On Shouties & Being the Master of My 3-Legged Pup

Audio version here, which Roo helps me narrate:

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How can I teach my 3-legged Roo good behavior without shouting at her?

She’s still a puppy, and learning every day, but I don’t want to be a shouty dog owner as I correct her for less-than-good behavior.

This evening she lay in the sunset grass near the shore, happily chewing a stick to pieces. Another curious dog (a dog she knew) approached her from the beach and Roo’s hackles stood on end. Her little puppy voice growled until the smells became familiar.

That’s the first time I’ve ever seen her defensive in an offensive way.

Usually, she wags her skinny little butt, flips on her back, belly up, ears flattened back in the sweetest submissive way, hoping she’s met a playmate.

Not tonight. Tonight an old, gentle, German Shepard she had recently met ambled up the rocky beach. The Shepard, shaggy and sandy, took in little Roo while his owner reached out for a hug. Roo was trying her best to appear twice her little size. All that sweet puppy fur standing as if electrified.