Okay, Miya is my baby. She follows me everywhere, will sometimes sleep with me and always waits for me to come home. Just recently, after 8 months, she is slowly starting to become a little more independent and hang out with my mother and father without me supervising her.
I am going back to Japan next year and I have really struggled with whether or not to bring her back with me. She is just now starting to get comfortable at my parents' house, so I don't want to take that stability away from her. So my question is: How can I do more to help her be more independent? Mom wants to be in charge of feeding her treats, dad is in charge of her favorite wet food and both care for her when I am away (perhaps too much, as she gained a little too much weight when I was away for 2 months). If she does not become more independent, should I just bite the bullet and take her with me? She howled and cried for a week the last time I went away for a long time and it really broke my heart.
I am going back to Japan next year and I have really struggled with whether or not to bring her back with me. She is just now starting to get comfortable at my parents' house, so I don't want to take that stability away from her. So my question is: How can I do more to help her be more independent? Mom wants to be in charge of feeding her treats, dad is in charge of her favorite wet food and both care for her when I am away (perhaps too much, as she gained a little too much weight when I was away for 2 months). If she does not become more independent, should I just bite the bullet and take her with me? She howled and cried for a week the last time I went away for a long time and it really broke my heart.