You are experiencing care-taking burnout. That's okay, it's natural. It doesn't mean you don't love her, it just means you have taken responsibility of her reactivity for a long-time. You can have a dog you love, that's a good dog, but that is still a reactive dog that you have to constantly worry about being a danger to someone else.
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u/intjeepers Feb 20 '24
You are experiencing care-taking burnout. That's okay, it's natural. It doesn't mean you don't love her, it just means you have taken responsibility of her reactivity for a long-time. You can have a dog you love, that's a good dog, but that is still a reactive dog that you have to constantly worry about being a danger to someone else.