Rage-aholics Anonymous

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I know it is usually women who get the label as psychotic and word-twisting……. but I swear, men are worse.

I can’t believe how many times I have gotten told I am blaming a man or throwing a man under the bus because I use the word “you” or “I”.

I’m sorry, I didn’t know using pronouns to describe the exact person I am referring to means that I am blaming you. When I said “I was already informed,” I promise I am not throwing anyone under the bus. I will only assume that if I had been informed, then you had been too. If you weren’t, I don’t care. It’s not throwing you under the bus if you’re already being informed you’re wrong BEFORE I make my statement.

SO SHUT UP.

I got a dog. He’s 18 months from a rescue refuge. He’s a Shepard Mix.

Honestly, he’s a very sweet dog, but I think he’s going to be the end of any sanity I had left. He’s also a very strange dog, but a lot of that probably is attributed to the fact that he has always been a kennel/foster dog.

He doesn’t know how to play. He was never exposed to toys. He has no idea what they are. If I throw a ball at him, he just watches it roll on by.

He isn’t motivated by treats, or I haven’t bought the right treats. He won’t take them from hand, nor will he take them immediately if you put them on the floor. I have to wave them in front of his nose and then put it down. I have to repeat this a few times before he actually eats it.

He doesn’t fully respond to other dogs. He sees them and wags his tail. He wants to sniff them, and then once he does, he just stands there. The other dog then wants his attention and sniffs him more, and he just stands there. I have to assume this is alpha behavior.

I think I’ve started off on the wrong foot with him. It’s been 5 days, and he’s has separation anxiety. So far he has chewed: a flip flop (and attempted to take a second one), a bra, a hairbrush, and a wire. He doesn’t eat any of it, he just tears them apart. The wire must have shocked him, since he only did a little bit to it, though enough for my alarm clock to stop working.

I can’t get him to chew his good boy stuff. At all.

A lot of places I’m reading say I just need to assert that I am the lead dog and that he is at the bottom of the pecking order. So, that is my goal. Let’s see if I can get him to be a little bit more controlled. I really don’t want to have to crate him the whole time I’m at work, but I’m afraid that might be my solution if I can’t get him to stop chewing what isn’t his.

YAY! The book is here. I started reading it today at work, because why would I do actual work? So far, it is definitely interesting. I didn’t have a chance to re-read A Storm of Swords or A Feast of Crows before picking this one up. So, little details feel like a surprise to me all over again. I’m sure I’ll enjoy it. I just hope that George R.R. Martin speeds up his writing process. I know it takes time and I should be happy since the end results are always quality… but I’m afraid the man is going to die.

On a related note… Tumblr is full of empty threats from e-gangstas about killing people who post spoilers. While I understand that spoilers are annoying, if you truly wish to avoid them, you might want to try just staying off the internet. Not that I plan to post spoilers, but I’m also not afraid of you if I do.