Don't Make Me Use My Teacher Voice

You know..I love my dog. I really, really do. I've waited my entire life to have him. But I have to admit some times he frustrates the CRAP out of me. I'm sure its this puppy stage. I think there is a piece missing from my female psyche that makes it extraordinarily difficult to deal with infant and young stages in animals or humans.

There are times when I'm like..OMG..when are you going to become a mature, well-behaved dog? Really he's extremly trainable and very smart ( when he wants to be). Its just these puppy things we have to deal with. There are times when he totally ignores my commands. And he has the WORST gas ever. No really..it makes me almost gag! And thats when I know he's definitely going to need to go #2 soon.

So I just took him out and he's just dicking around forever. He wants to pick up leaves and twigs and stuff. I'm in flip flops and freaking PJ pants freezing my ass off! Come ON dog! Just poop already! Finally I clipped him outside on his tie-out. I came back out to give him a toy and to put his harness on so he wasn't choking himself on his collar. And I couldn't believe it. Suddenly there are these white flakes falling all around me. What the crap?? It was 75 last week! Its snowing!

Of course I can't leave him out when its snowing. So I tried to get him to go again to no avail and he just got more and more obnoxious so he's in his crate now. I know if I let him run around in here he'll just sit be the door and whine like he has to go out. I just want him to stop dicking around outside. If you have to go..be ready to walk outside, squat, do your business, and come back inside.

The bad thing is..if he's going to act like this today I am NOT taking him to the park. Its not going to be enjoyable for either one of us if he's a total ass on the leash.

Maybe this is normal but he has great days and then he has days where I just want him to be like a 5 year old dog. Grow up Guinness!! :)

I'm sure I'll be posting in about a year saying "Oh My Dog! Where has my puppy gone??" But at the moment I could deal with a better behaved pup. He's being sweet at the moment because he's ASLEEP in his cage. Terrible twos anyone?

Here's to a better day...with wagging tails instead of fingers.