BADDOG!

[den]

I had to BADDOG Polly this afternoon. She went out the gates and onto the road. She knows she's not allowed to do this.

When I saw her I shouted "HEY!" Her tail flicked between her legs and she came charging back through the gate, her straight line only interrupted by a wide circle around me "BADDOG!" I shouted. "BADDOG!". She jumped onto the GOODDOG chair and tried to look like a GOODDOG, but I was pretty cranky with her. I needed something to hit her, but there were no small sticks or blades of grass handy. Of course there were rakes, broom handles, power cords and large branches lying around, but they would hurt her. I didn't want to hurt her, just BADDOG her.

The only thing at hand was a 0.5m x 1m sheet of light cardboard. I grabbed that and rolled it into a tube. Polly realised she was a BADDOG and hid in her kennel where I couldn't reach her.

She stayed in there for an hour until I fed her and gave her a pat. She knows she's not allowed out the front. Cattle dogs have a reputation for being bitey, and if she's running loose someone will call the pound about a dangerous dog running free. I had to put the fear of cardboard into her. Hopefully she'll remember that the next time the gate is open.

Comments

[kelloggs2066.livejournal.com]

I thought you said you weren't good with children! ;)

[the-gneech.livejournal.com]

Don't feel guilty ... you'd be neglecting her if you didn't watch out for her safety.

-TG

[odanu.livejournal.com]

I wish it were that easy with my runaway. But with the abuse issues (it took over a year for her to attempt to play with other dogs or people after we got her) we can't do any physical discipline at all. Lots of hours on a long lead have trained her to listen when she's on lead, but it's all game to her when she's off lead...and I have 2 1/2 little boys (Elwood counts as 1/2) who still forget to shut doors tightly.

Any suggestions?

[tygermoonfoxx.livejournal.com]

It must be a day for BADDOGs.

Anubis instead of going potty took off and decided to hang out about a quarter mile down the road. Inu Yasha would have followed if he hadn't been on a picket; instead he chose to nearly hang himself from the front porch. Freyja is spending the day in her kennel because she tried to steal everyone else's food, pottied on the floor because she doesn't like to go out when it's raining, and bit Simtra for the correction.

Cardboard and pennies in cans don't work on my dogs. We had to get a supersoaker.