well. we all know this is an ongoing battle, and that i haven't taken the freak to school yet....so aside from those two things....here are my stories.
angus....
he has always been a barker. he sees people, barks. sees animals, barks. thinks he sees people or animals, barks. it's usually a deep, loud and powerful bark with an empty threat on the end of it. well, today is a bit different.
earlier today i took cody on a walk to go do some laundry (i have to walk the apart now cuz angus was turning cody rotten). it was a fun walk, people played with him, and he ate it up. i got home, and was like, well i guess i have to take the devil on a walk to be a fair mom. i hook him up, and out we go. we pass like 10 groundskeepers, with rakes and blowers and carts, and angus doesn't make one peep! i was amazed! he did so well. we went into the office, and he barked a couple of times at the girls in there, then stopped and sat down. i was impressed. we walked home, he didn't make a noise.
i was all excited....i thought it had finally happened.
THEN, about 2 hours later, i opened the door to take him out again, and BAM...neighbor walking right by the door....it freaks angus out, or pisses him off, and he starts barking like MAD! the neighbor laughs (thank god), talks, goes upstairs...and we are off on our next adventure. we walk down the street, when another neighbor (who angus knows) walked towards us, and angus went crazy again. neighbor left.....and we started walking home. we were on the home stretch, when i heard it. a little voice saying something (i cant remember for sure so im making it up lol)..."what kinda dog is that?" and im telling him. well....angus is TERRIFIED. his tail is down, butt down, and barking like crazy. the kid rides his bike right up to angus, gets off, sticks out his hand....angus snaps and pulls away barking. the kid continues to talk and walk towards him with his hand out....and angus is getting more and more upset. i tell the kid that angus is very scared and very barky and now isn't the best time...and he continues. i held angus close...and thank god, cuz he lunged at the kid. the kid didn't really notice, cuz i had such a hold on him...but if i hadn't, the kid would have lost a hand or eye or something.
just now, i went out with cody....got to have kids pet him and play....take out angus, and he is barking at anything he thinks will eat us, including EVERY PLANT...and thereis one about every 4 feet. we take our walk..i am very annoyed at this point....we get almost home.....and BAM....a little unleashed ugly rat comes after us. angus's butt goes down and he runs behind me barking and barking...and the darned (your welcome jaba lol) dog kept coming towards him barking. i friggin tried to kick it, LIGHTLY lol, and missed. he barked for like 5 minutes after that for NO reason.
i am just at a loss. at first it was barking....now lunging? this isn't okay......im scared for us both....and im ready to kill him myself.
any help on a scared doggy who tries to eat everything?
thanks
nic
cody
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