Morphing dogs and jewish guilt

[Lisa {Zoe's Mom]]

Okay I know my sweet angel really isn't one but I thought she listened a bit better.  She scarred the dikens out of me this morning.  I rarely let her off lead outside as the fence we are putting up is still invisible..... SO This morning I thought, I;m in a rush [remember that] and well I see know children, no people walking about or neighborhood dogs and cats that frequent my backyard.  Come on Zo let's go out.  All is well, I start the car to warm it up and get Zoe riled up to play a few moments and she suddenly stops with this funny stance.  Break it I'm thinking to myself, "Zoe come on girl, good girl let's go get some treats" and I clap to make a sound in the silene to snap her out of the trance.  My eyes are scanning the bit of trees between the neighbors and mine....nothing. Then I heard it and so did Zoe.....off she went, run little squirrel run!  Up the tree it went. I waited a few seconds till her head came up and said Zoe come!  Clapped and instead of coming she took off running the other way.  Zoe has morphed into this tracking dog, zig zagging thru the mini woods.  LHM I'm yelling, hoping my son would come out and say what's the matter mom so he could help or get the lead or something.....I'm dodging those dang holly trees and the junk the people leave in the woods here she comes PYSCH there she goes.  Now I'm ticked off, but I have to stay calm and assertive.  Not working...She has made it to the other side and there are dogs.  Please, please, please God don't let my dog run over there, don't let a car come if she goes to the front yard and crosses the street.

I stop, I'm winded and I am mad.  I guess at my self because I let Zoe out off lead, I thought she listened better and I am not thinking straight.  I walk toward her and stop yelling.  I am sooo trying to talk normal and she is about 15 feet away.  I had that one second of glory before the realization of you think you can get a hold of the dog, but you know 2 feet away it'll bolt.  I tuned that thought out and raised my hand like I do in the ring and said "down" in a commanding voice.  She Bowed to me.  And then just stood up like she would bolt.  That's it, I raised the power of both my grandmothers and my mother and said "Your bad, you should be ashamed of yourself acting that way, that's bad" still pointing upward but at her.She sat down and I put my hand in stay position and walked to her like I do in obedience.  I walked around her, stopped grabbed the scruff of her neck and said heel.  Back through the wods, across the yard and up the steps.....There is nothing like the power of jewish guilt....Thanks grandma[s] and mom......

A final note: I walk in the house and my son says what happened why are you so out of breath?  What you didn't hear any of that, apparently your video game was to loud.  Thank goodness I wasn't having a heart attack and yelloing for help.  I would be laying outside dying in the cold......I got a smile and a whatever......I guess I need to practice the jewish guilt thing on children better....lol

Maybe that will be my new year's resolution.......OR maybe I should work on Zoe a bit more.......either way....thanks for sharing my "Morning romp" hope you got a chuckle out of it!

 

Happy New Year!

[Lisa {Zoe's Mom]]

Male selective hearing.....

[Nina, Phil, Harlow & Lacey]

I am glad the episode had a happy ending.

[Ricki and Tara (doodle)]

I know that scary, frustrating feeling when they just run off in a trance!!! I'm so glad your story has a happy ending-thanks to grandma and mom!!

[Nancy, Ned, Clancy, and Charlie]

Our guys found a baby bird jumping around in the grass in the backyard.  One dog was recovering from surgery and had to be on-leash and  so I had the lead in one hand and the shovel in the other trying to keep the others from getting too close to the bird.  I am yelling - hoping that son or hubby will hear and come help - NOT!  Why can they hear whispers we don't want them to hear, but not hear yells for help??????

[Lisa {Zoe's Mom]]

Ain't that the truth!

[Melissa & Porter]

LOL. Who needs Cesar Milan when you can channel a Jewish grandmother or any grandmothers for that matter :-)