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By StackyMcRacky (Thu Dec 13, 2007 at 02:41:21 PM EST) (all tags)

I hate my parents' dog.

Dolly is a Jack Russel Terrier. She's aggressive, barks LOUD all the time, and totally untrained. We are dog-sitting until Friday morning.

My parents had no business getting this kind of dog, since they aren't exactly the best at dog training. They took her to obedience class at Petmart when she was a pup, and the trainer told them they needed to re-take the class. They didn't. She became so unruly they hired an animal behaviorist to help, but found the solutions inconvenient, so they didn't stick with them more than a day.

Dolly also bites. She even bites me parents. They say "that's how she plays!" Um, no...biting is NOT tolerated under any circumstances. clock and I are worried about what's going to happen when she bites the dude. It's not if it's when. We're hoping Porschea will be there, as death will be immediate and swift.

She has been following me around all day. She is constantly underfoot, and I have tripped over her a few times. I wish she would just go nap elsewhere.

So far she has run off with 3 baby toys and gotten into only 1 xmas gift.

OH! And she poots a gas that could be classified as a chemical weapon. Ugh, disgusting.

Tomorrow will not come soon enough. I keep her because my parents keep Porschea so much, I feel obligated. Also, she has come home sick the last 3 times they left her at the kennel and haven't found a new one yet.

At least she isn't peeing and crapping all over the carpet like she used to do (note: we got rid of the carpet, so she can't!).

PS - Rayovac D batteries are also just AA batteries in disguise. Do not purchase them to run baby items.

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The rechargeable Rayovacs? by georgeha (2.00 / 0) #1 Thu Dec 13, 2007 at 03:21:52 PM EST

I saw a cut open one somewhere (Boingboing?), just an AA in a big casing.

The dude needs Baby's First Handgun to take care of that yippy thing.

: nah, that was Energizer by StackyMcRacky (2.00 / 0) #2 Thu Dec 13, 2007 at 03:32:35 PM EST

which is why I was informing people that Rayovacs are the same way.

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My mom has a Jack Russell by toxicfur (2.00 / 0) #3 Thu Dec 13, 2007 at 03:33:36 PM EST

She didn't really realize what she was getting into with that breed until after she got her, but she gives the dog a lot of attention, and a lot of exercise. The dog is dog-aggressive to other dominant dogs, and she's not good with kids at all -- though I've never seen her bite a person. Fortunately, my mom does have her under control, and my mom doesn't put up with the dog's bullshit.

I worry, though, that I might end up with the dog eventually, if my mom gets to the point she can't take care of her. Jack Russell's are not a commitment I really want to make, but of my brothers and me, I'm probably the one who a) would take her in; and b) would give her the kind of structure she needs. Ugh. Good luck, and I do hope your houseguest doesn't injure the dude....
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If you don't get a Bonnie, my universe will not make sense. --blixco

my parents knew by StackyMcRacky (2.00 / 0) #5 Thu Dec 13, 2007 at 07:18:25 PM EST

and yet they still got one. They decided to go with a JRT because the breeder was the best in the area. Mom: "A good breeder is very important!" um....yes, for the right dog.

Dolly won't bite the dude until he's mobile, like crawling. My nephew was bitten last year when he pulled himself up on the coffee table to get a toy - Dolly decided she wanted that toy and bit.

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Wow by notafurry (2.00 / 0) #6 Thu Dec 13, 2007 at 07:30:52 PM EST

I understand the feeling obligated, but... no, no way. Not in my house, and not around my kid. If they were my parents, I'd stutter and stammer and have trouble getting it out - but they want to see my kid, they come to my house. And they leave the dog at home.

Kids get hurt. It's part of growing up. That doesn't mean I'm going to leave them with a dog that isn't trained well enough not to bite.

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the ONLY reasons... by clock (2.00 / 0) #11 Thu Dec 13, 2007 at 10:31:28 PM EST

...that i am remotely comfortable keeping her are stacky and porschea. stacky doesn't let the dog near the kid and if the little shit did get it into her head to get close to the baby porschea would destroy her. hell, porschea won't let her near ME because i'm the rottie's pet and everyone knows it.

fuckin' yappy dogs. geez.

_{Clock is right. [nt] --vorheesleatherface}

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I guess I don't trust myself that well by notafurry (4.00 / 1) #15 Fri Dec 14, 2007 at 02:35:20 AM EST

And if I don't trust me to be that vigilant, I sure as hell don't trust anyone else, you know? <grin>

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: oh i know what you mean... by clock (4.00 / 2) #19 Fri Dec 14, 2007 at 08:19:42 AM EST

...but seeing as we KNOW that this dog is trouble we're ten times more cautious when she's around. and after an episode last night that dog fears me more than its own mortality.
and again, i can't stress enough the attitude porschea takes. it's really funny.
porschea: oh hi dolly...oh i'm sorry, i can't chase you around right now cuz i'm playing with my baby. oh what's that? you don't have a baby? that's so sad! i'd love to share, but he's just so cute that if you get any closer i'll have to expose your intestines to the light of day. know what i mean? 'kay bye now!

_{Clock is right. [nt] --vorheesleatherface}

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aye by Bob Abooey (2.00 / 0) #4 Thu Dec 13, 2007 at 06:32:27 PM EST

PS - Rayovac D batteries are also just AA batteries in disguise

Thanks for the heads up!

