What unflattering truths your dog reveals about you?
So on the (rare) occasion that Kim and I are running around the house in the evening doing housework Mady becomes very very confused! You can see plain on her face she is thinking "WHAT are they doing? It's evening, mommy and daddy are supposed to be on their backsides watching TV!"   Mady has also clued in that it seems when mommy and daddy are running around cleaning and tidying, it's because someone is coming over (and in Mady's beautiful world "someone" is always guaranteed to be one of her favourite people ever), so her confusion is starting to be answered by excitement and anticipation of someone's arrival! We'll have to try just doing housework sometime with no-one coming over! That'll throw her for a loop again!  |
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| It's healthy to shake things up. Except for the part where your OES/minder gets all confused (and you guys only have one, multiple that by...many  ) and follow you frantically around to see what the bizarre routine change is all about till you trip over them and hurt yourself  KB |
| Haha, I think we have similar shock and awe here. My dogs reveal to the entire city of Chicago that I put sweatpants on as soon as I get home... We walk the neighborhood at 7pm with me in sweats and big clunky boots. |
| I love that. I am not sure how this will translate. In the UK we have a Radio Soap called the Archers with an omnibus edition that goes out every Sunday Morning. Celyn used to howl and bounce and spin when the end theme tune came on cos it meant WALKIES!!!!! When we had visitors it was so embarrassing as she would carry on as if it was the only walk she got in a week. Cloud has already twigged that if I put PJs on in the evening it means that cheesie biscuits will soon appear   |
My dogs reveal to the world and any guest that may visit that they wipe their dirty faces on pants....Yes, yes, I can wipe them with a napkin but dog slobber on your slacks is sooo much nicer  They also reveal my husband and I are quite boring in that they KNOW bedtime is approximately 9PM around here and they will sit by the bedroom waiting to go in..and will nudge us if we "forgot" our curfew.... |
| I'm not sure if these qualify for what you're talking about, but they are some funny observations I've made. Sounds mean a lot to our dogs. Just the simple opening of the petgate that leads down the hall from the front room will spark enough interest to get either dog on all fours to see who's going where and why they weren't invited. The gate that leads from the same front room down the seven steps to the front door will REALLY get some attention. This is something that always get me as it always make me think that no matter why I'm going down the steps, they think they're going for a walk and I always feel guilty if I don't take them for one. I think they sense this guilt and play off of it. Sounds of certain food packaging will have the same effect on the two of them also. Many plastic bags sound like a treat bag no matter what is really inside the bag in hand. Many times, I'll open a bag, have them take notice and then realize that I probably don't need what I have opened any more then they do. So in many cases, the bag gets closed right back up with no one getting anything. The dogs really don't like that outcome. We have 8 cats who all love to play with a laser light. Caitlyn discovered this very early on. So when she hears anything like that laser's switch being clicked on and off, she goes bonkers and scanns the floor looking for that tiny red dot. Vance |
| We are such creatures of habit in my house, Butchy knows that at 7:30 he gets his sherbert and he will stand and stare at Carl or talk to him until dad remembers. I also have a soda about 8:00 and he knows what time it is and it's time for his ice cube. |
| hmmm.... well- so far the dogs know if I put my robe on, we're headed outside for potty time as for cleaning- I've not cleaned since getting Cambridge.... he will have a rude awakening as my MIL comes in 8 days, and some MASSIVE cleaning is about to occur if I walk into a bedroom, Cooper assumes I'm laying down and will run and jump on the bed. The one in ten times that I'm not actually going in to lay down REALLY confuses him. |
| My house couldn't run properly without Ziggi. She knows the sound of things, what time she is to be feed, what time to go for a walk, what time to go to bed. And if I miss any of these she is sure to let me know. Swiss time could be set by Ziggi. And the one thing she lets visitors know is that she is allowed to sit on the couch (sofa). Actuallly it is her couch and she will let you know if you can sit down and where. God help you if you sit in one of her spots.....which is most of the couch. I even get told if I happen to sit in one of her spots. It's funny how they know everything that is going on by our routines...and even runs those routines for us. |
