Ugh. The past couple of months everyone has been getting after Menolly with what she does. Recently she's been opening the fireplace doors and dragging out burnt peices of wood to chew on and get ashes everywhere. I hope they won't hurt her. (they're completely cool so she hasn't gotten burned) Everyone (except my brother and me) has yelled at her. My Dad has struck her several times. Not enough to hurt her, but enough to make me furious.
He keeps saying I need to be 'firmer' with her, and yet looking at him losing his temper I'm thinking no. We've gotten into several big arguements about her training. The aggravating part is, as sad and mad as his yelling and hitting Menolly hurts me (let alone her), I know I can't call the police because he hasn't technically hurt anyone. I've wanted to, though.
I want out of here. Now. I've been looking everywhere for a job, but no one is hiring until the New Year. I can't move out until I'm making more money. What I'm making now at my part-time job is just enough to support Menolly, but nothing else.
I don't want to sound like I'm complaining or making too much of it, but I'm sooo frustrated. Menolly has gotten so much better in her training, too! She'll go into her crate when she can't be watched without any fuss at all, and she's gotten extremely gentle with my nephew. (she used to unintentionally knock him over) The only things she still does are get into things and chew them up. Aside from that's she's practically perfect.
Help! I don]t know what to do.

I want out of here. Now. I've been looking everywhere for a job, but no one is hiring until the New Year. I can't move out until I'm making more money. What I'm making now at my part-time job is just enough to support Menolly, but nothing else.
I don't want to sound like I'm complaining or making too much of it, but I'm sooo frustrated. Menolly has gotten so much better in her training, too! She'll go into her crate when she can't be watched without any fuss at all, and she's gotten extremely gentle with my nephew. (she used to unintentionally knock him over) The only things she still does are get into things and chew them up. Aside from that's she's practically perfect.
Help! I don]t know what to do.