She’s a good puppy, really she is. But she has what we think of as “springer mind”. She gets so focused on what she’s doing that she simply cannot hear us. Today is an example. I took her out before work. She was off in the woods at the neighbors. I walked up the drive to check on her and she was staring up the road. Then I noticed the elk, the same ones that have been coming down lately. I yelled “NO” at Loretta and the elk took off up the hill. Of course, when they started moving, Loretta started off after them. They were already gone by the time she got to the hill but I still couldn’t turn her around. I had to start up the hill, stick in hand, before it finally sunk in that she was in big trouble. She turned and ran back down to the trailer. When I caught up to her, I gave her a shake and chewed her out. She was sorry. She’s always very sorry and sad afterwards. I just hate the thought of her getting trampled by angry elk and somehow, we have to get her to learn what no means. We’re friends again, but it’s going to take time to turn her into the dog we want.
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