Thanksgiving Day is nearly upon us, and I will be spending it with my brother's in-laws in Kalamazoo. It will be potluck, so there'll be plenty of good food and fellowship.
The puppy-demon, a German Shepherd and Rottweiler mix, is growing like a weed and is becoming more civilized. Except for an occasional slip, he's almost house trained. He's still a puppy-demon, though, and sneaks a chew on stray items like CD cases and used kleenexes. He loves to forage in the wastebaskets and kitty llitter boxes. Right now he's resting on my foot.
Taking both dogs for a walk is an interesting experience. The puppy-demon shepherds the older dog out into the woods and back. The old guy just wants to plunk along, sniff an occasional bush, and do his business. Plunking along isn't on the puppy's agenda. He'll grab the older dogs collar and pull him to our destination. Only occasionally does the older dog give a warning growl that he's had enough of these shenanigans.
When they play at night, the puppy-demon will bark at the older dog to get him to chase him. The old lump will lunge after the pup, and the pup will then race around the couch while the old geezer is still looking at where the pup had been. The pup then barks a challenge, and the process is repeated in the other direction. Eventually, the old fart will climb up on the couch and take a snooze. He's a lot like me.
The I-Ching gives good advice for raising puppies: "In punishing folly it does not further one to commit transgressions. The only thing that furthers is to prevent transgressions."
The puppy-demon, a German Shepherd and Rottweiler mix, is growing like a weed and is becoming more civilized. Except for an occasional slip, he's almost house trained. He's still a puppy-demon, though, and sneaks a chew on stray items like CD cases and used kleenexes. He loves to forage in the wastebaskets and kitty llitter boxes. Right now he's resting on my foot.
Taking both dogs for a walk is an interesting experience. The puppy-demon shepherds the older dog out into the woods and back. The old guy just wants to plunk along, sniff an occasional bush, and do his business. Plunking along isn't on the puppy's agenda. He'll grab the older dogs collar and pull him to our destination. Only occasionally does the older dog give a warning growl that he's had enough of these shenanigans.
When they play at night, the puppy-demon will bark at the older dog to get him to chase him. The old lump will lunge after the pup, and the pup will then race around the couch while the old geezer is still looking at where the pup had been. The pup then barks a challenge, and the process is repeated in the other direction. Eventually, the old fart will climb up on the couch and take a snooze. He's a lot like me.
The I-Ching gives good advice for raising puppies: "In punishing folly it does not further one to commit transgressions. The only thing that furthers is to prevent transgressions."
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ash:
You always give me the best replies to my journals! That also tells me that you are truly reading them, haha, most ppl just skim through or just answer the questions ... and most of the time the answers are breif and didnt seem to spark anything in their brains like I had intended. Im here to give u a round of applause *hands clapping*
soobie:
lmmfao - great thought. Oh the things you could pull out of that CD slot.