What Makes *Me* Rotten

Sheena at "Three Woofs And A Woo" has tagged us for some laundry airing. So be it!

Five Things I Laugh At, But Shouldn't

1. Kate's face when I tease her with food.

Now, I know I shouldn't tease her. Kate's mere presence is often entertaining enough, but I just can't help myself. She tries soo hard to do the right thing. The stress of trying to control herself does, indeed, brighten my day. Should this blog suddenly stop getting updated you will know why. It's always those introverted, insecure, slightly awkward people who end up hacking up their neighbors with a screwdriver, right?

2. Kate Hates Bouncy Dogs

She truly does and sees it as her life's mission to rid the world of rude dogs. Well, maybe not the "world." Maybe just a 10 foot radius centered on her face. To know Kate is to know that having feelings of anger or irritation are completely unnatural. Seeing Kate like this is funny in the same way as it would be to watch Big Bird beat the shit out of somebody.

3. Allowing Bella To Beg

My father will probably cringe when he reads this. Dogs have never been allowed to beg at our house. I did keep that tradition going up until about a year ago. She is just so creative and funny when she does it. I can't help myself. She cannot stand food being left uneaten. If she could talk, she would launch herself into a diatribe about the starving children in Africa and how self-centered and ungrateful we are for not cleaning our plates.

It's starts with a bit of whining

"Stray food! There is stray food!!"

When that doesn't work, she moves to the psychic powers trick

"You will tell me to Get It, You will tell me to Get It"

Followed by the nodding in the general direction of the goods.

"Psst"

This is when I ask her to show me what she wants. Which she does with a nose touch. How can I tell that pathetic face to knock it off?

"Fee? Ifs wite vere" 4. Aim For The Dog

If you have a soft enough toy, you should totally try this at home. Dogs that love to fetch are used to the ball going over their head. Try whipping the ball just past them at eye level. Go on. Try it. Funny as hell.

5. Kate And Solid Objects

This one, I cannot photograph. You'll just have to believe me. Setting this up to shoot would truly make me a bad owner. Kate runs into things. Like, a lot. Take her outside. Close the slider behind you. Hear her slam into the glass as she tries to get back in.

Even though the dog door is in same slider.

Throwing a toy in the house? Must make sure she is clear of walls because she will take out some drywall.

Same with fences. As I have said before, Kate is either at 0 or at 90. Not much in between. She will run after the ball and realize about 4 feet from the fence that she is 4 feet from the fence. She will swing her body sideways and bounce off it trampoline style and land on her feet.

What can I say? There is a reason we call her "Short Bus"

And, to spread the love, we are now tagging Mary at "The Dogfathers" to do the same.

We want more Carmela! :-)