If I hadn't mentioned it before Sookie has issues. She is a timid creature who is for all intents and purposes a clingy animal. When I am home she follows me around she sleeps in bed with me and she is pretty much sitting on my lap unless she is eating. She is a 50 pound lap dog. She is a 50 pound lap dog who runs the show and makes the rules. This week I discovered a couple of ways to push her buttons.This dog can actually be driven more crazy than her normal neurotic self.
The first discovery was that Sookie absolutely positively does not like raspberries. I don't mean the fruit I mean when you blow on someone and make that obnoxious fart noise. This was an interesting discovery to say the least.I blew on her made the noise and she freaked. I mean I have never seen this dog so frightened in her life. Well at least until this morning. She literally ran and hid from me. The dog who is constantly on me suddenly was afraid to be in the same room as me because I made a fart noise on her head. Does this seem odd to anyone else. At first I thought it was a game I blew on her she jumped up and ran then came back and we did it again until literally she would not be in the same room with me. I wonder if this works at bedtime??
OK so this morning I decided I was going to try walking her. I hate walked her with her normal collar because my wrists are week from my surgeries in April and it's hard to take the control I need to show her who's boss. I have a training collar that I haven't used in months because I feel awful every time I put it on her. It's metal and has rivets so that if the dog tries to run or pull you the push into the skin so the dog will stop. I hate this collar but I want the dog to be able to go for walks. I pulled the collar out of the closet and mind you the last time this was on her was seriously at least a year ago, I looked at her and she looked at me with the collar in hand and she turned into a quivering mass of Sookie. She stood there and shook as I held it in my hands. She got very submissive and put her tail down, nose pointed to the ground and just shook. I felt absolutely horrible. I watched the dog go from carefree and happy to a pile of nerves in less than a second. It was horrific to watch. I felt so awful. I quickly hid the collar away and yet she still stood there a quivering mass. I hugged her and gave her kisses and apologized profusely for turning her into a hot mess. She didn't seem to care for my apologies so I attempted to walk her with her regular collar. We got to the corner and had to turn around. Walks are apparently out of the question. She tried to run after a car with me still attached to her.
I love this dog if it isn't evident from my stories. I hated the way she reacted to the collar and want to be able to walk her and have it be enjoyable for both of us. So if anyone has any suggestions please share them. I will also make a mental note Sookie hates her metal collar, and raspberries. I will add that to the list that includes the beast dog behind us and stupid greyhound lady.
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