The personal experience of our author, honest and merciless.
Imagine that you are a mother of five. Have you presented? If you have one dog at home, you are the mother of ten children with complex personalities. Of course, a lot depends on the breed. But you can forget about a quiet life anyway.
Jack Russell Gosha appeared in our family when Marusya was not yet in the project. We hoped that we would train on the dog, it would be easier with the children. Gosha’s story is complicated: we took him from an orphanage, consider it from an orphanage. Once our dog’s name was Timofi, then Jack, my husband and I decided: a new life, which means we need a new name. It would be better for us at that moment to think about why several owners have already abandoned the charming dog. And there were plenty of reasons.
1. Master, don’t go
Gosha hates being alone at home. And he demonstrates this in every possible way from the first day. At first, he growled and did not even let him approach the door. Then he threw himself under his feet, whined, looked at you with huge sad, devoted dog eyes. We got used to quickly closing it in the room and, while Gosha was at war with the door, to sneak out of the apartment. But cats are still scratching their hearts: how is he there? Are you bored? Suffering? All in all, the whole day is ruined.
2. Down with the doors
As a consequence of his daily loneliness, Gosha decided that doors were evil. And the evil that separates him from the owner must be destroyed. The surest doggy way is to gnaw. Ordinary doors with emptiness inside Gosha gnawed two days before a completely comfortable free passage. First, he punched a small dent-hole with his paw, and then ripped off the trim with his teeth. Having changed five doors, my husband began to “save”: he turned the door upside down, outweighed the hinges, while there was something to outweigh. Now we have bought solid wood doors, inexpensive, but they still do not lend themselves to Gaucher. The idea to install metal options in the apartment was abandoned, the canine dentist will be more expensive.
3. Only my toys
What do dog toy manufacturers know about Gosha’s teeth? It looks like nothing. Any new toy turns into a bunch of torn colored rubber in just fifteen minutes. And Gosha, with a sense of accomplishment, goes to scour the apartment in search of something else to gnaw. “Something else” most often turns out to be the toys of the niece. Ksyusha still remembers the doll Dasha, which Gosha beheaded in half an hour.
Now Gosha steals from Marusya. Moreover, Marusya is considered more honorable, nevertheless, the youngest in the family, she has not yet smelled life.
By the way, you can really go broke on toys for dogs. I have something to compare with: a ball for a shaggy friend costs twice as much as an analogue for a child.
4. You and I are the same wool
It doesn’t matter if smooth or long haired, white or black, combed or not. In any case, you will remove wool, eat wool and carry it with you to work on all the details of your clothes. Gosha, after a visit to the dog’s hairdresser, who is neatly combing his hair with a trimmer, is ready to present you with villi again in an hour.
And believe me, long-haired models of dogs are much better than short-haired ones, long hair is easier to collect than to tear small ones out of the fabric, almost using tweezers.
5. Only a sneeze between the past and the future
Our friends, as it turned out, have a serious allergy to dogs. At the same time, it manifested itself only from the third visit to us. Red eyes, itchy nose. Although our dog is clean, combed out and even sometimes perfumed (husband, I hope you don’t read this).
6. The swamp is deeper
Gosha also doesn’t like to be clean. If we go into the forest, then the dog quickly disguises itself in the color of the earth. He simply finds the dirtiest puddle or swamp and dives there up to his ears. The climax of the disguise was his jump into a pit of brown slurry. The husband had already rushed to the rescue, but Gosha emerged from there on his own in a minute. It was so dirty that even the eyes could not be seen.
It also fights off the smell of cleanliness. Imagine a dog running down the street, suddenly stops, moves his nose and rushes to the side, rolls over on his back and wallows in oblivion. Now we know that Gosha fell on his back either into a dead animal, or into the place where it once lay. It is good if this happens near the house and you do not need to go with a foul-smelling dog in the car. Traveling is another matter. One time I really thought I would tie the dog to the bumper and slowly drive home.
7. A cat is an unnecessary animal
It happens differently, but usually dogs do not like cats very much. Sometimes even to trembling all over the body – from the ears to the tip of the tail. A cat already lived at home before Gosha. We always stand guard over the furry. Otherwise, he will become George’s dinner. Street cats have already noticed an abnormal dog, which, even in the process of fulfilling its natural need, clicks its teeth in an attempt to get to the insolent meowing muzzle. Frankly, there are victims. But we are socially responsible to save them, treat them and do not forget.
8. People are so-so too
But this is the main reason why the owners said goodbye to Gosha. Even more than cats, he hates people. The entrance and the distance of fifty meters from the entrance of the dogs was defined as his own territory, free from humans. As a result, the neighbors five years later learned to masterfully jump away from the aggressive baby, hide behind shopping bags and stopped hating us. Rather, they look understandingly, they say, this is what grief you got.
Once a veterinarian suggested that we castrate Gosha and take him to a zoopsychologist. But! Gosha has already been castrated. And the zoopsychologist after several sessions only threw up his hands, they say, you love him, and he will get better. Oh well!
9. Only you and me in this world
And Gosha is terribly jealous. At first, he did not allow my husband to sit on the same sofa with me. Immediately he came running, bared his teeth, growled in his ear, they say, my woman, please leave the room. There was no question of intimacy: it was necessary to leave the house so that Gosha would not gobble up. Then he was jealous of her husband for the cat. Now he is jealous of all of us to Marus. This is understandable, the baby is the size of a cat, and he is constantly dragged in his arms, bought toys, fed from a spoon. Where’s the justice?
Gosha has already made several attempts to bite Marusya. We save, like a domestic cat. Successfully. But the mother’s heart sinks from the efforts of Gosha: sometimes I seriously think, maybe for a while, find him another house? Well, until Maroussia grows up and starts to rebuff him. But, I’m afraid Gosha will not stand such a betrayal.
10. Both in the rain and in the snow
Gosha requires walks three times a day. In this case, the morning and evening should be long. Otherwise, the dog’s energy has nowhere to go, and Gosha, out of boredom, is at least ready to bite off his paw. Ready, but prefers to gnaw a sofa, wires, speakers, ointment for joints, flowers – just look around, in general, everything can become a victim of Gosha’s boredom.
You will have to walk in any weather, and there will be no options to move off the topic.
Gosha’s answer
Well, mistress, you’ve done a lot here! Of course, I don’t want to be home alone. I love you very much, and separation from you is a real tragedy. Doors separate me and you, why should we separate? And I gnaw toys for a reason, firstly, I help Marusa and Ksyusha deal with them, and secondly, you generally bring strange toys into the house, they look suspicious, you have to understand their inner world. I leave the wool for you so that you can be together all day at least so that you can carry a piece of me on you. I do not like? Let us, as in ancient times, put a lock of my hair in a pendant around your neck.
About cats and people is not true at all. I love everyone, but I am a dog, I have to guard you. Love alone won’t get you far. And in order to catch the enemy, I try to beat off my smell, otherwise the villain will smell me, and the whole rescue operation will come to an end. I admit jealousy and will correct myself, there is such a sin. Forgive me for a separate audio system, but I can’t fix it, I have paws.
I love you very much, owners, I am ready to repeat this every day. Do not give me to anyone.