Boris: Time for the boys to go?

It might be close to snipping time! That's right, the "N" word. Neutering!

Lately, I have noticed that Boris is playing much more aggressively(rougher) with Lacey and Doogie. At first, I thought this was just a little extra exuberance, but others mentioned it as well.

Then, this evening, there was a bad scene with a cranky neighbor who walked by with 2 yappy rat dogs and a lab-mix puppy. Boris (off leash, playing with Doogie and Lacey) went after the puppy twice as she walked by, ignoring my commands to come back. In my view, it was an attempt to play; in her mind, it was an attack. The question still remains as to why this bimbo was walking her dogs in the MIDDLE of the street and why she stayed in the middle of the street after the first encounter. It's almost as if she wanted something to happen so that she could bitch at me (which she did).

There is a little history to this - we have encountered her on 3 other occasions (over the past 6 months) and all have been nasty (human) encounters due to yappy dogs. Later in the evening, she came to my door with her husband to bitch me out some more.

Regardless of Boris' motive, it was a display of aggression and it superceded his usual obedience to commands and reluctance to run out into the street.

I think the boys are in full mischief mode.

Time to call the vet!