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To my fellow apartment dwellers,
Today's topic for discussion: leashes. Leash requirements in the complex, as well as local leash laws, are not a suggestion. Nor do they have a weight limit, below which you can freely let your dogs run loose. If you DO feel the need to let them run free, please don't be surprised when other, leashed dogs have a reaction to their sudden appearance. Yes, you're right. My dog DID bark at yours. Since you seem to have developed selective hearing that prevented you from hearing the Yap-O-Matic 5000's recitation of the doggie version of War and Peace, let's conduct an experiment. Let's have someone flail in front of you for a few minutes, spinning and jumping and carrying on, and see how long it is before YOU say something.
Also, some of you might have noticed something interesting when you approach my dog with yours. It's not a strange incantation or ancient Druidic ritual. They're called commands. You see, if I tell Mira to "settle", she typically responds by settling down and sitting by my feet. This is often accomplished by giving the dog something of value in trade for performing the command, most typically a treat, often meat flavored, that the dogs then place in their head holes. You might attempt this every so often.
Finally, to my beloved dog... could you please explain to me why a dog who avoids baths with Houdini-like skills will not only lie down in the grass during a torrential downpour, but will also find the one spot in the patio where rain is coming through when the whole point of the exercise is to AVOID wetness? You are an intelligent dog. Must you use your powers for evil? =p
Today's topic for discussion: leashes. Leash requirements in the complex, as well as local leash laws, are not a suggestion. Nor do they have a weight limit, below which you can freely let your dogs run loose. If you DO feel the need to let them run free, please don't be surprised when other, leashed dogs have a reaction to their sudden appearance. Yes, you're right. My dog DID bark at yours. Since you seem to have developed selective hearing that prevented you from hearing the Yap-O-Matic 5000's recitation of the doggie version of War and Peace, let's conduct an experiment. Let's have someone flail in front of you for a few minutes, spinning and jumping and carrying on, and see how long it is before YOU say something.
Also, some of you might have noticed something interesting when you approach my dog with yours. It's not a strange incantation or ancient Druidic ritual. They're called commands. You see, if I tell Mira to "settle", she typically responds by settling down and sitting by my feet. This is often accomplished by giving the dog something of value in trade for performing the command, most typically a treat, often meat flavored, that the dogs then place in their head holes. You might attempt this every so often.
Finally, to my beloved dog... could you please explain to me why a dog who avoids baths with Houdini-like skills will not only lie down in the grass during a torrential downpour, but will also find the one spot in the patio where rain is coming through when the whole point of the exercise is to AVOID wetness? You are an intelligent dog. Must you use your powers for evil? =p