Glacier
12-30-2003, 05:48 PM
So like an idiot, I agreed to dogsit my friend's two golden retrievers while she went away for the holidays. So I have 20 dogs right now including a 3 year old female golden and a 4 month old golden puppy. I DON"T DO PUPPIES. I like them in the same way I like children--when they are someone elses!! There hasn't been a puppy in our house for almost five years. My dogs and I aren't used to them.
No offense to Golden owners, but they just aren't the breed for me. I think they can be lovely dogs, but I am used to a more independant nature. I keep stepping on these two cuz they follow me everywhere! They have no idea how to self-entertain. Unless a person is interacting with them, they do nothing! (I don't know if that's a Golden thing or just these two dogs???)
This morning I woke up to a puppy crate full of poop! A white golden covered in feces. Why didn't he whine to go out!!?? He has every other night he's been here! Why did his owner buy a crate pad without a removable cover!!??
While I was cleaning that mess, one of my cats puked! I was late for work. Hubby is home sick!
Preacher, my old, cranky guy, hates Finn, the puppy. Finn is just learning what other dogs mean when they growl at him. Unfortunately, Preacher is going to take his nose off. This puppy is just not that bright and he keeps going back for more. He is spending alot of time in his crate--I refuse to change my dogs' life and routine for a guest dog, so I won't confine Preacher. It's his home after all.
A little while ago, Preacher lunged at Finn, who was trying to steal his bed. Preacher, being blind, missed Finn, but he nailed Pacer! Sweet scared Pacer has a two inch gash down his face now. Man, does blood stand out on pure white fur. At first I thought Pacer was seriously injured. It's not really that bad at all, but the bright red on pale white scared me half to death!!
My dogs hate the female. I simply can not put another a female dog in my dog run. There will be bloodshed! This dog is not particularly well socialized. Her owner is a loner and the dog hasn't been exposed to alot of new things. She doesn't speak dog well and certainly doesn't understand Husky. Fortunately, the cats won't go in their kitty run with the snow so I am using that as an enclosure for the dog.
Argh......never again! Next time their owner can pay for a kennel...oh, she also has two cats that she thinks are at my house. I actually left them at her place and am checking on them twice a day. 10 cats and 20 dogs was just unthinkable!!!
She's home on Friday---it can't come soon enough.
No offense to Golden owners, but they just aren't the breed for me. I think they can be lovely dogs, but I am used to a more independant nature. I keep stepping on these two cuz they follow me everywhere! They have no idea how to self-entertain. Unless a person is interacting with them, they do nothing! (I don't know if that's a Golden thing or just these two dogs???)
This morning I woke up to a puppy crate full of poop! A white golden covered in feces. Why didn't he whine to go out!!?? He has every other night he's been here! Why did his owner buy a crate pad without a removable cover!!??
While I was cleaning that mess, one of my cats puked! I was late for work. Hubby is home sick!
Preacher, my old, cranky guy, hates Finn, the puppy. Finn is just learning what other dogs mean when they growl at him. Unfortunately, Preacher is going to take his nose off. This puppy is just not that bright and he keeps going back for more. He is spending alot of time in his crate--I refuse to change my dogs' life and routine for a guest dog, so I won't confine Preacher. It's his home after all.
A little while ago, Preacher lunged at Finn, who was trying to steal his bed. Preacher, being blind, missed Finn, but he nailed Pacer! Sweet scared Pacer has a two inch gash down his face now. Man, does blood stand out on pure white fur. At first I thought Pacer was seriously injured. It's not really that bad at all, but the bright red on pale white scared me half to death!!
My dogs hate the female. I simply can not put another a female dog in my dog run. There will be bloodshed! This dog is not particularly well socialized. Her owner is a loner and the dog hasn't been exposed to alot of new things. She doesn't speak dog well and certainly doesn't understand Husky. Fortunately, the cats won't go in their kitty run with the snow so I am using that as an enclosure for the dog.
Argh......never again! Next time their owner can pay for a kennel...oh, she also has two cats that she thinks are at my house. I actually left them at her place and am checking on them twice a day. 10 cats and 20 dogs was just unthinkable!!!
She's home on Friday---it can't come soon enough.