My first Yorkie was a Yorkie-Poo. He was the epitome of a perfect dog...so smart, funny, cuddly, loving, and wonderful! He knew it, too. He liked to be primped and liked getting his way, although he was incredibly well-trained and ...dare I say, obedient? I always put a bit of baby powder on him after his bath and he loved it...loved being brushed, and cared for. Once, after moving into a new place, he got a couple fleas. This was before spot-on flea preventatives, etc., so I mixed a little flea powder in with the baby powder...but there was no fooling him. He snubbed me, complete with the little elevated 'aloof' nose-in-the-air muzzle and squinted eyes...and continued to do so, checking every now and then to see if I was still watching. The snubbing was something he would do any time he really wanted (or didn't want) something. I did get a photo of it once.
I also had another Shep/Lab who, as she got older, began to suffer hearing loss...or so it seemed. She was also voice and signal trained, so, believing she couldn't hear well, I would make certain she was looking dead at me and give her a hand signal. One day, I gave her a "sit" signal, and poof...she spun her head and eyes up and away, as if to say, "I didn't see/hear that." I thought it odd, so waited until she was looking at me again, and signaled her again. She repeated the "I didn't see/hear you" behavior. DH and I were laughing hysterically.
She was a really funny one, Honey. She thought, once, when DH approved his dog to do something by saying something about "getting him" that she had been approved to "get' the cat...although she knew quite well that her approval command was "all yours" and you could see on her face the elation...which I quelled immediately...followed by the most dejected-looking face I think I have ever seen on a dog.
OMGosh...there are really so many funny stories. No wonder we just love our babies to death the way we do!!! lol |