In need of a rant .... little Darcey dog has caused me massive stress today!
We went for our usual afternoon walk, over the fields and back along the trail. We always practice lots of recall which has been a little variable of late. Good with no distractions, bad when distracted. She has also started that homing instinct thing and making a beeline for the car, but I can usually call her back and put her on her lead.
Well today she started to sprint towards the car from the other side of the fields. Every time I called her she stopped and looked at me then looked back at the car as if to say "duh mum I KNOW where i'm going - to the car!" and off she trotted. I squeaked her toy and leapt around wildly but she just stared at me as if I was mad "er why would I run back to you when i know we're just gonna walk to the car - which is where I'm going lady!" Well in the end she just totally ignored me and vanished into a dot on the horizon. The car was parked next to the field in a small car park which isn't busy but i could see lights of cars moving. I had to break into a run and there she was, sat next to the car door
, scratching at the door as if to say "come on come on!!"
I know I should be thankful she just sat by the car and waited but I'm fairly sure if she'd seen someone walking across the car park she'd have forgotten me and gone to say hello
ANYWAY we got home and of course she was filthy, so usual ritual of a quick feet dunk in a bowl of warm water. She is getting more and more grumpy about doing things she doesn't fancy and she really didn't fancy a wash, muddy footprints ahoy all round my kitchen. Well I enticed her with sausage and in she went ... then kicked up a massive fuss and tipped the whole bowl of (dirty) water across the floor
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Grrrrr. She has tried my patience this afternoon!! Just one of those days. She is now
drying off considering herself eating a lovely kong in the comfort of her crate
