Life With Dogs

Isn’t it funny how animals act? Our Brittney Spaniel, Hunter, has been with us for 3 years and he’s proven to be such a smart and loving dog who does a great job guarding our home. Since Hunter has joined our family, he’s developed some shocking behaviors, as well as some unusual ones, too. One shocking behavior is his desire to chew electric cords. That may not seem like such a bad problem, except for the fact that every electric cord he’s chewed has been plugged in! At least 3 of them have been plugged into Hubby’s diesel when the temperature has dropped below freezing, and one has been for the charger for Hubby’s laptop. (Am I the only one seeing a pattern here?) Fortunately, the laptop cord wasn’t chewed through, so we were able to salvage it with plenty of electrical tape. It’s amazing to think that he didn’t get shocked while doing it. Perhaps, he did and enjoyed it. Who knows!

This past November, we gained a new addition to our family, Shelby, our Pomeranian mix (we were told with poodle) joined our family. She’s adorable with her little pointed nose, honey-colored fur, and dark brown eyes, but she’s managed to make her mark as well. She tends to like wood products, specifically paper. Two weeks ago, Hubby came home in the morning to find that Shelby had destroyed an entire phone book. She didn’t just get a few pages here and there. No. She tore every last page into small, itsy, bitsy pieces and shreds. According to Hubby, it was all over the place. What a mess! The phone book hasn’t been her only victim; she’s gotten to one of my books and a newspaper. In fact, today, both Shelby and Hunter apparently got to some bubble gum. The boys told me that Hunter ate a piece. I said that perhaps when he poops or toots he’ll be blowing bubbles. Although they thought that image was hilarious, they seem to think that it will happen in 7 years. I just hope they don't get sick.

Every once in a while Hunter will come up with something new to make us laugh. His latest thing is climbing on a doghouse to see over the snow banks to the neighbors. He’s never done that before, but I caught him today doing just that and couldn’t resist taking a few pictures. He even seemed to pose for me. What a clown and such a character. I’ll tell you one thing, there’s never a dull moment with those two around.