And then back to normal formatting
Dear World (and in particular, a certain friend of Roommate #2)
You are not in any way, shape, or form in charge of me or in authority over me or over the way I choose to raise my dog. Therefore, every single lecture you give me on how to train her will be politely refused. And in increments less politely. And finally one day I will snap and tell you right to your face that you are NOT my boss and I will NOT be spoken to in such a way. I am in no way beholden to you and I do not appreciate your judgement. If I decide that an old shoe that doesn't smell like me and I was going to throw away anyway is okay as a toy for the night before I throw it away, then I don't want to hear about how I'm forever dooming her to think that every shoe is fun to chew on. If dogs can be taught to differentiate between different toys and tools, they can be taught that some things are okay and some things are not. In fact, just after you left she made a move for Roommate #1's shoes but moved away from them when I said to leave it and happily picked up the shoe. Now she's done with it and I threw it away.
I am SO tired of how she acts in general and in particular how she feels she knows so much more about training and behavior and about how to raise my dog. We are making slow but steady improvement unaided by the fact that the room mates are somewhat causing roadblocks in training and I feel we'd be more successful if we lived alone right now. We are doing the best we can. I am doing my best. Next time I will very firmly yet as politely as possible point out that Penny is MY dog and I am doing what I feel works. If she feels differently that's fine, but I'm not going to change due to her advice, so I would appreciate it if she keeps her thoughts to herself. Since she recently lost her job due in part to not keeping her opinions to herself, I doubt this will do any good, but at least I'll know that she knows my position.
Next post will be back to the things I love/things I don't love/How I'm going to change it format.
End rant.
2 comments:
it is hard to be mature with people like that. pretend you are british. then you can get away with being coldly and properly polite while still sneaking in nasty hidden insults. win!
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