be pampered and loved as a reward for their loyal company. We are very happy that Chispa and Robin have improved in their coexistence, now they are so attached that we think a lot if at some point they have to separate.
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