I\u2019m not so much in the dog house as way out in the unsheltered cold. I\u2019ve been a bit on the naughty side and to be fair as I sit here with a lot of time on my paws to reflect, I might just have gone too far. It was dog training, isn\u2019t it always. I\u2019ve progressed from getting a bit overexcited at all the new dogs to being an uncontrollable wild thing. I know that I look as though butter wouldn\u2019t melt in my mouth, but I\u2019m ashamed to say I went for a Labrador. I\u2019ve developed a bit of a complex, having been bitten by one and verbally abused by others, I\u2019ve reached the conclusion that I don\u2019t like Labradors and I just decided to get in with an attack before they did. My Mistress has tried to explain that I must treat dogs as individuals and just because two dogs don\u2019t like me does not mean that the whole breed doesn\u2019t like me.<\/p>\n
All of that was after I have already spent the night causing bedlam and chewed through my Halti for good measure. It was quite dark by the time we finished and my Mistress couldn\u2019t see that I\u2019d got it in my mouth. Well what would you do if you had a piece of nylon in your mouth? You\u2019d chew it. And that\u2019s exactly what I did, only I forget I\u2019ve got bit sharp teeth and I chewed a bit hard.<\/p>\n
The upshot of all this is a fairly rigorous regime of discipline. I am finding myself under instruction at all times of day and night. The problem is that I do what I\u2019m told at home anyway and don\u2019t misbehave when there isn\u2019t the distraction of other animals. I have also been bought a half-choke collar and threatened that if I don\u2019t work nicely with that I shall be facing a full-choke collar. I realised at that point how seriously my Mistress was taking this as I know she doesn\u2019t approve of choke chains on a normal basis. I have also been told that she will be consulting an expert who may be able to help. I suppose really that I hope it all works. I do hate it when I know my Mistress isn\u2019t pleased with me.<\/p>\n
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