When we’re in trouble we’re said to be “in the doghouse,” banished from our own place of comfort. Dogs, it turns out, are really good at reconciliation, at asking forgiveness and moving back into loving connection. It’s a wonder they stay in doghouses at all.
When you’ve been in the doghouse, what has helped you back into good graces?
Issuing a heartfelt apology.
Being in the dog house is an uncomfortable situation I which to find oneself. I agree with Melissa that if it happens and a person recognizes his/her own fault, the best thing to do is apologize in whatever form is the most appropriate. Sometimes I find that the other person is one who does not accept apologies readily and so I write a letter, or occasionally an e-mail. However, if the dog house situation is one that isn’t my fault, I still try to clear the air by offering to have a heart to heart discussion to try to resolve the dilemma. I think communication is the answer in whatever form.