what drives you crazy??
The one thing Ryleigh does that drives me nuts is she has to be first. First out the door, first in bed, first in the bathroom... Even when she isnt sure what direction Im walking and where Im going she has to be out front, then looks over her shoulder to make sure Im still heading the same way. haha Its bad when Im carrying things and she is in front of me and keeps stopping to see if Im still there.  I have to pretend to be going into the bathroom then run and jump on my bed so I get my half, otherwise I have to either try to roll her over or sleep with my legs curled up.  Wouldnt trade her for the world but it would be nice to be able to be first once in awhile. |
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barking...I could do without it.  |
| awwww yes. The high pitch bark. Ryleigh does that in my Labs ears trying to get them to play. Shocked they are deaf by now. |
 poo eating |
| We've got a poo eater too (esp bird doo doo) but I'd take that a million times over than the racing everyone to be leader of the pack. We can't get anywhere w/o someone pushing through giving us a heart attack [in fear she's going to knock someone down] as she tries to be "first" for everything (down the stairs, down the hallway, on walks, etc). We know why she does it and she means well, ...but it drives us crazy! I am thankful she has NEVER hurt anyone or even caused a scratch on any of the kids, but she still has one more infant/toddler we will panic over.  |
| BED BANGING!!!! I love Heart  to bits..BUT..............EVERY morning, when SHE decides I have slept enuff~~~ She will body slam the bed~~~Then she will quickly sit facing the closet mirror and WATCH me. IF I don't move, she will AGAIN, body slam the bed, turn quickly and face the mirror for my reaction. If by the THIRD time I am STILL not moving,,,, she will ADD a kind of barky, rolling RRRR;s sound AS she is BANGING the bed... All the while the 'other 2',,,,are sitting in the wings...secretly cheering her on!!!!!  ((((((((she just woke me from a very sound, restful nap with her 'alarm clock' shannigans!!)))))))))))   |
| Owen whines. Constantly. Not like a whimper, but an open mouth sort of sigh/whine. It's all for attention and he's absolutely relentless so ignoring him does nothing. He's such a diva. |
 Ditto, ditto, dittoPooh eating, barking at feeding time, one must lead...first out the door, the other insists I go first....forgetting he's standing in front of me, back talking, head butting (but I can ignore them until they give up and lay down), insistence upon eating at exactly the same time each day...........woe be if I'm busy, sous chef in the kitchen and finally, wiping their face on me...especially after drinking water. |
| How come we only get to pick one? I have a list but then I would have angel dogs and I would complain about that  One thing...barking...and thats only from Gar, the non stop barker. |
SheepieBoss wrote: wiping their face on me...especially after drinking water. THIS^^^ would be my # 2 biggest peeve  |
Except for the insistence on eating at the same time, all of the above.  |
| I HATE the insisting on eating at the same time and the begging that starts 2 hrs prior to meal time. |
| haha list as many as you want... Mine too have to eat at the same time- 7AM, 3pm, 6pm. and the barking starts an hour early. I used to have just 1 poo eater but now all 3 have started it. And we keep towels on the end tables so no matter where your sitting when you hear her getting water, you can grab a towel and be ready! |
| It drives me crazy that Mady has decided that ten o'clock is my bed time and that it is HER job to put me to bed. She will roll her face on my keyboard, lift my hand off the mouse, and then if that fails she will just push me so that my chair rolls away from the keyboard. If I am downstairs she will just stare. You all know the stare. Oddly, she doesn't seem to care when David goes to bed. |
| Paw batting. Rudy gets me in the face every single time I lay on the couch. And it hurts! |
| ^^^^^ yep, paw batting. Fortunately only Jack does it. Harry holds his paw out but doesn't touch (but then he is the perfect puppy). Current kitchen towel is missing, but normally I sit in the kitchen and drape my lap as I know Jack will be in the water soon. ^^^^ The Stare......fortunately I recognize it quickly and tap my DH, "Your dog wants you to take her outside." If he's napping, she will stand facing him and stare...and stare...and stare. Never a "hrumph or gruff" just the stare.... Finally I wake him up.....notice I don't take her out, she wants her daddy to take her out. Fortunately she has learned it is OK to put yourself to bed........ |
| Honest to goodness, the ONLY thing Maggie does 'wrong', is barkng while playing. Oh, and pee's when she meets someone new. That's it. I think we are doing ok. Lol. |
| Walter: I could do without the biting Rudie: I could do without the trash, sink, dishwasher forays and the barking at everyone/everything on walks. Marley: She's an angel, but this topic is really timely because she is on my last nerve. I turned her into a master cuddler, and she prefers my side of the bed... but she is maybe a little too comfortable as she spends all night sawing logs and twitching (she must do a lot of running in her sleep). She woke me up 4 times last night! How a 35 lb dog takes up that much room is beyond me... |
| Ha, reading about the "stare" reminded me of another one of Rudie's... He wakes me up in the morning (weekends only thankfully) by staring at me 2 inches away. If I try to ignore him he makes groaning noises and recently started giving out a low, stern, bark. The funniest thing is he doesn't want to go out (bladder of steel)... he wants breakfast! |
| Oh, too funny. I am seriously ROTFL! Between my two I think we have all of the above driving us crazy! It's funny I never noticed that Charlie had any annoying habits until Ted came along. And still for a while Charlie was the angel because Ted's habits we more in your face (garbage, poo, rushing to be first) Now we realize Charlie isn't the angel we thought he was (staring, whining and barking) and the two of them work together on the "wake mom up at exactly 6 a.m. to get fed thing." I think they would have me letting them out to play every 5 minutes if they could, and for some reason they expect dinner every time they come back inside! |
