Happy Memories from Sheepdogs Past
We played a "stalking" game. She would be about 20 feet away, facing us. Then she would walk in exagerated (sp?) slow motion, one foot exactly in front of the other foot. Sometimes her foot would pause midaire. We'd be stalking towards her at the same time in the same slow motion exagerated fashion. And then suddenly, she'd run and charge us as fast as she could. She was also a poser. She'd pose on the couch when my husband was getting home from work. She would sit on the couch and prop her arm on the arm of the couch and pose. This was hilarious and because she knew we loved it she got creative with her posing and always had us laughing. She was super smart and if she knew we liked something she aimed to please. GREAT memories! Any one else have a fun sheepie memory? These dogs are so great they always fill your life with joy and happiness! |
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| What a great story! I can see the "sheepie" personality in your memory. |
Las Vegas Sheepie Lover wrote: These dogs are so great they always fill your life with joy and happiness! So true!!! We talk about kobuck a lot still. He was so different than Yuki. We may not have him anymore, but it definitely wasn't because we didn't love him to death! I think I love males more [not that yuki doesn't come first to us!!!]. |
| every now and then panda does that stalking thing....i laugh every time i see her do that..usually its after a bird....lol... my favorite thing that panda does is, when she is laying on her side...you tell her ""not to make a mess" and she does a lay down ''run'' and wookie talks.... |
One of my favorite sheepie memories- is playing "throw the ball" with our first sheepdog--Duffy! He loved this game--and the funny thing is there was NO ball. My husband and I would stand on either side of our yard and pretend to throw a ball to each other--one of us would wind up and throw--and the other would 'catch' and pop our hands--Duff would run toward the one catching and bark the whole way.  Every now and again we would pretend to miss it and he would 'pretend' to pick it up and bring it to one of us! He would play this for hours and loved every minute of it!We still talk about that game--none of the sheepies after him have even been remotely interested in an 'invisible ball'  --but Duffy loved it!  |
| We were reminiscing about our Winston a few days ago. How he would run to the lake, across the dock and make a flying leap into the water. He'd swim like a fish, finally get out and do it all again. We would float on inner tubes and he'd just be happy paddling around us. He could do that for hours! There was one things we taught him, not knowing how this would come back and bite us in the butt. We'd goof around just playing on the floor with him and scream "dog attack!" and he'd mouth us around the neck and jump around, having a great old time. (Okay, this was back in the early 1980's so I plead the ignorance of being young). One day, the child of a friend was playing on the floor, Winston started jumping around and scared the parents to death when they thought their kid was about to be eaten alive. Of course he didn't hurt him at all but the mom and dad were terrified. Needless to say, we never did this with another dog. One thing about our Maggie, when we'd drive to Myrtle Beach a few times a year Maggie's always barked at the black and white dairy cows along the way. Luckily there aren't that many black and white cows in this area but she seemed to 'spot' any of them from a great distance away. As her eyesight got poorer with age, she had a hard time determining what she was looking at. She began barking at the big round hay bales in the fields, thinking they were those dreadful cows. And there are a lot of round hay bales around here! She made the 11+ hr. trip to the beach.... interesting. Crazy how such crazy things can bring back such fond memories.  |
| We had our first OES, Merlin, when the kids were young. His jobs were: 1. Take Dad to the corner coffee place so he could get his coffee and then to come home and wake everyone else for school. He did this by jumping on the bed, laying on top of the kid and then washing their face, thoroughly, including ears. First one ear, and then, he'd push the head to the side so he could get the other ear. 2. He always reminded me to eat my breakfast. Sometimes, I forgot, in the rush to get everyone out the door, but he'd come get me and remind me that WE needed a bagel. 3. Then, if the weather was fine, it was time for us to do yard work. But not too much: he made sure I didn't over-tire myself and reminded me when it was time to come in for his nap. 4. He kept me company when I was sewing by laying on my feet which was a bit inconvenient since I needed my foot to operate the pedal. 