Heart Like a Dog

The Good, the Bad, and the Oh My God of living with dogs!

We Got Our Money’s Worth

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When Delilah joined our family, we knew we were getting a Labrador. What we didn’t know, was that we were also getting a vacuum, a source of amusement, a cuddle bug, a rule breaker, a garbage disposal, a walking partner, a clock, a dishwasher, an artist….I’d say we got our money’s worth.

Dishwasher you say? Yes please!

Sometimes she rolls a couple of her skills together…like yesterday, when she was pre-washing dishes for me. Somehow, she moved her bowl, around a wall and into the kitchen right next to Sampson’s dish.

Delilah’s bowl is the one with the raised bones on it, Sampson’s is the plain one, and the large one is the water bowl. I set Sampson’s bowl done to the right of the water bowl and she managed to move it away from the wall.

Naturally, I saw that, called Hubby in to view it, and then we both laughed. I guess we are adding feng shui to her resume. 😀

You make me laugh (or smile,) the sweet, funny, loving things dogs do that make us laugh or smile.

What did your pet do this week that made you laugh or smile?

The Diva of Drama

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We’re in the midst of winter in the northeast. Thursday we had a blizzard that dumped about a foot of snow on top of the six or so we already had on the ground. The state and towns are pretty good about pre-treating the roads BEFOREa storm, but the chemicals they use on the roads, can really do a number on little paws. Add in some Arctic air, with temperatures dropping below zero, and walks can be challenging.

There have been walks where both dogs have lifted up paws, because they’ve gotten road chemicals, or snow in their paws. Sometimes they come up limping, or sometimes they just stop and wait for you to wipe their feet. After it happens once or twice, and you’ve used your gloves to wipe a foot, you come up with the only conclusion you can.

COATS and BOOTS.

One dog will wear a coat. One dog will not.

One dog will stay still while you put the boots and coat on.

One dog runs and tries to hide, or just refuses to get off the couch.

One dog tolerates boots fairly well. One dog walks like Frankenstein every time the boots go on. EVERY. SINGLE. TIME.

Honestly, you’d think she was a house elf and I was trying to give her clothes.

It’s not the greatest picture, because I was too far away, but she thinks by hiding on the couch, she can get away without wearing boots.

I’ve reached an age where I’m particular about the battles I fight. I won’t fight the coat battle. My thought is, we move along at a pretty decent clip, and if it’s too cold, I can always cut the walk short.

But I will fight the boot battle. I insist they wear the boots on their back feet, and I carry a small dish towel to wipe front paws if the need arises.

Yesterday she tried to climb into Daddy’s lap to avoid getting the boots on. Of course we laughed. I mean you can’t help but laugh because she’s just so damn dramatic, I started calling her the Diva of Drama.

What did your pet do to make you laugh this week?

You make me laugh, (or smile). The sweet, funny, loving things dogs do that make us laugh or smile.

You Make Me Laugh – December 10, 2017

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Does your dog walk when they poop? Sampson does not.  He simply squats, drops and then he’s done. Delilah on the other hand, Delilah squats and while she’s dropping, she sometimes walks.

We call her Delilah Shitwalker. 🙂

Before I leave for work in the morning, I let Delilah out to potty. Usually she runs out, tinkles and runs back in, but the other morning she tinkled and then she pooped.

I came out on the deck just to catch the grand finale.

See if you can figure out what happened by the diagram I made on this photo.

Did you guess?

She started over by the barrel (that’s where Hubby burns leaves), then she walked on the front side of the barrel, then between the wood pile and the shed. When she had finished she was over by the wood pile.

She turned around, sniffed the poop and I’m not sure why, but decided she couldn’t go back the way she’d come.

She tried going behind the woodpile and under the deck, decided that wasn’t working. Then she thought she could go over the woodpile, but then decided that wasn’t working either. She went back to under the deck, back to the woodpile, back to under the deck, before finally carefully walking OVER the woodpile.

And that made me laugh.

You make me laugh, or smile. The sweet, funny, loving things my dogs do that brings a smile to my face or a laugh to my lips.

What did your pet do that made you smile this week?

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