| i really think panda created the routines..she trained us well... one single woof when i put the key in the door coming home..knock into me while trying to take heels off..while changing into comfy's, she would race from the closet to the kitchen back and forth till i came out of the bedroom...i would pick up her bowl and put her food into it, along with some cheddar cheese and left over meat..give it a mix..and put it down...IF i didnt mix it well enough, she would sniff the food and sit....so finger had to go back in and mix some more. 8 pm was bedtime...race from us to the bedroom...up up she went and stayed till 10 pm..all i had to say was 'time to go nigh-nigh' and she would jump off, grab her baby and lay on her bed.. she knew what time her walks were, when i was going out or just going to someone elses apt..she hated that...how she knew i wasnt leaving the building, ill never know...she knew kiss and hug and did both when asked... yes, panda had us trained...our untraining will be hard. |
Darcy wrote: yes, panda had us trained...our untraining will be hard. OK, I'm gonna say it: though there will never be another Panda, you guys need a dog. Don't worry, she'll send you one. No way is she going to let all her hard work training you go to waste  Kristine |
Mad Dog wrote: Darcy wrote: yes, panda had us trained...our untraining will be hard. OK, I'm gonna say it: though there will never be another Panda, you guys need a dog. Don't worry, she'll send you one. No way is she going to let all her hard work training you go to waste Kristine thanks kristine...maybe one day...  |
| Brace yourself Darcy. It'll be sooner than you think and you'll know it was Panda's doings. Vance |
| I agree, Panda has plans for you! Who will walk Daddy? Who will swim in the surf at SD? Who will greet you with such enthusiasm........Brian? LOL! Beds are empty, no water spots on the floor.....oh wait that's a good thing......... Routine? Our life is built around the dogs. Come 6 am somebody must be awake otherwise the noses start pushing. As it is, Jack may begin pacing at 5:30. Breakfast routine, dogs and uprights, is complex but revolves around Jack and bananas and all the dogs and dog food and cookies. Dog dinner is 2 pm. I tell them it would be better if they waited.......HA! I know they each have a Timex hidden somewhere or they can count clock chimes. Dinner upright is around 6. MO insists she must go outside before upright dinner.......usually about 30 seconds before I'm ready to serve. Then after uprights finish she has to go outside again! 8 p.m. she wants her cheese ball with her meds and then she heads to bed. Harry has already claimed her bed by 7 pm and there's a bit of "move over" going on. Bed time.......Harry waits to leave DH's bed until I'm all snuggie in my own room to come and demand his spot on the bed. So I have to brave the elements, lift him up onto the bed and then burrow back under. grrrr. House cleaning is rare, but if they see the vacuum it means HIDE or run outside! Mom showering means everyone lay in front of the bathroom door so Mom can't get out! Both uprights coming into garage from house means they are leaving, run to the outdoor cookie box for provisions, you never know how long they will be gone. |
| Darcy, I know it doesn't seem like you'll be ready for another anytime soon. What a tribute to Panda that would be for you to love another puppy or rescue what have you. No other fur-baby would replace her, nothing could but the joy she gave you and the love you gave her could give another a great life. When we lost Apache, I thought my heart would break. He passed on Sept 27th, my husband's birthday, Farley was born on Sept 29th and we chose to believe that Apache filled Farley in about coming into our lives. It didn't make me miss Apache less but the love I had for him made me want another oes as soon as I could have one. We had to wait five years after losing Farley before we got Butchy but again we are in love. Butchy was born on Sept 27th so to me there is a connection with Apache and Farley. |
ICH wrote: Darcy, I know it doesn't seem like you'll be ready for another anytime soon. What a tribute to Panda that would be for you to love another puppy or rescue what have you. No other fur-baby would replace her, nothing could but the joy she gave you and the love you gave her could give another a great life. When we lost Apache, I thought my heart would break. He passed on Sept 27th, my husband's birthday, Farley was born on Sept 29th and we chose to believe that Apache filled Farley in about coming into our lives. It didn't make me miss Apache less but the love I had for him made me want another oes as soon as I could have one. We had to wait five years after losing Farley before we got Butchy but again we are in love. Butchy was born on Sept 27th so to me there is a connection with Apache and Farley. Same thing with Caitlyn; she was born a week after we lost Bentley. Anyone believe in reincarnation? She's already done several things VERY reminiscent of Bentley to the point it's kinda creepy. Vance |
