Childhood (Doghood) Boogie Man????

[Britster]

Originally Posted by TOY

I do know her senses are much sharper than mine. (She just alerted me to a pot that was about to boil over. If I'd realized what was distressing her, I could have avoided the clean up...LOL) I so wish she could talk! I daresay I would learn quite a bit from her.

This last week she has learned to spell R-U-N. It got to where I couldn't say the word so I would spell it but now she knows how to spell it, too! (It relates to a laser light that she chases...gives some substance to her zoomies...LOL...anyway, she is on alert whenever we say or spell the word. I just should have chosen a word that doesn't have so many varied meanings! It is quite entertaining as we try to trace back what we've said that contained the word...LOL...For instance, we cannot wonder aloud who's going to run for a particular office! You'd think she had a political preference if you didn't know her love of the word.)

I know our friends think we're paying them back for the years we listened to their children's and grandchildren's accomplishments but honestly...wouldn't you brag on a puppy that could spell? LOL...she's amazing! Plus, she understands money and numbers. (This we know since she ran off with the twenty dollar bill...pizza money that my husband laid on the table...she left the five and one...LOL)

Taffy sounds like quite the character! I love reading your stories on Taffy!

[mypreciouspups]

Sounds to me like Taffy is feeling the absence of stuff... and knows things feel empty..I know my furkids know when we are going someplace.. and there are times when I cannot figure out how they know.. for we have not done anything to act like we were leaving.. but instinct is great with these little guys..their sence is outstanding..
Routine becomes habit and when things change they know it..so yes a good reason to get back on more often and not change things to fast for Taffy.. hehee

I am sorry you have been grieving so long.. and I certainly understand.. my sister died 9 years ago.. and many times I still feel I am in a fog and wish she were here to call ... but I do believe my sister has been with me.. and makes me wonder.. not to spook you but I know my sister has been here.. and she lets me know.. and on many occasions over the years..


anne

[Sweetlips6]

Originally Posted by sugarmamma

You said your HOUSE is new/first owner.....but is your LAND ???
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OH SUGARMAMMA!! You are soooo mean
We are in a brand new house too, built in 2004, we built it, no one else has lived here. Right after we moved in we all kept hearing this scary, squeeking sound *like an old gate swinging*
and could not find out were it was coming from.
Everyone here knows I am the biggest scaredy cat alive, So DH made up a story about something that happened here years ago, where we built our house. I was ready to move out!!!

Sorry to hijack But our floor plan is open too, and Bonnie barks and scares me to death. But she IS seeing us or herself in the french door windows.

[tortoisekeeper]

Taffy really sound like she is a very smart little girl. We spell words around our furbabies but they have not figured it out. Isn't if funny how we treat them just like our skin kids. My boys are grown and live in FL with their families so I don't see them and the grand kids much. My 3 furbabies love our cat but if they are in their play yard outside and they see him they go crazy like they want to kill him. I think its that they are jealous because he is running free and they can't get to him.

[dogbert]

Originally Posted by TOY

You know, you may have something there. Taffy is just a tiny bit more than 8 months and I've never noticed this fear until the last week or so. In fact, her bravery has been almost comical to watch because of her size! She's still quite brave in the daytime but it's just that strange low growl and stance at night toward the back yard.

I'm just glad to know that other Yorkies do this, too. (It was the same way with those zoomies. You can't imagine how glad I was to learn that others did that...talk about ghosts...Taffy ran like one was chasing her!)

Sunny Alex, that was funny about Emily barking at the picture of the Yorkie. Taffy was really jealous when Yodi (the traveling stuffed Yorkie) came to visit and is not too happy when I pick up one of her toys to cuddle. (I can't decide if she's not wanting me to give the toy animal any attention or if she's unhappy I'm playing with HER toys. Either one is quite possible!)

Today she has once again shown her number sense as she managed to get one of my twenties from the cash my husband brought me from the bank. This is after she had pranced around awhile with it in her mouth without us realizing it. (When we don't notice her shenanigans, she brings whatever it is up to us as if to take us to task for not paying attention!) I now have to dry the money before I can stick it in my billfold! However, the kid knows her numbers because once again, she went for a twenty! Have to admit her sense of math makes this old retired math teacher a bit proud...LOL

That whole money thing cracks me up! LOL