Not sure how much I've told you about our newest dog, Pupsie. I'm pretty sure Scarlett stole Pupsie somewhere. Pupsie shies away from humans, but follows Scarlett everywhere. They are virtually inseparable. Scarlett will come into the garage to greet me when I return from town, and out the people door. Pupsie is reluctant to pass by me while I wait on the sidewalk to close the people door. So Scarlett runs back into the garage, to herd Pupsie out.
That dang Farmer H has sworn for months that Pupsie is a HE. Shows how much attention Farmer H pays to detail. Pupsie is a SHE. That's not good! We can't catch her. We will gladly get her to the vet for a checkup and schedule her very special operation. That's difficult since we can't catch her.
Anyhoo... Scarlett, Jack, and Pupsie have become a unit. They now shun Copper Jack, the neighbor dog. I feel bad for him. They bark every time he comes into the yard. They chase him off the porch so he can't get a treat when I get home. It's like they are a gang who won't accept him.
Farmer H is concerned because Scarlett has now taken to chasing the UPS truck. It comes up the gravel road regularly, though not often to our Mansion.
"We need to break her of that. She never used to chase them. AND she also chases people on their side-by-sides."
"I've noticed that. I guess a shock collar is the only way. It stopped Jack from chasing the neighbor's horses. But it's winter. You'd have to be here, and catch her when the UPS truck goes by. I don't know if she'd even feel it with all her fur."
"Yeah. I know."
To be continued...
2 comments:
The amount of fur doesn't matter, Scarlett would still feel the shock. But pupsie shying away from people is a bigger problem, nervous dogs often (not always) become biters. It makes me wonder what her background is and how long she was on her own before Scarlett found her. Chasing away Copper Jack makes me sad too.
River,
It makes me wonder if Pupsie was dumped down by Mailbox Row. It's like she has had NO socialization with humans. Or perhaps been treated badly. Scarlett is very protective of Pupsie, showing her the food and water and herding her out of the garage so she wouldn't get closed in.
I feel sorry for Copper Jack. He was always a playmate, with our dogs barking and "chasing him off" when I'd drive home, yet playing again the next morning and afternoon. Now it's like only three can be in their pack, and they shun Copper Jack and try to chase him home.
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