I feel like I'm neglecting Charlie.
I leave early and come home late. I play tennis and work out to get down this weight. I stay on the ground to get to know the people here (and learn the secrets).
In between, I find time for Charlie.
We walk together when she's not being a butthead. We play with the toys until she bores of them (which is usually within 10 minutes). But she's still trying to go home with everybody. She even gets more excited to see strangers.
Today, I put her in her cage on the patio because I unleashed her and had her walk with me, but she ended up jumping on another dog smaller than she.
I had to go retrieve her when the floodgates opened. She was in the cage, struggling to stay dry in the small space that hadn't gotten rained on.
I hated myself some more.
I love my puppy. I really do. But everytime I feel I'm doing right by her, something happens to make me realize I may be neglecting her. My cunty friend has already said I should give her up if I must beat her. I beat her -- beat the hell out of her -- when she disobeys, like this morning.
What's a guy to do? What say you?
Save me...
2 comments:
It's hard and dog ownership is no joke. As you knowvi added a pup to my already 10 year old miniature schnauzer and the new pup wasn't a good fit. It was torture for me him and Busta. I had to part with him. You want to know what's crazy? Im looking at pups again. Do whAt feels right.
I had a puppy. So this is not coming from a place of me only knowing about cats. I didn't beat it. I think it's cruel-- you know that-- and by the way, The Barrister thinks it's cruel, too.
You have to remember, she's a dog, not a person. Her brain works differently from yours. Dogs, and most animals in general, respond much better to positive reinforcement and consistency.
Start watching "It's Me or the Dog" on Animal Planet. Victoria deals with dogs that behave much worse than Charlie. And she does it effectively, without hitting.
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