Day 19th Personal Epiphany and great dissappointment
This morning, on our way back from the dog run
and our first bathroom break of the day, there were some of the maintence
workers right by the stairs to my
apartment.
...This whole time, the
maintence men were about four feet away and they were just laughing and talking
about what was going on in
Spanish.
...Also, I don't really feel
comfortable just asking friends from school to come over and deal with what
looks like a rabid dog.
This morning, on our way back from the dog run
and our first bathroom break of the day, there were some of the maintence
workers right by the stairs to my apartment. Bodhi started barking and
growling, and generally acting terrible. I've mentioned before that I can walk
by the maintence men and not worry about anything, but apparently, if they are
even near my apartment he freaks.
So
when he started growling and barking and snarling, I lifted up on his leash and
put him in sit, and it took about three times of doing this before I got things
under control. This whole time, the maintence men were about four feet away and
they were just laughing and talking about what was going on in Spanish. It
really made me mad because it really hurts me to have to do this to Bodhi and
then these guys just laugh?! I wanted to drop the leash and see who got the
last laugh, but I didn't. Barely
though.
Today I had an epiphany. This
business isn't going to get better on its own. More specifically, I mean the
stuff with Bodhi being territorial at my apartment. I'm not doing what the
trainer wants me to do, which is have a man come over all the time and practice.
What are my excuses? I have night classes that don't get out until 9:30pm, or I
have work and don't get done until 9:00pm. I don't want people over
then....
What a crumy excuse, but its
true. Also, I don't really feel comfortable just asking friends from school to
come over and deal with what looks like a rabid dog. Bodhi just goes so
freaking bananas that I'm afraid to bring someone over that doesn't at least
have
some
experience dealing with this kind of thing. I wish I could get Bodhi at least a
little better before I start bringing people over.... but he won't get better
unless I bring people over.
Posted: Tue - February 7, 2006 at 09:53 PM