"What's that for? Getting a dog?"
Continuing without looking up, I said "You could say that."
"Why, what IS it for?"
Finishing I stood up, went over to the cupboard and pulled out a pair of handcuffs. Holding them in my hand so she couldn't see what they were, I approached her. "It's for you my dear. A little change in your living accommodation." As I said this, I grabbed her arms, turned her face down and cuffed her wrists behind her back.
"What are you doing, you pervert, get them off!" she shouted.
"Sorry dear" I said "they stay on for a while. Stand up." She didn't move, not until I began to drag her off the chair and onto the floor. As I pulled, she scrambled to her feet. Standing in the middle of the room she poured out a tirade of abuse. A ball gag, lent by Bill, stopped that.
I stood there panting with effort, watching her try to pull the cuffs off. "You won't be able to do that." I said, as I double locked the cuffs. I then got the collar, already fitted with the anti-barking box, and fastened it around her neck. "I will remove the gag but must warn you not to speak, otherwise you will get an electric shock." I switched the box on and then undid the ball-gag.
Naturally she opened her mouth and tried to continue the tirade. The first words died in her mouth as she jumped with the shock from the anti-barker. "Oh dear," I remarked "I appear to have left it turned up. Perhaps I'll lower it. What do you think?"
She started to say 'yes' but ended with a strangled cry as it shocked her again.
"Perhaps it would be best if you confined your activities to nodding agreement?" I said, smiling.
She opened her mouth, thought, and slowly nodded.
"Right. Now listen and I will explain what's happening. I've tried to explain why you can't go on spending money like water. I've also tried to get you to do some, at least, of the house work. All to no avail. Well, we've reached the point of no return. Either you stop spending wildly, work to a sensible budget and start looking after the house like a proper wife or we're finished." She shook her head wildly. "It's no use denying it. You know how I've tried to get you to work in a partnership in this marriage. But you just ignore anything you don't like as usual. It can't go on. I'm so desperate that I've decided you need to go to obedience classes, to learn how to behave, understand discipline.
Yes, starting tomorrow I will take you to obedience classes. Obedience classes for disobedient dogs. For the next week, you will be treated and handled like a badly trained dog or rather a female dog, that is a bitch. You will be trained like a bitch. Fed and watered like one and you will sleep in that cage like any other untrustworthy bitch. If you misbehave you will be disciplined. If you behave, you will be praised. At the end of the week we will see if you have learnt your lesson. If not I will wash my hands of you, forever."
She just stood there shaking her head in frustration. I said "I'll switch the box off to hear your reply then you will be silent for the complete week or suffer the shocks for making any sound. Think carefully before speaking." I switched the box off and stepped back. "Well?"
After a few moments, she licked her lips and said "But you can't do this. I'm your wife. You love me."
"That's right, I do love you and it's only because I do that I will go through with this. It's for your own good and the good of our marriage. If you carry on as you are then the marriage will be dead and we will be broke." I switched it back on. "Now the first stage of becoming a bitch." I grabbed her negligee and ripped it off. Using scissors, I cut off the sleeves and threw the remains into a waste basket. She pulled back, shaking her head. "Bitches and dogs don't wear clothes. Keep still or it will hurt." Using the scissors I cut off her nightdress. Disposing of the ruined material, I looked at my collared wife. She had an excellent figure and spent a lot of time in a gym keeping it trim. Her hair fell down below her shoulders, I'd have to tie that up or it would become a nuisance, especially when she fed. Her feet were bare, with carefully painted toenails. Well they would be getting a little chipped over the next few days.
I turned and grabbing her arm, pulled her towards the cage. I opened the door and pushed her inside. Locking the door, I said "Stay quiet while I cook dinner and you will be fed, otherwise nothing until morning. Your choice." I left the room and went into the kitchen without a backward glance.
When I returned she was still trying to get comfortable. I had deliberately not placed any blankets or padding on the floor of the cage. When I do, it'll be as a reward. She looked at me, I was carrying a tray with a stainless steel dog bowl with steam coming off and another bowl filled with water. I placed them both on the floor in the middle of the room. I unlocked the cage and motioned her out. She struggled out on her knees, the cage only being large dog size. As she started to rise to her feet I said "stay on your knees for the moment." I quickly tied up her hair into a ponytail. "That'll keep it out of your dinner. If it still gets in the way, I'll cut it off. Now go eat."