| I just realized that BOTH of my previously mentioned peeves are Bert-behaviors . Soooo...Miss Abby, her daddies perfect angel has a few bad habits as well: Random acts of herding...you are walking across the room, minding your own business, when suddenly there's a large furry barricade blocking the way .The Dreaded Foot Stomp...claws of death, even right after a trim, and somehow she seems able to shift every ounce of her weight onto the one foot that's standing on yours  . |
| Since I am out of town Tinker's thing about sharing the love is a even bigger problen than ever. My BIL can't handle it so Tinker is going to go visit Auntie Laurel, Uncle Scott and their two snuggling bobtails. THANK YOU LAUREL AND SCOTT |
| Dirt, moss and rock eater! Ugh! I am really hoping she outgrows this. |
| panda, like heart, does the body slam into the bed...but panda uses her head...she will actually head butt the bed, take a few steps back and watch...if there is no movement, she does it again and again and again...once i move an inch....forget it, it's time to get up and feed her.... the one TRUELY annoying habit is her bark in the car...once i put the car in park, she puts her head up on my headrest and BARKS into my ear....''hey mom, we're here''....oh she is just so loud..... |
Ryleigh wrote: I have to pretend to be going into the bathroom then run and jump on my bed so I get my half, otherwise I have to either try to roll her over or sleep with my legs curled up. I thought I was the only one who had to do this???!!! And it's not just Sybil, though she HAS to be first into the bedroom. She can be last everywhere else, but bedtime she leads the pack. I have a queen sized bed and last night I still ended up trying to wiggle into some free space, any free space, and actually get some of the covers, because there were already four dogs on the bed before I even got in it. After I finally squiggled in, persuading Sybil to - grudgingly - scoot her hairy butt over a bit, I had two more show up bedside wondering if there was room for THEM?  Reading through people's complaints I find I have many of the same ones on my list as well and, oddly enough, the above bed-hogging hardly even ranks. But the more I think about it the more ridiculous it is. Belle and Liz and Mad have to have their spots, calling on seniority. Sybil just KNOWS she is the chosen one, and must be right next to me in some capacity, ideally with her brother in kissing distance. He likes to sleep with his head on my waist, while the rescue dog grabs the pillow space next to mind and nestles her head over my FACE. I'm REALLY not keen on that one. Oxygen being rather important and all that. And I wonder why I wake up all stiff and crabby in the morning? Kristine |
Mad Dog wrote: Ryleigh wrote: I have to pretend to be going into the bathroom then run and jump on my bed so I get my half, otherwise I have to either try to roll her over or sleep with my legs curled up. I thought I was the only one who had to do this???!!! And it's not just Sybil, though she HAS to be first into the bedroom. She can be last everywhere else, but bedtime she leads the pack. I have a queen sized bed and last night I still ended up trying to wiggle into some free space, any free space, and actually get some of the covers, because there were already four dogs on the bed before I even got in it. After I finally squiggled in, persuading Sybil to - grudgingly - scoot her hairy butt over a bit, I had two more show up bedside wondering if there was room for THEM? Reading through people's complaints I find I have many of the same ones on my list as well and, oddly enough, the above bed-hogging hardly even ranks. But the more I think about it the more ridiculous it is. Belle and Liz and Mad have to have their spots, calling on seniority. Sybil just KNOWS she is the chosen one, and must be right next to me in some capacity, ideally with her brother in kissing distance. He likes to sleep with his head on my waist, while the rescue dog grabs the pillow space next to mind and nestles her head over my FACE. I'm REALLY not keen on that one. Oxygen being rather important and all that. And I wonder why I wake up all stiff and crabby in the morning? Kristine and wake up at 2-3-4 am???  |
| They miraculously let me sleep till 4:30 this morning But, yes, there is that. Old dog who decides she really doesn't HAVE to go at last call before bed but then realizes she miscalculated in the middle of the night is in no small part the reason for the middle of the night excursion. I have finally learned to just take them all out and then go back to sleep...  Kristine |
Mad Dog wrote: They miraculously let me sleep till 4:30 this morning But, yes, there is that.Old dog who decides she really doesn't HAVE to go at last call before bed but then realizes she miscalculated in the middle of the night is in no small part the reason for the middle of the night excursion. I have finally learned to just take them all out and then go back to sleep... Kristine Oh yes - Harley is famous for that one. Now he is required to go..."whether you need it or not" type thing! And yes, if one needs out, the whole mass goes out here too. Of course they are on my work time, so even though I had the day off, they started the bark whine chorus at 5:30 ....but then I did get to go back to bed! |
| Oh yes! And yes some more! I have bruises on my legs from the paw "slapping" - and the nudge is referred to as the colonoscopy in our house... especially when you're not expecting it. The herding behavior, and having to be first EVERYWHERE also. I've heard rumors of poo-eating, but until I actually witness it myself, I'm Cleopatra (queen of de-nial!). The random biting of people (body count is 6 - satellite guy, 2 neighbors, both grandparents) is probably the one habit I'd like to break. But, I wouldn't trade my Sheepie for all the goldens in the world! |
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