| Unflattering truths........ I can't brush them like before. Hurts the hands. So they will never be beautiful like so many of the ones here. We feed them table scraps....no actually they eat some of my meal. The Brussels sprouts weren't quite cooked tonight, Jack didn't mind. He's fork trained, no missing fingers. When I sleep on the bed...that's when, often I'm in a recliner to keep my nose from plugging up.......I'm on top, not between sheets. I use a duvet. Why, because going under sheets I'd get stuck with the dogs on the top. This way I have a fighting chance of moving around. Dog snarks on the glass doors ......glass ornaments. Just wish it was higher so the birds wouldn't fly into the glass. I forget my own meds, but never the dogs! |
| I guess I don't do it often enough Simon gets very nervous when I clean. He goes over by the door and peeks around the corner. Maybe he thinks he's next |
Simon's Mom wrote: I guess I don't do it often enough Simon gets very nervous when I clean. He goes over by the door and peeks around the corner. Maybe he thinks he's next I wonder if the dogs of clean freaks just take it all in stride? When we were tidying (because 'Uncle Carl', the Maniacal Groomer, was dropping by) Mady just ran around with her panic sheep in her mouth (the same panic sheep she grabs when David makes Martinis). It was so obvious that David and I do this rarely. It was embarrassing and amusing at the same time. Of course, Uncle Carl didn't even have a chance to see if our house was tidy or not, as he had a Bobtail in his lap the entire time. Mady loves him so much it is just crazy! He is the only person who she will put her paws up on (we were very successful at getting her not to jump on people, but Carl is the exception), trying to get as close as she can to her beloved friend. The same thing happens when I take out the ironing board. Hmm, and when I sing.... |
Izzie always gives us strange looks and is a bit unsettled when we eat at the dining room table  That is probably because we *always* eat while sitting on the living room sofa Taylor has never experienced us eating at the table...I wonder what he would think?  |
| As I have posted before... MORNING:: Heart is my alarm clock, bumping the bed, turing to the closet mirrors to watch if my reflection moves and I am wake. FEEDING::: ALL of them, begin to stare at me at around 3:30...no barking, whining..nothing....just a GROUP star!!! (I am certain they think I can't tell time, since feeding of the gaggle is at 4, NOT 3:30~~) Then it becomes a game of tolerence...WHO will give in first????? ONE GUESS who wins???...... ((They ALL know mom can't stand being stared at!! ))BEDTIME: I play referee~~~ I have only 2 tuffets(ON PURPOSE) in the family room, so it is a convoluted game of musical tuffets. If Heart and Pearl take the fluffy beds..COZ will go from one sleeping pup to the other ~~He stands in front of their closed eyes, and begins his plea for 'their' spot...He will softly whine....(no response)...he will stretch and do his screaming yawn...(they IGNORE him)..and then, he gets very desperate..BARK~BARK~BARK...(break)....BARK ...BARK..BARK...(break)..well you get it~~ Finally, Heart will grunt and move...PEARL????? NEVER!!!!!!!!! I have a couple of more 'let's drive mom crazy' routines, but I am getting very tired of typing... |
| Awww Val, poor Coz has to beg every night for a soft cozy bed? Why can't you get him his very own tuffet? |
| Janet... Coz is such a snot...If he gets one of the tuffets...Heart will go up to him and do her sweet, pathetic, cute Rrrrrrrrrr, whine...and what is the response from my DWI dog? He shows his teeth with a deep growl..(translated in English>>> "HEY!! get the He## away from me, you snooze, you lose!!!"......   |
| I've really enjoyed reading this post, so thanks to everyone for sharing their stories. One of my favorites and it concerns my friends; My co-worker once told me her dogs were so smart that depending on the color of her husbands socks was the decision maker to her dogs if: they continued to lay on the bed or run around like crazy. It turns out the dogs had figured out dark socks meant work and so no use getting gung ho about possible outings. White socks meant (His day off) ...whooo heee! Mom and Dad are going to take out out to fantastic places! My friends always went out to neat places with their boys on the weekends. My boys don't reveal too much about me other than they have the incanny ability to know the time. My alarm is set for 6:30 am and Panda wakes me up at 6:29 every morning...including weekends.  Marianne |
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