ASBO bitch part 2: The leader of the pack

We (The Mrs and I) took the hound out for a walk to practice the techniques the dog trainer had given us. We're keeping her muzzled on a very short lead and and every time she pulls, you yank the lead to slow her pace or get her to sit. (She needs to walk next to us and not infront of us as a pack leader).

Walk. Yank. Sit. Walk. Yank. Sit...

It took a long time to walk her today. In the woods it was hot, the rain was coming through the canopy so it was humid as fuck. I think I walked her for 10 minutes before giving the lead back to the Mrs. Too much fuckin' about for an impatient twat like myself. The Mrs has the right amount of patience for tasks like this, which is great as far as I'm concerned. It means someone else is doing the work and I'll get a dog that can be controlled at the end of it all. In theory, anyway.

The fight for dominance started long before yesterdays training did. She thinks she's the boss. She also thinks that she is male due to getting her spayed to early and leaving her full of male hormones. I wouldn't mind but the reason for buying a bitch in the first place was to have a dog that the Mrs could handle easily. She'll sit, walk and is doing quite well to be fair, until the frustration kicks in and she becomes vocal. Keep the bitch sat and she'll soon realise that the vocal protest is pointless and she'll carry walking a little better than the time before.


The fight for dominance is an interesting one. I bought you with my hard earned cash that puts me in charge. Dogs don't see it like though. Sadly. Even if they did understand the concept of ownership and purchasing then you would still get the barking and whimpering which would translate to "I didn't ask to be bought"... like a hormonal dick head teenager.

Again she's behaving herself after our lesson in discipline. Discipline is a strange concept to a dog that has been allowed to do whatever the fuck it wanted for the year and half we've owned her. It's very early days but when she behaves she still has her character which is good because I'd hate to turn her into a Stepford dog.