As you all know, I have an old yellow lab and he is awesome! I love him. He makes me laugh and smile and cry and shake my head in wonderment. He can also make me mad, but I’m taking the high road on that one.
I don’t know about you guys, but my dog does some really weird stuff. It confuses me. Like where he chooses to lay, for instance. Sometimes I just can’t figure it out. Usually he chooses the absolute worst place to lay. It’s usually right underfoot and in a dangerous spot. Why right there? Can’t you see I’m working right there?
And what’s up with the whole bathroom thing? I go into the bathroom and sit down on the throne and bam – there he is – right in my business. Really? Do you have to stick your nose there? Sheesh. I do not need to be watched while I’m in the restroom. It’s weird. It freaks me out. I have to lock the bathroom door to keep my dog out. Who else does this?
The dreaming is downright scary sometimes. I’ve often thought he was having a seizure or something with all the shaking and leg flailing and whatnot. The silent jowl quivering as if he’s growling at something big and scary. He does that all the time. Almost every night. What gives? All that whimpering and whining is annoying in the middle of the night. But, I love him and I’m worried about him so I sneak out of bed, squat down next to his oversized doggie pillow and rub his tummy until he stops. What is wrong with me? I’m a big ole softie.
They say dogs dream much like humans dream. If that’s the case, my dog has a nightmare every single night. Better him than me I guess. Weird.
The final confusing characteristic is his constant begging to play, but then when you throw his stick he won’t let go of it when he brings it back. Seriously? I’m not playing tug-of-war. I’ll throw it over and over if you’ll just let go of it. I’m not sure if he thinks he’ll never see it again and if relinquishes the stick to me or what? It’s so weird. I find myself negotiating with him about dropping the stick. I say things like, “You look like you want to play, but you’re not letting me play, too.” Or, “Do you want to play or not? Cuz if you want to play, you’re going to have to drop the stick.” “I’d really love to throw that stick, but I can’t if you don’t drop it.” Etc. etc.
Reasoning with a dog is just plain strange. And yet, that’s what I do. I can’t figure this whole thing out. Sometimes I’ll even throw a different stick (or ball), just to get him to drop the first one, but, nope; he’ll just chase after the second one with the first one still in his mouth. What a goofball.
Does your dog do anything bizarre? Do you often shake your head or roll you eyes at your dog? I mean, dogs are the bomb and all, but sometimes I truly wonder what goes on in their little dog brains.
Word of the Day: Cabestro
Fun fact about me: I never appreciated our pets until I had a puppy of my own. (Sorry Barney Boy. I was a bad human.)
Original post by Jansen Schmidt, March 2016. Photos courtesy Google Images.
You just had to write a post about dogs, didn’t you? 🙂 Our dogs do the same things…they sit right in front of my chair (both of them), so I have to do gymnastics to get up. Only one of them is obsessed with the ball, but he does the same chase and refuse to let go thing. One of our dogs is definitely smarter than the other, though. If he hears a suspicious noise, he’ll go ballistic, run all over the house and jump on the couch to look out the window for enemies. The other one? He just tags along looking bewildered…but that same dog can find a loose chicken anywhere. Dogs. So much weirder than cats.
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Dogs weirder than cats? I hardly think so. Cats are psycho and they’re mean. But, whatever.
My Sherlock sounds a lot like your “other one.” He’s not the brightest bulb in the package but he is definitely the sweetest.
As always, despite your cat loving issue, thanks for stopping by with your thoughts. I so enjoy seeing you sitting there on the steps. Have a great week.
Patricia
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LOL! My dog does all of these things! She not only runs in her sleep, she also sleeps in the weirdest positions, that I can’t imagine being comfortable (see my blog today for an example–she does this all the time!). And she not only barges into the bathroom, she brings us a ball to throw, at a time which is, shall we say, very inconvenient (no, we don’t give in then). And yes, wants to play constantly then won’t drop the ball. She also tries to drink bath water. Ewww!
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Oh, I’m glad it’s not just my dog with the dreaming. It seems excessive to me, but hey, whatever. I just wish he didn’t wake me up doing it.
I’m going to swing on over to your blog and see Isis and her weirdness – er – uh – cuteness.
Thanks for taking the time to visit today. Have a fabulous week.
Patricia
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Growing up our family dog was a golden retriever, but we always called her a golden go getter, because she’d get the ball but not give it back! I’ve never seen a cabestro in real life, but cowboys and cowgirls in the movies always look cool when they wield them!
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So, I guess if you threw a cabestro to your golden you wouldn’t get it back? Dogs are crazy creatures but I sure love them.
Thanks for stopping by.
Patricia
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Your dog is adorable. That photo with the three tennis balls is a crackup! Great pic! Poor boy having constant nightmares. My dogs told me to tell your dog, “Rough, rough!” So they get it. 🙂
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These pictures are not of my dog, but he looks just like this one. He is adorable and loveable and I get a lot of joy having his around.
And your dogs telling my boy “rough, rough,” is pretty funny. Because, his life is pretty dang “rough.”
Thanks for visiting today. Have a great week and give your pups a squeeze for me.
Patricia
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This one had me laughing out loud, Patricia! My dogs (plural now, since I “inherited” my daughter’s dog last summer) do all these things, especially the younger one. And they look at you so solemnly when you try to reason with them. But we all know what they hear is “blah blah blah Lucy blah blah.” Although they DO seem to understand “Treat!” and “Supper!” and “Walkie!” So I suspect they are PRETENDING not to understand when we say “Stay off the couch, already!”
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