We were playing outside in the yard (all three kids, the dog and I) when the neighbor zoo moved outside. The three-legged dog was on a leash while the other two charged the fence, barking all the while. The owners will stand there and call to the dogs, who ignore them. There is no follow through, there are no real rules nor consequences. Maybe dysfuction CAN spread to canines...
The puppy is still enthusiastic about trying to play with the kids. It is hard to tell a 2 year old not to play with the puppy at the fence. Shiloh WAS trying to separate the two by going between the 2 y.o. and the fence and giving a little growl towards the pup as if to say, "back off of MY baby!" Evidently the puppy was unimpressed. I was playing fetch with Shiloh to keep her busy. This always leads to huge barking from next door. The puppy came to the front to investigate. I had Shiloh on a sit/stay when all of a sudden, that puppy dropped down on its belly and wriggled right under the fence at a low place in the grass. OMG!!! I grabbed Shiloh by the neck and told her to stay there. She looked as shocked as me to see this interloper in her yard, but she didn't try to get to the puppy. The kids and my husband escorted the puppy to the gate and out to the teen boy who is now also living next door. He told us he was "sorry about that." I told him I was just worried about how Shiloh might react if we are not right there. No response.
In a couple weeks, that puppy will be too big to repeat that little trick, but until then, I'll keep my fingers crossed.
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see, in my opinion, the onus is on your neighbors to keep their puppy safe. They are aware that you have a large dog, and for that matter, shouldn't be letting a puppy wander freely anyway.
ReplyDeleteYou are correct, Katrina. I tell myself this, but I also follow it up with, "it is not the puppy's fault it has such crappy owners." My oldest son's solution was that we keep the puppy. LOL
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