Here comes Sprite!

[excession]

Originally Posted by fenwoman

Playing devil's advocate here. What use would a licence have been? Do you think the chav would bother to buy one? How will it have prevented the attack? How would it help to make the owner pay for Sprite's vet treatment?

All true, i know its not really the answer.

Some people should just not be aloud to have dogs, esp. ones that are capable of so much harm.

[EmmaApple]

Originally Posted by Elina

Thanks for the kind words and advice.
I had planned to take her to puppy classes. I am looking for a good one around Northamptonshire at the moment.
Last night she would not sleep in her crate when I left it in 'her' room she yapped and wined so I put it in my room and she stopped crying.

This morning all she wanted to do was cuddle which was sweet and I did a little clicker training with her...And then she ran off with the clicker but anyway she seems a little more like herself.

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Elina

Where abouts are you in Northants? As there is a training class in the football ground behind the Dock and Duck in Wellingborough if thats any help?

[Elina]

Where abouts are you in Northants? As there is a training class in the football ground behind the Dock and Duck in Wellingborough if thats any help?

I don't live near Wellingborough but I don't mind driving. Do you have any info about it? If so can you PM me it please.

I think Sprite is getting over her ordeal, I found her down the side of the sofa the other day:

And here is a video of her playing with her big brother Harry the Corsac fox:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAwPaARrfHk

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Elina

[sophs87]

Omg she is gorgeous! So is harry even when getting slapped in the face

[Elina]

Hehe thanks!

Sprite decided to model her Hello kitty jumper today, thankfully it covers her wounds which are healing really well but seem to be a bit itchy.

I had no idea she would get as cold outside as she does but that lack of undercoat really makes a difference. I won't lie, it is fun to dress her up aswell.

I could not get a photo of the back but it has Hello kitty and the hood has kitty ears with a bow.
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Elina

[Elina]

I took out Sprite's stitches the other day. When she got them the vet said when I think she is healed enough I can take them out. ( I am a medical student, I would not have done it otherwise.)
She seems more or less all healed up. She was very brave when I removed them, she just cuddled into my partner. I really should have had him take them out as I wanted to be the nice one but she did not really mind.

I have enrolled her in Puppy socialisation classes which I think will help her confidence though at home she seems back to normal.

So yes she is doing great, just thought I would update you all.
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Elina

[Elina]

So my sister is a dancer and she is moving to the UK from Paris and has been bringing some of her stuff over when she visits for me to look after for her....Sprite found some of her costumes when I was out...





I could not help but get the camera and laugh. There were feathers everywhere!
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Elina

[sarahc]

she wears that look very well,very chic.

[Elina]

Today after breakfast Sprite and I went to a friends house.
When my friend and I were making coffee Sprite ate a second bowl of dog food, we then went into the garden to enjoy the sun.
There Sprite decided that two bowls of dog food just is not enough for a growing Papillon:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fM5vkUG0jo
She then went on to try to eat a dandelion. Well to be fair she more chews them and spits them out but it looks quite amusing.
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Elina

[Kare]

Im glad the attack didnt leave a lasting effect on her, or more importantly you. If you panic when seeing a dog then that is likely going to make her anxious and a dog acting odd from anxiety can trigger some unbalanced dogs to attack it.

I see why people pick up small dogs, but really raising a dog above another can cause the dog attack, naturally only the dominant dog will go higher. Basically you are forcing your dog into a "Im better than you" position, which another dog may take very very personally and in my opinion you dog believes making its behaviour worse towards other dogs cause a vicious circle.

I have seen small dog owners pick up small dogs when seeing my shepherd....so I have picked up the shepherd just to take the piss. Though to be fair I live somewhere with next to no morons dog wise, if a dog is off lead here it is generally accepted it is safe to be off lead, and all greet each other (of course it is the holiday season, so the muppets from elsewhere will be arriving soon)

There is a woman we meet daily at the beach. She has a long coated terrier, 3 papillions and 2 pap/chin crosses. The silly woman loves my retriever and stops and gets out her treats out every time she sees her, at which point I am wincing and praying to fate that the now over excited young retriever hopping at her feet will not land on her little ones lmao