[alaskayorkie]

I lost it today and spanked Sophia's butt when she refused to drop a chicken bone at the park and come to me. I would have settled for one or the other, but she ignored me, so I went over and gave her a swat, not hard enough to hurt her but hard enough to startle her and cause her to let out a yelp.

The reason I'm confessing is because I learned my lesson about 5 minutes later when Jack found another chicken bone and started chewing on it. Jack had been right next to Sophia when I swatted her. As soon as I said "Leave it" to Jack, he took off running toward home. Jack NEVER leaves my side on walks. But no matter how loud I yelled, he kept running. Ran all the way home (about 100 yards), crossing one small, neighborhood street at a court.

The neighbors must still be laughing, a 49-year-old man chasing a 4-pound Yorkie at full speed while hauling an 8-pound Yorkie in his arms and hauling a 6-pound chihuahua on leash.

Having learned my lesson, I didn't swat Jack when I caught up to him on our front porch. But he didn't continue with our walk. He seemed a little jealous when the rest of us headed back to the park and he had to stay home alone.