Sunday, August 19, 2007
Taming Rascal
My mum called me twice in the afternoon and complained to me about Rascal. The first time she called, she said that Rascal was biting every person it sees, including my baby nephew Darren. It even bit my brother's dogs, Jungle and Minnie. I told her that Rascal can be trained and all it needs is time. But she insisted that Rascal is incorrigible. The call ended suddenly when Rascal jumped onto the sofa and attempted to bite her. What a 'cooperative' dog. She called me a second time and screamed about how Rascal left big lumps of fur in the living room and how she was worried that it might have bitten an animal to death. The more I listened, the more worried I was. I felt frustrated as I was helpless and stuck at tuition. I finished a couple of tuition before I flew home at the speed of light. The front door creaked opened and I switched on the lights. Indeed, lumps of fur scattered all around the living room. Rascal 'murdered' the fake fox skin that I hung behind my bedroom door! It ran up to me excitedly. I slapped its backside hard and shouted 'back', which means to retreat to its bed. It disobeyed my command and ran around the house like a mad dog. I ran after it like a mad man. It took shelter behind the display cabinet and growled angrily at me. "This dog is so wild," I thought to myself. I was so mad by its misbehaviour that I dragged it by the collar and slapped its backside several times. I pointed at its nose and repeated my command. It ran back to the same spot and growled again. We replayed this scene over and over again until it unwillingly dragged itself back to its bed. When I walked towards it, it growled silently and attempted to bite me. I was so mad that I hold its neck down and slapped its backside several times. It tried to retaliate, but its attempts were futile. Finally it kept its head down and laid motionlessly on the ground. I guess this is what it means to 'tame a dog'. Like what its 'dad' has said, you have to show the dog whose the boss.
Posted by Benjamin at 11:27 PM