So my boyfriend had a lovely staffy when we met. Great dog but slept in the bed with him. When I began staying over I Soon found myself annoyed in the night when a dog lay between us. I couldnt stretch my legs out and my boyfriend had his morning cuddles and kisses with the dog and I was barely acknowledged. He spent more time calling the dog over for a cuddle and fight on the floor than he did engaging with me and I felt a massive idiot when I had to bring it up one morning when I couldn't remember the last time he hugged me and he was gazing in the dogs eyes at 7am. He told me I was jealous of a dog and made me feel stupid.
Anyway said dog passed away. 3 years later and he's just invested in a frenchie that's supposedly ours! I've never trained a puppy so followed his lead. She was brought to bed the first night. This has continued. She's been with us 4 weeks now. I dont live with my partner but stay half the week. The last week those familiar feelings are back. She's in between us on the sofa. The moments when he'd cuddle me or rub my feet (he asks he loves doing it) have now gone. We have gone from having sex 3 or 4 times a week sometimes twice a day to twice in 4 weeks. He said its because he's depressed which he is currently.
Last night we had a lovely meal. Bath. Then came to watch a film. He has a two seater sofa so i was sat on the floor because pup had got in between us and was laid near his hip. He asked why I was on the floor. I said she's laid there so I won't be comfy. This morning he was laid spooning the puppy at 5am and facing away from me. Then we were sat in bed having a coffee. She was asleep under the duvet and he called her up to lick his face and he wrapped his arms around her and snuggled into her face. I got up and started getting ready for work and said she gets all the hugs now and laughed.
He's just called me saying I'm jealous of the dog and was quite defensive when I said I'm struggling with how suddenly intimacy has gone from our relationship.
Am I being childish?