I went through the same thing with my dog Dixie (BMC/Walker). I just get loving on her and taking me with her and when I fed her I would sit next to her bowl while she ate and pet her.
Side Bar: Some people will disagree with what I did/do because some treat there dogs as tools and some as family and thats ok. With me it's family.
X2, mine are family. People say not to get close to your dogs but I've found that hard not to do.