She looked at me and pulled her hands around towards me. "No. They stay cuffed. Remain on your knees and eat out of the bowl like the bitch you are." I stood and watch. She hesitated for a moment then moved forward awkwardly on her knees to the bowls. A moment's reflection and she slowly lowered her head and started to eat. I'd cut everything up small and mixed the potatoes, meat and gravy together. "Clean the bowl or you don't get the water." When she had finished eating, she licked the bowl clean. Looking up at me, she indicated the water. "Yes. Drink up. When you've finished, come into the dining room. I might have some titbits for a good little bitch." I went out, leaving her lapping up the water.
As I was finishing my meal, I heard a noise, looking up I saw Sheila standing just inside the door, her face covered in food and her chin dripping with water. I pointed to the floor at my side and said "Here, Kneel here." She hesitated and then came forward and slowly lowered herself to her knees.
Continuing to eat, I said, conversationally as if to myself "We'll need to clean you up and get you to practice dropping to kneel. Part of the training is to sit and come up from the sit without hesitation. Now, you can't sit dog-like properly and get up smoothly, so we'll train you to kneel instead and to rise from the kneel quickly and smoothly. We'll start when I have finished my dinner. Here, there's a good little bitch." As I said this, I lifted a piece of meat off my plate and held it out in front of her face. She opened her mouth, leaned forward and took it from my fingers. As she chewed, I patted her head and said "that's good. We'll have you sorted in no time."
I finished my dinner, drank off the wine, leaving a small portion in the glass. I leaned forward, poured this wine into my cupped hand and held it out under her mouth "Who wants a little drink of wine? Here you go" She licked it off my hand. I patted her head again, stood up and carried the dishes into the kitchen. "Here, girl." I said as I got a flannel and wet it under the tap. I turned and wiped her face, rinsing it in cold water before drying her off with the dishcloth. "That's better. Come with me and we'll try you out with kneeling and rising." I went into the back room where I had deliberately removed most of the furniture as we needed an indoor area to work in.
I guided her into the middle. "Now we'll sort some commands out. First 'Stay'." I stepped back. "When I give that command you must stay exactly where you are until I give another command, such as 'Come'. That means you come to me and stop about a yard away. You stay still and don't move, even if I do. 'Come'." I pointed to the floor in front of me. She stopped as indicated and stood stationary.
"Good." I went over to the cupboard and brought out the leash. Clipping it to her collar, I pulled, saying "Come.", I walked around the room, pulling her along. I stopped and said "When on the leash, you walk behind me, on my left and try to keep the leash loose. Don't get too close though. Once you've had some training we can get you to 'Heel' without the lead but we don't want to do too much at once. Now walk some more."
I started to walk around the room again, with the leash held low. She dragged back not attempting to keep up. I stopped, turned and swiped her backside with the end of the leash. "You WILL obey. Keep the leash loose or I'll get the crop out and really punish you, remember the RSPCA aren't interested in your welfare." I restarted walking. This time she did try to keep up. "That's better. Now let's try the kneeling." I stepped towards her to loosen the leash and said "Kneel." She lowered herself to her knees. "No, quicker than that. We haven't all day. Up." As I gave the command, I pulled on the leash. She staggered to her feet. "No. Smooth and steady. Now, again. Kneel." Again I slackened the leash. She lowered herself rather quicker this time. "Good. Now ... Up." I pulled on the leash and she rose to her feet.. "That's good. This time we'll try rising and walking off. Now ... Come." I pulled the leash and started to walk around. She came to her feet and walked after me but not quite quick enough not to be yanked by the leash. "Again. Kneel." After a moment or two "Come!" I pulled again but she was better rising and we moved off fairly smoothly. "Good. That's much better. Kneel." She did "... and Stay!" I dropped the leash and moved away. She started to get up but realised in time and stayed down on her knees.
I went into the kitchen and poured myself another glass of wine. I thought I had earned it. When I returned, she was still kneeling in the same place. I stood in the doorway looking at her. She seemed to be taking the training very well. Was she really trying or just pandering to me until she could figure out a way of getting free? We'll find out, no doubt soon.
I went over to her and adjusted the box volume. "I've turned down the volume. If you whisper, slowly, it shouldn't react." I sat down and sipped my wine. I know she'll take advantage. I wanted her to. We needed some mutinous behaviour to establish standards. As I sipped, I could hear her shuffling but deliberately avoided looking.