OES ARE Clowns...
 So when we were trying to pick a puppy we were asked if we had a preference for boy or girl. We just wanted a dog who would get along with Ru. We asked what the difference between males and females were and got the standard, "girls are sometimes more independent and aloof and the boys are giant clowns." I thought this was a figure of speech before I met Leonard. We ended up letting the breeder pick him for us based on what we were looking for and so ended up with a male. He is the sweetest clown ever and sometimes I wonder if he actually knows he is being funny because if you are having a bad day he will often do something hilarious and cheer you up no matter where we happen to be- In the car: I put the dogs in the very back of my car as that's where the vet says they are safest. The other night we were driving and I heard a commotion. Leonard had opened the pass through and was trying to get to the back seat. He was having a lot of fun on his adventure.   He eventually settled for in between and sat there watching us until we got home. He also likes to smoosh his face between the headrests and sleep standing up. At the park in his adorable green booties he looks hilarious but still struts like he is king of the park. (Can't figure out how to rotate these sorry)  Or at home: The dog who is not supposed to be on the bed will jump up there if he thinks you are lonely  Was fixing his hair and took the elastic out, he was very confused wondering where everybody went.  Last night enjoying wine hour (a Friday evening tradition) Leonard decided the couch was for suckers and jumped my husband's recliner to sit like a person. He stayed there watching me enjoying the hangout time.   Right now he is channelling his inner lapdog and his front half is sleeping on my lap while his bottom half is still on the floor. I have never met such a cuddly dog in my life- the older he gets the cuddlier he seems to be despite the fact he keeps getting bigger. He no longer fits in our laps but has learned to improvise. Also as mentioned before Ru loves to sing. A couple days ago My husband was trying to teach Leonard to sing like Ru and I caught the 'lesson' on my phone camera. It is funny because it seems he is listening to pointers about his voice.My students love the dog singing videos so that's why there are so many posted on my YouTube. There you go! Your daily sheepie picture fix-figured it was my turn. Who's next? |
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I like the car shot. Monty was barking at the howling video  |
| Love the pictures. Ru is an excellent singer and Leonard seems to be learn the craft quite nicely. Soon you will have to lovely voices for a duet. |
| love it all way funny thanks |
bruuruu wrote: So when we were trying to pick a puppy we were asked if we had a preference for boy or girl. We just wanted a dog who would get along with Ru. We asked what the difference between males and females were and got the standard, "girls are sometimes more independent and aloof and the boys are giant clowns." I thought this was a figure of speech before I met Leonard. We ended up letting the breeder pick him for us based on what we were looking for and so ended up with a male. He is the sweetest clown ever and sometimes I wonder if he actually knows he is being funny because if you are having a bad day he will often do something hilarious and cheer you up no matter where we happen to be- <snip> There you go! Your daily sheepie picture fix-figured it was my turn. Who's next?  Adorable pictures!  I agree that the girls can be more independant and (perhaps) even aloof, but the boys haven't cornered the market on being clowns. In fact, I will argue (Lisa, back me up here  ) that the girls, with their, ehem, inherent superior intellect, are very deliberate and a tad more innovative than boys in SOME regards when it comes to hilarity. As evidence, I present to you Ms. Sybil in rally at the 2012 OESCA national:Me: "Sybil, down!" Sybil: "Can I think about it?"  Me: [...glares at her...] Sybil: "Are you SURE I have to down? I could, you know, just hang here with my butt in the air until our time runs out?" Me: "SYBIL!"  Sybil: "OK, fine"  "But I'm still the most adorable thing you've ever met, right?"   Me: "Yeah, pretty much"   Next? Kristine |
| Love the Sybil pictures! She was totally aware of what she was doing. The girls are a little more clever from what I hear. Our female oes was a lot more dignified than my floppy clown but she was also a lot older when we got her. Here is Leonard- he was put inside because he was barking at the rake while i was cleaning the yard. (I figured my neighbours wouldnt appreciate his vocalizations) and when I looked up in the window; peeking and spying on us watching from the upstairs window. He was sitting on my desk, he sat there for half an hour watching Ru and I. My husband was inside and didn't even know he was there.    |
| [quote="bruuruu"] Here is Leonard- he was put inside because he was barking at the rake while i was cleaning the yard. (I figured my neighbours wouldnt appreciate his vocalizations) Angus barks at anything that moves.....this winter shoveling was fun.....bark...bark....bark...bark. (sister-in-law lives next door, but it's time for her to get out of bed anyway!!) He barks at the broom, vacuum, etc....sometimes hard to get anything done. When I want to get him inside, I'll either grab the outside broom, or say "I'm getting the broom" and he runs for the house. Hopefully when I do this people don't think I'm going to use it on him! |
| All of your stories are so funny. Thank you for sharing them and the pics with us. |
| Crumpet was our "broom" girl. From puppyhood to well into older adult, brooms, shovels, vacuums, etc were to either: 1. Be attacked with great ferocity (lots of growling), or 2. Latched onto for a ride (vacuum in particular) No broom looked quite normal here, all had unusual shapes. Snow shoveling as was much a chair and whip performance trying to keep the dog away as cleaning sidewalks. And who knew an upright Hoover could be ridden by an 75 lbs sheepdog? |
SheepieBoss wrote: And who knew an upright Hoover could be ridden by an 75 lbs sheepdog? I spit my coffee everywhere when I read this!!! Too funny, the picture in my minds eye is hysterical. Is there any photographic evidence of the Hoover cowgirl? |
| So many cute pictures on this thread!! |
| This was early 80's when we didn't carry cameras in our pockets. Also I was laughing too hard to photograph.......or struggling to push. Back feet on motor housing, upper legs wrapped around bag and handle. Dog could hear a broom bristle from 100 feet and would come running and growling.....all good play. Forgot to warn BIL when he attempted to sweep out his RV.......... No matter how many facefulls of snow she received, she still was coming for the shovel. Imagine my fear when MO showed early symptoms of same snow shovel craziness. But it's stopped snowing here. Last biggie was the one where MO had all the snow balls. Global warming? |
| ^^^^ Ah well as I said my visual image is funny enough and I had pictured it right from your description. I would have been laughing too hard for pics to most likely. |
| Great pictures! All three of my girls go into absolute hysterics if I so much as grab a shovel or a rake. Maybe it was my daily regime of beating them with sticks when I first got them? Well at any rate, any shovel in my hand, is obviously an extremely dangerous threat to me, so the girls have to do everything they can to scare it off. Thankfully, they don't have this reaction to anyone else shoveling outside our home or winters would be very long... |
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