OMG. a Flea

When I was washing myself yesterday I noticed a beetly thing in the water.
I got it out and it was a FLEA!
I've been to my brother's house and he has a dog and cat that always have
fleas despite his best efforts.
I must have carried it back.
It was a shock, tbh, but if there was another flea I can assure you that it
will never survive the low temperatures in
my house.
I've stopped giving advice to my brother. His dog has bad manners and is up
on the table to grab food from the plate.
This would not be acceptable in my house.
For sure. My dogs would never have dreamed of trying that. I found my hand
itching to swipe her off the table.
She managed to get some cheese off the table and then my brother gave her a
treat because she dropped it. AArgh.
She is a good dog, spoilt and ruined. I wish \I had her for 6 months. she
cannot even walk on a short lead.
She'd be very different if I had her for a while, she'd walk well on a
short lead and would not ever get up on the table to steal food. No
punishment will be involved.
I can train dogs without punishment. If my dogs ever did something naughty
(rare) I just said in a fierce voice " what HAVE you done?"
This was sufficient. Some people hit their dogs to correct them I never
found a need to.
My dogs were so upset if I used a fierce voice
We like a quiet life here.
I have only physically punished a dog once. This was my husband's German
Shepherd who he had for his work at that time. The dog did not like me, he
was trained to a uniform and wasn't used to women.
Anyway, I was leaving for work and said goodbye to him for a while as I had
many weeks before. But he snarled at me and got up with a nasty glint in
his eye.
So I went into the kitchen, got a frying pan and bopped him on the head.
After that he was perfect. He really loved me after that. and protected me
on night time walks. He would only have to lower his head if he saw someone
and they would go the other side of the road.
If I ever needed to deploy him I needed to remember that he was
dishonourably discharged from the police force for ripping out a thigh
muscle when his crim was bashing his head in with a big stick.

On Sat, 29 Dec 2012 04:16:18 -0000, "Christina Websell"
wrote:
My dogs were so upset if I used a fierce voice
We like a quiet life here.
I have only physically punished a dog once. This was my husband's German
Shepherd who he had for his work at that time. The dog did not like me, he
was trained to a uniform and wasn't used to women.
Anyway, I was leaving for work and said goodbye to him for a while as I had
many weeks before. But he snarled at me and got up with a nasty glint in
his eye.
So I went into the kitchen, got a frying pan and bopped him on the head.
After that he was perfect. He really loved me after that. and protected me
on night time walks. He would only have to lower his head if he saw someone
and they would go the other side of the road.
If I ever needed to deploy him I needed to remember that he was
dishonourably discharged from the police force for ripping out a thigh
muscle when his crim was bashing his head in with a big stick.

This is a cute story. How inscrutable that he loved you for hitting him
with a frying pan.

"Takayuki" wrote in message
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On Sat, 29 Dec 2012 04:16:18 -0000, "Christina Websell"
wrote:
My dogs were so upset if I used a fierce voice
We like a quiet life here.
I have only physically punished a dog once. This was my husband's German
Shepherd who he had for his work at that time. The dog did not like me,
he
was trained to a uniform and wasn't used to women.
Anyway, I was leaving for work and said goodbye to him for a while as I
had
many weeks before. But he snarled at me and got up with a nasty glint in
his eye.
So I went into the kitchen, got a frying pan and bopped him on the head.
After that he was perfect. He really loved me after that. and protected me
on night time walks. He would only have to lower his head if he saw
someone
and they would go the other side of the road.
If I ever needed to deploy him I needed to remember that he was
dishonourably discharged from the police force for ripping out a thigh
muscle when his crim was bashing his head in with a big stick.

This is a cute story. How inscrutable that he loved you for hitting him
with a frying pan.

He was a big bad ex-police dog with a temper. He was racist too. anyway
after the frying pan incident he loved me so much that I could have taken
him with me in any part of the dangerous city and he would have risen up
and gone for the throat of anyone who dared to touch me and died in the
attempt.
I miss him.

"Christina Websell" wrote in message
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"Takayuki" wrote in message
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On Sat, 29 Dec 2012 04:16:18 -0000, "Christina Websell"
wrote:
My dogs were so upset if I used a fierce voice
We like a quiet life here.
I have only physically punished a dog once. This was my husband's German
Shepherd who he had for his work at that time. The dog did not like me,
he
was trained to a uniform and wasn't used to women.
Anyway, I was leaving for work and said goodbye to him for a while as I
had
many weeks before. But he snarled at me and got up with a nasty glint in
his eye.
So I went into the kitchen, got a frying pan and bopped him on the head.
After that he was perfect. He really loved me after that. and protected
me
on night time walks. He would only have to lower his head if he saw
someone
and they would go the other side of the road.
If I ever needed to deploy him I needed to remember that he was
dishonourably discharged from the police force for ripping out a thigh
muscle when his crim was bashing his head in with a big stick.

This is a cute story. How inscrutable that he loved you for hitting him
with a frying pan.

He was a big bad ex-police dog with a temper. He was racist too. anyway
after the frying pan incident he loved me so much that I could have taken
him with me in any part of the dangerous city and he would have risen up
and gone for the throat of anyone who dared to touch me and died in the
attempt.
I miss him.

To add to that, I don't know if failed police dogs are allowed to go into
security services now, at that time they could.
He was a real challenge when we got him tbh. a bit dangerous as he'd been
encouraged to be a killing machine but inside his snarly self he was a
really good dog.
It's so easy to take a big dog and train it to be something it does not want
to be.
His bop on the head taught him respect for me. I never physically chastise
a dog normally but if a big bad ex-police dog gets up from his bed and
snarls at me..
Actually it was because he did not want me to leave him to go to work. I
said "see you later" and petted him.
He showed his teeth, growled and made to get up, so he met the frying pan.
I wish I'd never done that.
But when a very big German Shepherd rises up..

The poor lad. he got upset by my leaving him and snarled - his thoughts
perhaps. He had no intention of harming me ever. But you hear such things.

I wish I still had him now. Boyfie would not be in agreement.













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"Christina Websell" wrote in message
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When I was washing myself yesterday I noticed a beetly thing in the water.
I got it out and it was a FLEA!
I've been to my brother's house and he has a dog and cat that always have
fleas despite his best efforts.
I must have carried it back.

So I went all over the house with the dyson vacuum cleaner and have examined
Boyfie for any sign of them, like dark bits on his skin, but no, he is
clean. Phew. I'n hoping it was a one off.
Boyfie is looking at his best atm, fur-wise. He has his winter coat on,
like inch+ plush velvet. He looks fabulous.
And he has no fleas ;-)
To be fair to my brother they have fleabombed their house, wash Maisie their
cavalier spaniel every week with anti-flea shampoo, and treat Tigger with
Advantage. They cannot get on top of their flea problem.
I suspect that the flea I had threw itself into the water as a suicide
rather than freeze ;-).
Tweed

"Christina Websell" wrote in message
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When I was washing myself yesterday I noticed a beetly thing in the water.
I got it out and it was a FLEA!
I've been to my brother's house and he has a dog and cat that always have
fleas despite his best efforts.
I must have carried it back.
It was a shock, tbh, but if there was another flea I can assure you that
it will never survive the low temperature in
my house.

I suspect it jumped into the warm water to try and survive.
No sign of fleas here after that one but how easy to carry one into your
house on your clothes.
I've stopped advising my brother as he knows better. so how is is his house
is alive with fleas and mine is not.