Taking advantage of the cooler weather, Brian and I took Jake for a long walk last night. It was perfect walking/jogging weather.
Of course Brian decided to let dumb dog off the leash. Remember, he's a transformed City Dog. He always lets him do what he wants. And I think Jake secretly knows that he can get away with more with Brian. However, when discipline time comes, he is strict. Brian is definitely the disciplinary in the house. I don't like the discipline part of the job.
So, Jake was taking full advantage of his off-leash time. He loves it. I think he gets to relive his good 'ole days when he could run through fields of nothingness at Brian's dad's ranch house.
Now, he gets to scurry in and out of bushes, up and down driveways, dodge in between houses, run along fences and dip into the occasional flower bed. A little different than the countryside, but he'll take it.
And he did just that. Found himself a nice flower bed to scamper through and then wouldn't listen as his dad called for him to come. "Jake, come here!" his dad yelled. But he decided to ignore him for as long as possible. Typical behavior for Jake.
The next action that took place was Brian smacking him on the head and grabbing him by the mouth to tell him "NO! You better listen to me!", just as several neighborhood kids watched in horror. Of course Brian had to make a show out of it, both of them stopped dead in the street as Brian made sure to make eye contact with his dog, letting him know who's master.
I was the mortified mother that kept walking.
When we were away from the kids, I said, "Babe, you can't discipline him in public like that. What are you going to do when we have children soon? That's how child services get called."
He responds with, "Oh you better believe I will be the parent that smacks his kid in Wal-Mart if they are giving me the Biddle-tude."
Oh geez...the boy has so much to learn.
(Note: the Biddle-tude is Brian's word for when I am moody or giving him attitude. He has used this expression for years.)
8 Comments:
Gee honey, can you make me sound any worse?? In my defense, "dumb dog" has the memory of a newborn child and tends to forget who makes the rules.
In my husband's defense, our dog definitely deserves all the discipline he receives. I wasn't trying to make him sound like an abuser, just blogging about my experience which, in general blogging sense, tends to sound exaggerated:).
LOL!!! So funny, Biddle-tude! Ted is for sure going to read this and come up with a name for my attitude now.
Brian - you don't sound like an abuser. it is good to discipline at home and in public. you have be consistent :)
Biddle-tude!! Bahahaha! I love that!
Omgoodness, Margo off the leash... yikes :)
you know brian... i'm sure if you use the same technique for discipline that you use on jake for krista you might have better results when it comes to her biddle tude. just a thought.
I will smack the shit out of my kid if they step out of line in wal-mart, my house, or even church for that matter! I am a firm believer in beatings - FEAR me little ones, and pups!
Ha! Good to see I'm not alone on this one. I'm almost fearful for the little "Walker's" when they arrive in to this world. Two parents on the same page, WATCH OUT! But, on the other hand, I bet they don't develop the Biddle-tude that we all know about. :)
Whoops!! I meant "Green's".
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