[nagdu] Just catching up / Tipton's on going training

[Julie J.]

Mardi,

Tipton sounds absolutely lovely!  she's my kind of girl, lots of spirit 
and personality!

I think people with ill behaved dogs say nothing in explanation or 
apology because they are embarrassed. Maybe I'm wrong and they are 
actually exceptionally rude, but I find thinking that they are 
embarrassed helps me to feel a bit more kindly towards them and not 
shout obscenities!  *smile*

Julie




On 4/13/2012 2:37 AM, Mardi Hadfield wrote:
> Hi every one, Mardi here. I am just now catching up on all my emails as a
> certain young dog who's name begins with a T,decided to chew on my mouse
> cord.It must have tasted better than all of her chew toys as it was chewed
> in half and I think she ate part of it..........I could not punish her as I
> did not catch her in the act. But I know it was her,because she is the only
> dog in my possession that chews!I now have a new mouse. Tipton has a long
> way to go before she even gets close to guide training.She is going to the
> vet to get spayed on Friday. I am hoping that will settle her down some.We
> are working on obedience now but her attention span is still very short.
> She is learning though.We are still working on house manners........and
> oh......that voice of hers. The word BANSHEE comes to mind.When she is
> crated and I leave the house, she sounds like she is being beaten or
> tortured! Oh well, I chose to work with a one year old puppy that had never
> had any training. This is going to take time and patience.......Maybe by
> the time Shaman is thinking about retirement, she may be ready to be a
> guide dog.I was out paying the phone bill the other day and poor Shaman was
> accosted by 2 very unruly dogs that were leashed but hardly under control
> by their owner.These dogs leaped off their owner's lap, and lunged and
> barked and growled and jumped all over Shaman. He was very good about it
> .Shaman just stopped and waited for the owner to drag them away and then we
> proceeded on our way.The owner of these dogs never said a word,she just
> dragged the dogs away and left in silence.Did she think, that if she were
> silent, that I would not know that she was on the other end of the leash?
> Why do people bring such badly behaved dogs out in public? They could at
> least give them some training before having them around people and other
> well behaved dogs.I get so disgusted as this scenario occurs often around
> here. Mardi and Shaman and Tipton, future GDIT,I hope.
>