Well, Annie will not be living here with us. I know, after Molly, this makes us look like we're fickle when it comes to dogs, but we AREN'T....REALLY!
We had no money invested with Annie, so we decided to go for it for a week. First 2 days, we realized she wasn't house broken. She was much younger than we thought, so we decided to give it a bit more time.
She also chews things up terribly. Remember the nerf ball? Yeah. It was like that many days. Part of our morning routine became, "Let's look for anything that Annie will eat." The girls became good at this game. There were actually 2 days that nothing was destroyed when we got home.
Kevin's work buddy thought he had 100' of chain link fence. If this was true, we'd build a pen, and try harder to keep her. The very mention of her going back to Grandma's house sent Natalie into tears. She hauled this dog around like a baby, and Annie slept in her room at night. They were buds.
Then, tonight happened.
Natalie took Annie for a walk. While they were gone, Kevin gave the other two a rawhide chewie. When Natalie got back, Annie ran under the table and took Lucy's chewie. Lucy offered a little, 1-second growl. A half-hearted growl at that. That was a mistake.
Annie pinned Lucy, then picked her up by the throat. With Lucy picked up off the floor, Annie was shaking her unmercifully by the throat. Kevin dove under the table and grabbed Annie, who rewarded him with a bite. That was the end.
Any dog who will do that to another dog will do that to a kid. It's a gamble I'm not prepared to take. Besides that, Lucy is now a part of the family, and I will NOT allow another dog to hurt her. Prove your dominance, and I'm fine. Try to kill her, I'm fine no more.
Don't get me wrong. She is a sweet dog, and the girls love her. I don't think it dangerous for her to be around them at Mom and Dad's house. It was a weird situation that will probably not be repeated, while she lives outside. I kind of feel bad, but the good outweighs the bad. Goodbye, Annie. It was a good week.
5 comments:
I missed her anyhow. And Nattie can still say it's her dog.
YIKES...time to send her on her way after that stunt! I don't blame you a bit! I hope she doesn't repeat it over at your Mom's.
Pam
ohhhhhhhhhh...I am so sorry that had to happen...but well...I think your mama will be so glad to have her back! lol
Take care,
carlene
Ohhhh. Hope Kevin's bite was ok. And that is scary. I don't blame you for the decision. We'd have done the same. We have really had to work with Tugie for her growls and attempted bites at night. She no longer bites but growls. She almost lost her part of the family here a time or two. I think she got the message. She gets temperamental when she is tired. She mainly had to adjust to WHO is boss and figure out the ranks. She NEVER struggled with me b/c I became her MOTHER. Struggled with George and then TheTeen. She would also chew up TheTeen's stuff and no one elses. LOL. She knows now that she is last in rank now but OVER the cats in rank. LOL. She does not allow the cats to claw anything in the house (not even on their own cat condo)....funny and she is jealous of them and won't let them on our bed. Have a good weekend. Whew, what a book I've written. I like to talk about pets.
Sonya
Poor Lucy(and Kevin)
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