... because I haven't really felt like it!!
I think the events of earlier today and the heightened emotions that resulted from it have left me a bit drained to be honest.
Lily and Rose have been very subdued since their telling off this morning - and they are falling over themselves to please me now, making sure they respond quickly when I'm giving a command and generally being very quiet and calm.
It's ME who is still feeling the effects - goodness only knows what my blood pressure is!
One thing that I have decided - rightly or wrongly - I will not be walking the two of them on my own for a while. I was so afraid that in the fracas they would get loose or I would let go of their leads and they would end up in the road and I'm not risking it until I know I can trust them again. If Charles is with me, I don't mind holding both leads as long as he is there just in case we have a similar incident.
Actually, I've been thinking about this morning a lot, and one thing struck me as a bit strange. The trigger for all the aggravation was a little Jack Russell who was our for a walk with his owner. He wasn't on a lead, so was wandering around freely, but he was on the other side of the road. There was absolutely no way that his owner couldn't have realised what had set my two off and yet she didn't continue her walk, but stayed around walking up and down in clear sight of the pups, so I never got a chance to calm them down. At one point she even shouted across, "Oh you two naughty dogs will have to go straight home'. I had to practically drag them away, while her dog continued to run around on the verge. I'm sure that if I'd realised that MY dog was the cause of a bit of a fracas, I'd have left the area fairly promptly.
That's not to absolve Lily and Rose. Their behaviour was totally unacceptable and I need to find a way of ensuring that it doesn't happen again.
LILY & ROSE
Here are some photos of Lily & Rose. There are a few from the first time we saw them when they were just 4 weeks old. They would fit on your hand at this age and didn't look much like westies!
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There is one other thing you could / should try. And that is neutering. Maggie Mae was spayed at 6 months before she came into season (which is now recommended to avoid mammary tumours). She really quietened down after that (as you might expect). Full of character still but much more docile. Isla was meant to be done at 6 months but came into season early and then had to wait a further 6 weeks. Something you need to consider and something I would strongly advise sooner rather than later.
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