Conclusion
April 27th 2007
It has been many weeks and I have had many battles with Female-that-Walks-Dogs.
I am definitely wearing her down.
Today, I tried the screaming maneuver in front of my house. Den-Female seemed a bit worried. I sensed that she was thinking of not letting me go. But then Female-that-Walks-Dogs picked me up and loaded me into the moving den.
Onto the battlefield!
When we reached the wooded area, I went through my usual repertoire of ninja moves. I could tell that she was losing her cool.
But wait … what is this device?! Suddenly she put this metal chain around my neck. It was very painful when she snapped this *new* metal collar.
I decided to play it cool and again lull her into a false sense of security, but she did not take it off. I suppose 2-legs are not always stupid. Worse, Female-that-Walks-Dogs did not take me home but made me stay with her all day. Then she took me to *her* den.
Is this to be my new life?!
NOOOOooooooo. Save me Shiba Gods!!
Luckily, after a bit, Female-that-Walks-Dogs took me back to *my* den. After this horrible day, I never had to go with her again.
Whenever I saw her in my neighborhood I made sure to let her know that I wanted her gone!
The Gods must have answered my prayer. The Shiba Gods are powerful!
Shiba Wisdom
Note from Den-Female:
Prolonged use of choke chains can injure your dog. This is especially true for Shibas because they have short tracheas. Calling a choke chain a *humane* choke chain does not change its nature, or its risks.I stopped dog walking sessions because I did not want the walker to use a choke chain on my Shiba. In addition, his behavior was getting worse because he was practicing bad behaviors during his walks and the walker was not able to effectively control him without the choke chain and muzzle.
