To the anonymous commenter

To the anonymous commenter (see below) on my last post, just want to let you know that I love my dog.  She is not ill treated in any way, is loved by the whole family.

I grew up on a farm surrounded by animals which I adored.  You name it, we had it including kangaroos, an emu, ducks, chooks (chickens), turkeys, geese, sheep, goats, cows, rabbits, cats and dogs.  The dogs always slept outside in their kennels, were always well cared for and a very important part of our life.

As I type this post, Sophie my dog is sleeping and snoring contentedly on her doggie bed in our living room where all the action takes place in our house.  When I make dinner in the evening she can usually be found at my feet while I'm chopping up veges etc.  She spends most of the day inside with me and I only put her outside during the day when I need to go out shopping etc.  She has skin allergies and we buy the best dog food we can from the vet to help her with that.

As for the dog hair, it's part of living with an animal isn't it?!  I totally get that.  Perhaps if you re-read my comments you will realise that much of what I said was tongue-in-cheek.  I don't know if you are a regular reader of my blog, if you are you will know that I love my animals.  Obviously my dog is trying to tell me something by her behaviour and I'm listening to her.  She is a boisterous and fun loving dog who loves her walks and thrives on the affection we give her.

Something you might be interested in hearing is that when she was a puppy and I took her to puppy training school, the trainer said she was the most stubborn Labrador she had ever come across.  That says something about her (Sophie's) nature don't you think?!  While we need to care for and love our dogs, they need rules and boundaries other wise they think they are top dog or the leader of the pack (the family).  Talk to any dog trainer and they will tell you that the human has to show that they are the leader of the pack otherwise they will have a badly behaved dog.  A badly behaved dog is not a joy to have around. 


Anne




"It is not very kind keeping a dog outside. If you are the sort of person who doesn't like dog hair or dog behaviour - like leaving fur around perhaps you are not best suited to have a dog. Usually people enjoy their dogs as part of the family and not to exclude them and leave them outside all the time. Your dog deserves a loving home where his doggie ways are not treated as being a nuisance and he is properly loved and cared for. You would be happier if he wasn't around perhaps, as you don't seem to enjoy him very much. You don't like what he does in the house or the garden. What is he supposed to do? Where is he supposed to go that has your blessing? A very great shame and sad reading.Poor dog to make you miserable so easily. I wonder if you would find his kennel so comfortable? I wonder why you think he does. "