As a observer of the human condition I see many people who are too busy to take care of their own children much less have a dog. Yet they insist on having children and then complaining about all they have to do and the expense of the upkeep of their children. These same people will go out and get a dog for the children that they complain about all day and then rant about what the puppy has chewed, went pee on and so forth.
Having never owned a terrier of any kind before I got Gracie I was in for some learning experiences during her puppy months. There are unique personality traits that some terriers have and maybe some people just don't know how to train a dog to begin with.
In many ways Gracie has been the easiest dog to train I have ever had but at the same time the most challenging simply because I had to learn different methods of dealing with her alpha personality. I never would have imagined a tiny 2 pound puppy being an alpha pup but that is what I was facing when she was a baby. I have enjoyed every minute of it though. |