5. He always knew when it was 3:00 and time to wait outside for the kids to come home. We lived along the route for kids from several schools to pass by, so he was on duty to greet all of them. When one of OUR kids came home, he would bark and jump up and kiss and then bark until I hugged the child. This was especially funny and also very touching when our oldest was in middle school and life (since it was middle school) could be miserable. You could see the day just drain away from his face when Merlin kissed him. And I think he appreciated Merlin's enforced hug from Mom, even if he was too big to admit it. 6. Merlin served as pillow when our daughter came home from kindergarten. She'd grab a book, put her head on his side, and settle in for a nice read and unwind. 7. Merlin took my sons and his friends to play soccer and kept them in shape year round. 8. Merlin did not put up with kids fighting or arguing. If he couldn't break it up on his own, he came to get me. The kids loved to play Merlin Olympics and to try to teach him to do all sorts of things, some of which he went along with and some of which he just ignored. One of his favorite games was hide and seek, especially in fall leaves. |
| Thanks for sharing about your special memories. What personalities! So entertaining to read about all of your special sheepies! |
Maggie McGee IV wrote: One thing about our Maggie, when we'd drive to Myrtle Beach a few times a year Maggie's always barked at the black and white dairy cows along the way. Luckily there aren't that many black and white cows in this area but she seemed to 'spot' any of them from a great distance away. As her eyesight got poorer with age, she had a hard time determining what she was looking at. She began barking at the big round hay bales in the fields, thinking they were those dreadful cows. And there are a lot of round hay bales around here! She made the 11+ hr. trip to the beach.... interesting. OMG that's hilarious! Good thing your vacation home wasn't in Wisconsin kristine |
Isn't that the truth?  We'd have been in big trouble if she barked at corn and soybean fields down here.  |
| I am enjoying these posts! I wish I had grown up with a dog-I am jealous of kids who did. |
Mady wrote: I am enjoying these posts! I wish I had grown up with a dog-I am jealous of kids who did. Oh you poor thing...every kid should have a dog. My poor dh never had a dog as a kid either although he did have cats. He tells me now he doesn't know how to live without a dog  |
Simon's Mom wrote: Mady wrote: I am enjoying these posts! I wish I had grown up with a dog-I am jealous of kids who did. Oh you poor thing...every kid should have a dog. My poor dh never had a dog as a kid either although he did have cats. He tells me now he doesn't know how to live without a dog My dad grew up totally petless - my grandma thought all animals were dirty and were forbidden.  Well, he sure rebounded as an adult - that's why WE have so many, as it's the way I grew up!  |
got sheep wrote: Simon's Mom wrote: Mady wrote: I am enjoying these posts! I wish I had grown up with a dog-I am jealous of kids who did. Oh you poor thing...every kid should have a dog. My poor dh never had a dog as a kid either although he did have cats. He tells me now he doesn't know how to live without a dog My dad grew up totally petless - my grandma thought all animals were dirty and were forbidden. Well, he sure rebounded as an adult - that's why WE have so many, as it's the way I grew up! Carl grew up with a bird, the only pet he was allowed and after we got our first dog he was hooked. Could never see himself hunting again or doing anything to hurt any animal. His mother squealed everytime one of our dogs got near her but our house, our dogs. I grew up with dogs but they lived ourside, even my mother who professed to love all animals never had one in the house. |
| Quincy Bear loved to play hide and seek with hubby and I. Hubby would hide, and I would ask Quincy "where is he?". While Quincy was running around looking for my hubby, I would hide. We went back and forth. Great sheepdog workout for a rainy day. With Oscar being deaf, I figure his whole life has pretty much been one long game of hide and seek. And Quincy was the best dog ever on a leash. We walked four miles a day, every single day. No pulling, no lunging, no nonsense. If it was raining, I would use a huge golf umbrella over both of us, and when he stopped to do his "business", I could put him in a "stay" and lean the umbrella over him while I did my pick-up, and he wouldn't move a muscle, staying nice and dry. Quincy was pretty unflappable. Oscar, in comparison, is a Drama Queen! Laurie and Oscar |
| Love all these stories and memories Dudley my big old boy would lay down and I would sit about 10 - 15 feet away and we would roll a ball back and forth to each other , Dud using his nose and me my hand  |
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