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biting by discordia (2.00 / 0) #7 Thu Dec 13, 2007 at 08:08:03 PM EST

when the dog bites you, grab its lower jaw and squeeze it moderately hard. don't let the dog go, and don't let it close its mouth.

keep holding until the dog becomes obviously uncomfortable. then, apply standard verbal reprimand. "no biting" etc.

do this consistently, and the dog will cease to bite. this may take a couple of days, but it will work.

note: this technique is not recommended for larger, powerful-jawed dogs. but it works a treat for those little yippy fuckers.

the dog has never bitten me by StackyMcRacky (2.00 / 0) #9 Thu Dec 13, 2007 at 10:16:25 PM EST

and it might be smart enough to never try.

unfortunately, the dog knows she can do whatever she wants at home, so any training i may accomplish at my house would be lost.

this is why i want Porschea to chaperone my kid at my parents' house. she would kill Dolly if that dog even looked at my son wrong.

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: doesn't matter if it is lost at the dog's home by discordia (2.00 / 0) #22 Fri Dec 14, 2007 at 01:01:38 PM EST

you put the fear of you into it, and it will respect you for the remainder of its life.

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bites and is underfoot? by dev trash (2.00 / 0) #8 Thu Dec 13, 2007 at 09:57:33 PM EST

Are you sure it's not a cat?

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the loud constant barking by StackyMcRacky (4.00 / 1) #10 Thu Dec 13, 2007 at 10:17:03 PM EST

is the give-away.

oh, and the dog eats its own shit. even cats know better than that.

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: Cats do it too. by Horatio Hellpop (2.00 / 0) #16 Fri Dec 14, 2007 at 04:07:31 AM EST

Mother cats, in particular. They're no better than dogs in that department.
"You can't really know something until you ruin it for everyone." -some guy who used to have an account here
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No effin' way by Vertical Frankenstein (2.00 / 0) #12 Thu Dec 13, 2007 at 10:32:25 PM EST

clock and I are worried about what's going to happen when she bites the dude. It's not if it's when.

Don't let that dog near your child.

My friend JM was bitten in the face as a child. A random dog ran into her back yard and attacked her. JM required plastic surgery--she looks fine now but still has psychological scars.

A male friend, JW, had part of his finger bitten off by a dog. He only has a stump on that finger.

Dogs that bite people need to be put down.

: i disagree on the when... by clock (2.00 / 0) #13 Thu Dec 13, 2007 at 10:35:17 PM EST

...porschea will kill her first. the little shit will never get close enough.
it's nice to have 100 lbs of rottie with a vested interest in your well-being. i know it helps me sleep at night.

_{Clock is right. [nt] --vorheesleatherface}

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: Dolly isn't allowed by StackyMcRacky (2.00 / 0) #20 Fri Dec 14, 2007 at 09:17:55 AM EST

anywhere NEAR the dude, so it's all good.

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: "Dogs that bite people..." by toxicfur (2.00 / 0) #21 Fri Dec 14, 2007 at 09:21:18 AM EST

"...need to be put down"

That's a bit over-generalized, I think. Both the dogs I've had as an adult had a biting history. Neither ever bit me, not even in play. The first dog had been in a family where she didn't get the exercise or attention she needed, and the toddler in her family pinched her very hard. Sadie snapped at -- but didn't bite -- the toddler. This happened more than once, and the mother decided they had to get rid of the dog.

The other, Rocky, actually did bite a kid rather badly. Rocky had been in a situation where he was never left alone by kids, and he was incredibly nervous. Based on his reactions to kids now, I'd say he was probably tormented by them. He was in his yard, chewing on a rawhide toy that wasn't his, and a kid he didn't really know came up behind him and tried to take the toy away from him. Rocky is the gentlest dog I've ever known, though, and is incredibly mellow -- he just needs a quieter home than what he had.

I thank God that neither of the dogs I've had were put down for their behavior. Dogs can almost always be rehabilitated, and it's the fault of their owners if they aren't.
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If you don't get a Bonnie, my universe will not make sense. --blixco
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a jack russel terrier... by ShadowNode (2.00 / 0) #14 Fri Dec 14, 2007 at 01:42:52 AM EST

Is not a dog. It's a rat without survival instincts.

ugh by Merekat (2.00 / 0) #17 Fri Dec 14, 2007 at 04:22:45 AM EST

At best, Jack Russells are nasty, evil little ratty shits. One without proper training will end up having to be put down and have your parents in court.

Size doesn't matter by anonimouse (2.00 / 0) #18 Fri Dec 14, 2007 at 07:28:58 AM EST

What does matter is AmpHours(Ah), normally milliAmpHours, but not many people read the small print.

IIRC, the Energiser "D" cells had a low mAh value as well, making them exceptionally shite.

Girls come and go but a mortgage is for 25 years -- JtL

7000 > 2300 by ambrosen (4.00 / 1) #23 Fri Dec 14, 2007 at 04:20:03 PM EST

Which, IIRC is the difference in capacity between a D cell which is all nickel and metal hydrides and one which is mainly air with an AA cell in the middle. Note that AAs are the most energy dense cell size, purely because they're the most heavily developed.

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: D cell with air around a AA by MillMan (2.00 / 0) #24 Fri Dec 14, 2007 at 05:54:00 PM EST

is also known as a scam.
When I'm imprisoned as an enemy combatant, will you blog about it?
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