THE LIFE AND DEATH OF AN UNTRAINED DOG

I woke up one morning with my littermates. I saw mom lying there so went over to get some breakfast. Mom was so warm and she licked me all over. She loved us so very much. Things were so good back then. Now that I am bigger and live in a home with two kids and their mom and dad. I used to be able to come in the house and play. They even let me sleep in the house. The children would run and I would chase them around. When I was little they would let me jump on them and even playfully bite me. The family would laugh and even ENCOURAGE me to play like this. They gave me lots of toys such as socks, shoes and stuffed animals. I had so much fun. Those were the good ole days.

As I got bigger, I would accidentally knock the children down. I would try to bite them on the duff and their pants as they ran just like I used to!! I found toys like the ones my master gave me when I was younger and I would chew them up! They started getting mad at me all the time. When I jumped they would knee me down. One minute they were laughing at me for biting and chewing and the next minute they would spank me for doing the same thing. I AM SO CONFUSED.

Now I spend my days, hour after hour, chained in the back yard. No one comes out to play with me. I am so happy to see them when they do come out that I jump and bark with joy! I spend my days digging up the yard around me, which makes my masters mad at me. The fleas crawl all over me which drives me crazy!

I get so mad at how things have changed that sometimes I feel like biting someone!! The more I sit here, the madder I get. I cannot understand why they brought me home just to chain me in the back yard. If my masters were so unhappy with my behavior, why didn’t they train me? Why did the encourage me to jump, chew, and bite?

Thing have not gotten any better for me. Now I sit in jail. People come by my cage looking at me. I do not trust them so I bark and sometimes show my teeth. No one wants me anymore.

Oh no! Here comes a lady with a leash. Where is she taking me??? She walks me into a room. Oh, she likes me! Its so good to be hugged again. She puts this thing around my mouth so that I cannot bite. What is this thing she is sticking in my leg? Oh wow, I am getting so sleepy. What has happened to me? I am asleep now. No one can hurt me anymore. I am at peace now.

IF YOU HAVE NO INTENTIONS OF TRAINING YOUR PUPPY, DO NOT CONTACT US. A PUPPY IS LIKE A CHILD, A PRODUCT OF THEIR ENVIROMENT!! IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE THEM A GOOD CITIZEN IN SOCIETY!!!! REMEMBER, ALL OUR PUPPIES ARE WELCOME BACK TO HERINGO AT ANYTIME.