I really feel for anyone that lives at home and has their own dog. Really. I've been out for a long time, and my folks still drive me nuts when it comes to the dogs!
My Dad loves Cricket. He's always asking me to bring him over, he plays with him, buys him special treats, Cricket follows him around the house, yard and garage as he does chores, he brags about him to everyone, it's really cute...
BUT, he thinks Cricket is some sort of perfect superdog (because he's a BC) and won't listen to anything I try and tell him. Yeah, sure, he can sit, stay, lay down, heel, and come when called, but he's a BABY and he's nowhere near reliably trained!!
Like, my dad took Cricket into his garage to keep him company and Cricket peed in the corner. He was 12 weeks old. A baby! NOT housebroken, and I had explained that countless times. My dad got mad and said, "Well, he's not going back in there until he learns. ARGH! That's what I said! I told my Dad he has to watch him, and if he starts to sniff, he has to go!
And my Dad loves playing fetch with Cricket, but Cricket has extreme ball drive, and not only will he slam into whatever is in his way to get the ball, he will most likely play until he drops dead, not to mention he's still a baby and he shouldn't be putting that kind of stress on his lil' bod... My Dad thinks that just because he keeps bringing the ball back, and that because he wants to play, that's it's okay. My Gawd, the way he goes for that ball... :yikes: I worry the little guy isn't gonna make it to adulthood!!!
And he keeps taking Cricket out of the backyard into the driveway and front yard even though I have told him over and over again that there is a likelihood that Cricket will chase cars. He hasn't shown an interest yet, but he may, and it terrifies me.
Don't even get me started on the huskies!! He constantly lets them out of the house (mostly cottage) w/o their leashes or tie-outs. "Naw, they won't run off.."
I love that my Dad loves the dogs, but he worries me. He's always asking me if he can walk them, and I'm afraid he'll take them off lead, or put too much trust in them.
Once, he started a tiff between Mochi and Kena. They were watching him prepare veggies in the kitchen, and he told them to 'git' and shoved one of them--right into the other. They were on edge b/c of the food, and they started snarking at each other. My dad put his hand in the middle to break it up yikes:) and he got nipped. He was really embarrassed about that though. he had a bit of a bruise and he hid it from everyone. My Mom said he got what he deserved.
I can't imagine living at home with the dogs! I have enough trouble with visits and cottage stay-overs!!
I guess I can't complain too much, because my family does love the dogs, and they talk about them all the time. My Mom calls them her grandkids!
My Dad loves Cricket. He's always asking me to bring him over, he plays with him, buys him special treats, Cricket follows him around the house, yard and garage as he does chores, he brags about him to everyone, it's really cute...
BUT, he thinks Cricket is some sort of perfect superdog (because he's a BC) and won't listen to anything I try and tell him. Yeah, sure, he can sit, stay, lay down, heel, and come when called, but he's a BABY and he's nowhere near reliably trained!!
Like, my dad took Cricket into his garage to keep him company and Cricket peed in the corner. He was 12 weeks old. A baby! NOT housebroken, and I had explained that countless times. My dad got mad and said, "Well, he's not going back in there until he learns. ARGH! That's what I said! I told my Dad he has to watch him, and if he starts to sniff, he has to go!
And my Dad loves playing fetch with Cricket, but Cricket has extreme ball drive, and not only will he slam into whatever is in his way to get the ball, he will most likely play until he drops dead, not to mention he's still a baby and he shouldn't be putting that kind of stress on his lil' bod... My Dad thinks that just because he keeps bringing the ball back, and that because he wants to play, that's it's okay. My Gawd, the way he goes for that ball... :yikes: I worry the little guy isn't gonna make it to adulthood!!!
And he keeps taking Cricket out of the backyard into the driveway and front yard even though I have told him over and over again that there is a likelihood that Cricket will chase cars. He hasn't shown an interest yet, but he may, and it terrifies me.
Don't even get me started on the huskies!! He constantly lets them out of the house (mostly cottage) w/o their leashes or tie-outs. "Naw, they won't run off.."
I love that my Dad loves the dogs, but he worries me. He's always asking me if he can walk them, and I'm afraid he'll take them off lead, or put too much trust in them.
Once, he started a tiff between Mochi and Kena. They were watching him prepare veggies in the kitchen, and he told them to 'git' and shoved one of them--right into the other. They were on edge b/c of the food, and they started snarking at each other. My dad put his hand in the middle to break it up yikes:) and he got nipped. He was really embarrassed about that though. he had a bit of a bruise and he hid it from everyone. My Mom said he got what he deserved.
I can't imagine living at home with the dogs! I have enough trouble with visits and cottage stay-overs!!
I guess I can't complain too much, because my family does love the dogs, and they talk about them all the time. My Mom calls them her grandkids!