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Likes: Playing,Eating, Walks, Looking for Cats, Going out in the Car, The Hose pipe, Agility, Obedience Training.
Pet-Peeves: Getting kicked out her bed by Tyler , any strong sprays i.e room sprays or deodorants and the vets!!
Favorite Toy: Her ball on the rope, squeaky toys, Tennis ball launcher,
Favorite Food: Mini Sausages, Hupple Hotdogs, Scraps of Human food!
Favorite Walk: Woods, open fields, The Beach.
Best Tricks: Beg, wave, spin, crawl, Fetch the Handkerchief from my pocket when i sneeze, Touch ( my hand ), Stand, Circle around me, Circle of 8 through my legs, Roll over, Speak.
Arrival Story: I've owned Missy since she was an 8 week old baby. She was the smallest and most adorable puppy ever and her first ever outing turned almost into a day trip with all the attention she received. She attended Puppy Parties and Training classes through her puppyhood and excelled at her training, quickly working her way up to Teachers pet. But don't be fooled, underneath all that scruffy, cute look is a true Terrier who is feisty, stubborn, boisterous, very Vocal, exciteable and who has the heart and courage of a much larger dog!
Bio: Missy has the sweetest temperament and loves people, her ears go flat down on her head and her tail wags like there's no tomorrow. She's very strong willed at times and highly strung but it all adds to her character. As a pup i socialised her so well attending puppy parties every week and puppy training classes, she was so good with everything.....until she was attacked at a year old by another JRT this resulted in her being unpredictable with other small dogs esp bitches but she loves Tyler( My other dog )to bits. She's a very much loved and spoilt princess!!
Forums Motto:
I had a pawsome time at my training class yesterday :D Mum actually really believes that since i've had my anal glands emptied i'm a changed pup! I'm more alert and not so depressed and yesterday during training i was great.
We missed a few weeks classes due to the weather and also because mum had got a little dis-heartened about my behaviour there. There was a couple of weeks i went where i would not ignore the other dogs and was going mad! She expected me to play up a little this week to be honest. We sat away from the other dogs and mum asked me to sit in front of her and "watch her", i sat there for nearly the 15 minutes we was waiting for classes to start, not taking my eyes off mum. I did not react once to any of the pups coming in and playing even when one dog escaped quite closely to me! So then i got bonus treats, when mum gives me about 4-5 treats in one go. A lady came over with her Border Terrier pup and complimented mum on how good i was...she stood and watched and even when mum explained i'm not keen on other dogs and that's why we were doing the work we were doing, she still said i was brilliant :)
Class was fantastic! I did all my commands perfect and then we had to stand in a line and weave all between the other dogs one at a time. I weaved lovely ( and VERY close ) to the other pups and then this dog ( can't remember his name BOL ) got too close and pawed me hard on the back!! But because mum had my focus, i didn't see him until i felt him and i got scared :( He was very heavy on my little back and i was minding my own buisness. BUT i didn't snap! There was another kind of reactive dog in our class this time, a SBT and his owner was actually crying in front of us all. Her dog was not all that bad to be honest..mum says i'm much worse. But she could so relate to how this poor girl felt, she's often nearly been in tears through me. Anita asked me to walk around again so we could show the girl how we work together...and how mum controls me.
The only time i snapped out is when an ememy of mine ( i've never liked this dog ) escaped from his lead from one of the other classes and ran through our class. Actually i didn't even snap out when he was running free, i snapped out at him when he was on lead and walking behind us BOL. Anita came over and said "What a little madam" she said the reason i snapped out was because i didn't like his "manners" and the fact he was invading MY space behind me. Mum gave a very loud Leave it and i stopped imediantly which is great progress!
Then to round off the class i had a go at my Agility which i enjoyed :D
Well i'm back and i must admit i feel a lot brighter then i have been acting these past few weeks.
Mum discussed my fears through with the vet nurse and she didn't really say much apart from getting a DAP diffuser that we already have BOL. Mum used it for Tyler when he was a pup and went crazy in the crate, she used it for a good few weeks but it never made an ounce of difference so she's probably not going to use it on me either. HOWEVER my anal glands were full so now they've been done, mum is thinking maybe i might improve on the fear front. I was probably uncomfortable before and now they've been emptied maybe i will relax once more. Mum had to sit out in reception while they trimmed my nails..YES they did do them BOL! and while my glands were emptied. They had to muzzle me incase i snapped out but i didn't :) All mum heard was me whine and cry twice and the rest of the time i was being praised up and fussed over. It was very uncomfortable and scary as they was holding me very tight but it had to be done mum said :(
I was having a MAJOR panic attack in there! Heavy, heavy panting and whale eyes, trying to hang myself from jumping off the table :o
All the vets and nurses remembered me from my ribs and were very nice to me. Oh and that lump that mum thought was there is actually my rib..where it's fused together again it is slightly out of place but no cause for concern. They said it will always be like that most likely now.
Anyway, i'm a tired girly now so i'm off to sleep BOL.
I'm off for a check up tomorrow apparently although i have heard mum mention a number of things these past few days :o
#1 - Mum wants to discuss my many fears with the vet nurse, she still thinks it's behavioral but alot of people have advised mum to take me as it could be i'm going deaf or blind!
#2 - Occasionally i will scoot across the floor, not a great deal but mum is thinking whether it could be my anal glands? I do not like the sound of that!! Also, Ted is obsessed with my bum *blush* he won't leave me alone and mum wonders whether that is because he can smell the anal glands maybe.....
#3 - My nails need trimming! They have gotten pretty long ( i've never had them clipped before, they always remained short on there own accord ) Now, i will let mum handle my paws but i'm not happy about it. There is no way i'm going to sit politely at the vets and let them clip them, i will most likely put up a fight requiring more nurses to hold me. But mum says it's got to be done.
#4 and finally - Mum thinks my lump is back on the side of my rib cage :( It's really hard to tell whether it's that or just my rib cage but it feels different and mum says you just know when something is different about your dog don't you? But i guess we'll find out tomorrow for sure.
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