Dog update

So yesterday, before I left the house, I ran into my neighbor outside and he was telling me how his dog must like the bark collar, because he'd tested it, it was working fine, but the dog was still barking as much as ever. He told me the dog would be staying inside from now on.

Well, later, I was getting the kids out of the car and saw him "walking" his dog, which amounted to him standing on the porch, yelling at it while it was supposed to be going potty. Vinny got Nico out of the other side of the car, and then the dog came into my yard. I asked, "Do I need to worry about that?" as I started walking around to where the boys were. I came around the side of the car to see the hound on top of Nico who'd fallen under the dog's weight as it tried to kiss him. Now, Nico is a little dog-phobic to begin with, so I wasn't happy at all. Then I became VERY unhappy, as I told Nico (whom I'd picked up by then) "Oh, the doggie was trying to give you kisses, you're okay!" (Which he was - no physical harm done). My neighbor says something about what I'd said, I don't remember exactly what, but then he proceeds to grab the dog, and bodily slam it against the side of his truck. WTF? He hits it twice into the truck, asking "How do you like it?" After putting the dog inside, he comes out and says, "I'm SO sorry!" I told him it was okay, no harm done (except for the potential psychological trauma to Nico) and he said, "Oh no, that dog is gone, I'm not going to have a dog that knocks down little kids!"

Here's my theory: Maybe, just maybe, if you're trying to potty train an approximately four-month-old puppy and you KNOW you don't have him trained well enough to stay in your yard, PERHAPS, I know, I'm going out on a limb here, PERHAPS, a leash would be in order? Ya think?

My hope in all of this is that my neighbor is true to his word - that he finds a new home for that poor puppy, and in doing so, eliminates the noise problem AND gives that dog a chance at a happy life. I'm no PETA member, but I don't abide that kind of crap.