[nagdu] some advice

[Cindy Ray]

Maybe I misunderstood something though.

On Sep 11, 2011, at 10:51 PM, Criminal Justice Major Extraordinaire wrote:

> Hi, Cindy,
> I can understand someone's fears, but I don't appreciate when people just beat around the bush and play games with me.
> That part I will not tolerate.
> If a person doesn't feel ready to talk about it yet, then I'd rather them say that and I let my case rest.
> Otherwise, I will tell individuals that if they're going to make bigger problems out of the whole thing, I will then ask them to just stay clar away from my son and I all together.
> I had an incident one time in my apartment complex where a resident's visitor threatened Odie by swinging a body part at him, poising him to attack.
> I had to really holler at Odie to scare him upon distracting him and he did stop.
> Visitor then tried to tell me not to punish Odie and I litterally let her have it then.
> I flat out told her if she would have just stayed still and not move around or start swinging at him, there would not have been a problem and she would not have almost been attacked right on the spot.
> That person was banned from our apartment complex and never allowed back in.
> One of our service cordinators here in the complex has a fear of dogs, more because she had to witness kids torturing a dog back when she was growing up.
> Luckily, she's told me that she's able to handle Odie some since my husband Dale and I are continuously on his case to behave himself.
> Sadly, humans are the blame for when dog attacks happen and that could be prevented just by teaching the dog manners and helping them to understand respect.
> I have watched It's Me or the Dog, Good Dog You and many other dog obedience programs upon seeing how badly misbehaved dogs were because the owners allowed that to happen.
> They were told that problems wouldn't have gotten out of hand if they just took the time to work with the dog and train them from the beginning.
> I still tell people that dog obedience and training will never end, despite that the dog graduated from guide dog training or other service dog programs out there.
> It may seem that I sound rough, harsh or strict with Odie, but I always want him to have good reputation for himself along with me.
> He gets bathed twice monthly on top of the continuous brushing as he stays happy and I like him to be clean.
> Although I know many here will not agree with me, that's all right with me as each and every one of us has a right or is entitled to stay how we feel about something in general.
> Bibi and Odie
> the happy spirited bounty labra wolf 
> 
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