She will ONLY drink water out of her blue bowl.
Why? I don't know. Her white bowl seems perfectly fine to me.
She's determined to get her choppers on my chopper guard.
I grind my teeth at night, so I have to wear a mouth guard. Maisy knows which drawer I keep it in & she'll come sit in the bathroom, while I get ready for bed. When my hand starts going towards the drawer, she practically beats me down, to get to it.
She thinks that when we open the refrigerator door, it's to get cheese out for her.
About a year ago, we started giving her a piece of fat-free cheese as a treat, because as you know, she's fat. We figured cheese was healthier than her fatty dog treats. Except that she knows where we keep the cheese & when she's sees us headed to the fridge, she does her best to position herself in between us & the cheese, so that we can't close the door without noticing her, staring lovingly at what we now refer to as "doggie crack".
She will only allow us to trim her nails if we feed her cheese in the process.
Why? See the above explanation.
She can smell chocolate milk, even if she's outside, at the other end of the yard.
Not only is Maisy a cheese addict, she also LOVES chocolate milk. She can be outside, doing her own thing, while inside, one of us is pouring some milk. In about 5 seconds flat, we'll hear a WHAM. That's Maisy throwing herself at the back door, wanting in to beg for milk.
She LOVES her heart worm pill.
We keep them on top of the refrigerator & she knows that. When she sees me reaching for them, she starts licking her lips, in anticipation. I break it in half for her because they're so big. When she's finished, she'll smell the floor, the counter top & my hand for more.
She prefers to sleep under the covers.
Whether it's our bed, the guest bed or her bed, she loves to bury herself under the blankets. We don't discourage it because I think it's cute. If she gets too hot or can't breathe, she comes out. The 1st time she did it at Matt's mom's house, though, Matt's mom thought Maisy suffocated herself. She got under the covers during the night & when Betty Jo woke up, she noticed Maisy hadn't moved. She said she touched Maisy with her foot & when she didn't move, she got scared. But, about 10 seconds later, Maisy popped up & came out. I guess I should have warned Betty Jo about that.
When she's out of food or water, she pushes her bowls, into the china cabinet to get our attention.
She started this when she was a puppy. We affectionately call this form of communication, "Pulling a Snoopy". Because you know, Snoopy's a Beagle & he pushes his food dishes around.
Her greatest joy in life is getting to go in the garage.
She loves running around the garage to take stock of any new bugs or trash that might be in there since her last visit. We usually have to bribe her back inside with cheese.
She's the sweetest, most lovable, most patient dog I know.
I love when I get home in the afternoon's & she jumps all over me & gives me tons of kisses because she's missed me while I was at work. I love it when she sits in Matt's chair with me & curls up, with her paws underneath her & her head under the curve of my knee. I love how she smells after she's been asleep. I love how she lays on my feet while I scrapbook. I love how she's so patient with little kids. She has NEVER tried to bite or snap or growl at a child.
But, mostly, I love her because she's a part of our little family. She belongs here with us. If we didn't have her, our lives wouldn't be as exciting. I can't wait to see how she reacts when we finally have a baby. I really feel like she'll be big buds with her little brother or sister.
She's my girl & I love her with my whole heart.
6 comments:
Your dog sounds so sweet...and just like a child! LOL. Her little quirks were cracking me up. I'd love to see the milk thing! LOL. I've never known a dog to like milk before. She definitely sounds like she's a family member to me.
My dog, Milo, is my heart too. Like Maisy, Milo LOVES milk and cheese! He is epileptic and has to have medication and I hid it in cheese to get him to take them. However, he got smart over the years and eats the cheese and then projectiles the pill across the floor!
Milo is a resuce dog. He was badly absued when we had him. He had been abandoned by the roadside. Now, though, he is the cutest, funniest, most loveable Jack Russell in the world. Milo is eight now and I have had him since he was one. I can't imagine life without my mad little boy by my side. He gets on great with my kids, but hates it if my husband comes near me, Milo HAS to get in the middle to maximise his fuss quota LOL
Maisy sounds like a doll, bless her!
Suzie x
Aww, Maisy's such a sweetheart! We're still going through the puppy stages on our second dog (we crash coursed it through with the first dog and he's still doing well) and were better prepared for the chewing and bad behavior. One thing I wish I had been better prepared for is that bigger dogs have bigger feet/nails. The previous homeowners had larger dogs too and between our dogs and their dogs the windowsill in the kitchen and the door looked like they've been through battle due to the dogs jumping up to look out into the drive. Hope you are having a great day!
My dogs do some of these things. They will bang their water bowl if it's empty and they love to sleep under the covers. Preferably with their head on a pillow.
Aww, I SO know what you mean!
my pooch isn't that spoiled...yet! he does get rather excited when i give him ice cubes when i'm cooking. silly mutt loves ice cubes!
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