The BITCH! Oh, the BITCH!

I bet you were thinking this was about something else... it's about m dog Zoey. She's a Australian Cattle Dog, or, as many call them, a Red Heeler (or Queensland Heeler). She's smart, I'll give her that. She's a good dog, but... if you're out side her family group or on her street... watch out! Tonight we were walking and a neighbor girl was walking her dog... Zoey goes nuts!! Nothing new, I made her sit. I took Angus in and figured we'd walk around... they come back around the block and I sit her down (I was holding her as she doesn't like that)... so, I am kneeling there, holding her and she starts snarling and all. I (foolishly) put my hand around her snout and BAM, she got me. Good too. OWWWWWW. That earned her a bit of a spanking (sorry Jessica) and I picked her up and carried her back to the house, head down (she really doesn't like that). And bad me, I bit her a couple of times... making sure she couldn't bite back--a Heeler specialty. I know, the "experten" say you shouldn't do it. Sometimes I do.

She has this temper around other dogs--it's a Heeler thing. However, she needs to chill and I gues it will be muzzle time on walks now :-( Kills me too as she gets a lot of joy from it. I need to buy her a basket muzzle... always about money. She's always pretty lovey. The times she get sme are when I get in the way. I need to NOT try and grab her mouth, just rein her in and take her away. MY BAD! Oh well, I'm sure I'll remember. But will she?