[pyrnet] Newman and obedience

[Rhonda Collins <rhonda@castlepublishing.com>]

well, remember how newman almost brokr my finger when
i grabbed his collar?  well, he was bouncing off the walls
this morning...i swear he knows when it's saturday and we're going to
obedience class. so, i took him out for a walk. we ran into someone else
walking their dog on the other side of the street. newman wanted to run
over to see them, and took off...my feet slipped on the wet pavement,
went out from under me, and he dragged me a couple of feet (with my
fingers tangled in the leash) before i managed to let go. i swear i will
never again walk him without using the headcollar (which keeps him more
under control).

i went to the texas med clinic, and it's not only broken, but it's a
displaced fracture, so now i have to see an orthopedist asap to see if
they want to do anything more drastic than the splint.

i do love that dog, but i sure wish we'd gotten to the "damn it
STOP" command in obedience class.  ironically enough, he
graduated as "best in class".