Me? I'm just old. I'm keeping my daughter's 6 month old pup while they're visiting the PNW for FIVE weeks! My guest is part Aussie, part super dog, whatever mixture that is. Dumb, she ain't, but neither has she learned anything that would help her be a better house guest. The first week was hell on earth with her demanding my three much smaller dogs "play" with her while she pinned each of them successively against the wall, the ground, the door or any other structure she was able to herd them to. My 3 dogs started pissing in the house because she wouldn't let them alone long enough so they could pee outside! Finally, I figured out I had to put her on her leash and take her outside, making sure the dog door was close so she couldn't race back through it, like Dino always did when Fred put him outside. I let her stay outside till about midday when it's starting to get hot. Bring her in for a nice long, cool afternoon nap in her kennel, then leash her again to go outside and play in the sprinklers, the kiddie pool I bought her and to delude herself that she will catch the cat before it slaps her across the nose and sends her running and yelping across the yard again,. She likes to go to bed around 9:30 and she's tired enough to sleep through the night.
She does get to play with the other dogs outside, but only after they've been able to take care of their bodily functions. She no longer gets to play inside the house because she just goes hog wild and no one can catch her or keep the other dogs from getting pinned down. She's a sweet dog, but she doesn't know her strength and she needs to go to obedience school! I am too old for this!
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