Missy, the Border Collie bit me yesterday and I'm not telling!! I was sitting with my Mom when one of her neighbors dropped by with her two grandchildren. Missy [out of character] ran to the door growling & barking. I was afraid that when I opened the door she would frighten the children so I tried [by voice command] to move her behind me. She didn't budge so I put my hand gently to the side of her neck to move her and she BIT me on the thumb!! I made an "excited utterance" ... asked the neighbor to wait while I moved the dog and then lured Missy away from the door. She was fine after they were inside the house, wagging her tail and happy to see them!
The reason I'll never tell that she bit me is because my son [who owns Missy] would punish her even though I have told him a bzillion times that they have to be punished on the spot or they don't understand why they are being punished!!
She has gotton grumpy since she is older [6 years old] and I should've known better than to handle the situation the way I did! She is also trained to respond to hand commands .... maybe it was the way I moved my hand? So ... it will be our little secret! Noone saw her do it except The Toto and she won't tell!!
We think our Yorkies are spoiled? They aren't spoiled ... MISSY is the most spoiled dog I have ever seen!!! She sulks like a child when she doesn't get her way ... responds [usually] when you tell her anything and is the smartest dog I have ever seen!! Just can't understand why she would bite "Nonnie" who wouldn't harm a hair on her head ... usually ... wanted to smack her ... but didn't!!
