I’m miffed!

If anybody is super religious…I do apologize….Stop reading now, because I’m going on with my story.

I do believe in God..I have been known to Pray, but I will NOT, and I repeat will NOT, preach to anybody nor go knocking on their doors.

Yesterday I’m at home.  I’m on the couch with Gonzo and Max (the pap we dog-sit for) and Vernon put Lola outside on the chain and left the kitchen door open.  Within a few minutes somebody is banging on our door window.  Gonzo and Max instantly tear off the couch and head right to the door.  When I got to the door, Max was on the ground and Gonzo was jumping on one of the ladies and then little Chloe comes out and starts shaking all over because she just wants attention.

I’m trying to get Gonzo and at the same time said ” Jesus Ch”…Yes, I stopped because I saw them holding Bibles.  Once I got the dogs under control.  I told them I wasn’t interested and to please leave.  They stood there looking at me.  Again, I’m not interested please take your reading material and leave.

So the one lady that was pretty much through my kitchen door when I rounded the corner said, “I’m afraid I’ll get bit again”.  I asked which dog bit her and she pointed to Max….I asked to see the bite and she lifted her foot so I could see her heal.  I can’t guarantee it was an actual bite…It looked like a tooth or nail scratch.  No puncture wounds….

So, now I’m just ticked off and holler to Vernon who went out to do Dog Control so these ladies could exit our property.  I swear the lady was limping down our driveway and might I add, she parked her car on our front yard.

I don’t condone Max biting and believe me, when the owner gets home, she will know about it!!!  I will say that Max was protecting “his house”.  The lady had her foot in our kitchen and her car in our yard and she was a stranger coming into our house.

I know I said a lot of things and things were just popping out of my mouth, but honestly, enough is enough.  I was angry and I’m still angry…I can only hope they sent out an email to everybody that does this door to door thing saying to NOT go to Trudeau Rd, there’s a crazy lady that lives there….or, I can only hope they are praying for me right now

So, I have posted a sign next to our door.  I borrowed the first 5 lines off what I found online…The rest is mine…

STOP

NO SOLICITING

We are happy with our religion!

We have chosen our designated charities!

We have no desire to buy products or services!

We have 3 Yorkshire Terriers.  If you don’t like dogs, DON’T knock!  If you are easily irritated with noise, DON’T knock!  If you welcome yourself into our house without being INVITED IN, we are not liable for what our dogs do to you.

Friends and Family are ALWAYS Welcome!

It’s simple and to the point. 

I’m in the process of training our 3 dogs to control their barking and Gonzo to control the jumping.  Last night the Schwans Man came and I thought he was going to pass out.  He wasn’t jumped on or barked at.  He was able to come in the house and not be malled by Gonzo jumping all over him.  Consistency is the key…I can only hope that my other half can follow through with what I’m doing to control the situation.  I know once Max is gone it will be easier to train….He is a constant barker…I’m talking at 3 in the morning.  If he hears Ethan hit the wall with his hand, he barks and then gets all the dogs barking.

Oh, wait this one is even better…..Our new neighbors…they have a Golden Retriever and Black Lab…No big deal…Nice dogs..They have come over to visit with our dogs…Sunday while eating dinner, I look out the window and somebody pulled into the school parking lot.  Out of the truck jumps a Doberman Pincher and his leash was actually a chain.  Did I feel comfortable….NO.  I wouldn’t let the dogs outside without me or Vernon being outside and same with Ethan.  Those dogs freak me out and I was less than impressed when the owner just let go of the chain and let it run across the road to the house….ggggrrrr

OK, so that’s 2 things in 2 days that has made my blood pressure rise….It comes in three’s….Bring it on….I’m ready for it.

Just so you know…Ethan went to bed Sunday night in his BBU’s and had NO accidents all night…..Monday night, I put him to bed in his BBU’s and he had an accident at 5 this morning.  I went in to his bedroom and told him it was alright, I would get him cleaned up and he said…” no mommy, it’s not aw-wright, I’m wet and colg (cold)”…I figure a few more times of him waking up wet, he will start getting the hang of it….

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