I'm sitting here on the bed... packing up the last of my crap and my brother's dogs are laying on the floor. One is rolled over onto her side and the other one is straddling her... pinning her down... giving her ear canal a tongue bath. Whoops...she moved on to the eyeballs. She's literally got her in a choke hold and pinned down to the ground.
Yesterday the older of the two was wiping her eye goo off on the feet of a computer chair and then licking her eye goo off of the chair. I wish I could take a picture but I know if I start digging through my bags for my camera they are gonna stop. Its cute in an absolutely vile sort of way.
Oh dogs. My dog does that too. Or he "napkins" his face after he eats, which basically means running his dog-food covered chops all over the couch, and then finally going to sleep right on the mess he's made. Mmm, gross.
I like when they drink, have dripping jowls, and then walk up to you and plop their face in your lap, as if to say, "Hey, nice pants...absorbent...now let's go outside and play."
What about when they roll in dead worms after the sun has dried them out, and then they want to come inside and get under the throw on the couch? Dead worms smell worse then if they'd been rolling in their own crap.
HAHAHAA! mine do that crap too =/ I especially love when I give them a Beneful canned thingy, and they do the wipe their face on the couch, then follow it up dropping stink bombs the rest of the day. Good god. Little dogs with giant stink. It's room clearingly bad.
Mine try to do the roll thing in bird droppings tho, not dried worms. Friggin dogs.
That the one in your pictures? Yeah, it is.. I guess I got burned on cats. They hate me. My parents had two, this cool ass outside black cat we had such an original name for (Blackey, my friend Will used to say, "why didn't you just name him nigga?") that used to tear ass around the neighborhood, and this inside one. The outside cat was awesome, let me near him, but the inside cat would be all like "HISSSSSS Fuck off" and take swipes at me. I hated that mofo. The outside one would bring all these destroyed, and I mean DESTROYED animals to the deck door and my brothers used to launch them over the fence at the neighbors.
I'm ripped the fuck up Jiah, you holding today? It's got to be 4:20 somewhere
Yeah Couscous is cute, but he's GROSS. I had to give him a bath this afternoon because he went out for a walk and literally dragged his face through a pile of dead worms. I dunno. After it rains, the worms are out and then they get all dried up by the sun and turn into foul worm chips for the olfactory pleasure of dogs everywhere.
No, but my cat is known to have a rather gross disposition - defecating on guests! So I do know what that smells like, and its pretty heinous. The only worms around here are the skinny ones that show up during the rain and night crawlers, which come in a Styrofoam cup.
When (my) cat was still alive he'd bring me home rats, mice, birds, lizards. It was awesome. One time he brought a lizard to the foot of my bed in the morning, that wasn't so pleasant...but its the thought that counts.
Well, at least Oliver isn't gross. Adopt bunnies! You get crazy looks when you walk them around the block!
As much as I like and get along well with dogs, I can't help but like cats a little more. One of my last cats used to come and sleep on my bed. I'd wake up and feel a weight on the bed. The first time it happened, it took me a while to calm down and realise that it wasn't a poltergeist!
Or I'd come home and find her curled up on the duvet. Had the animals as presents thing too. Brought a bird in for me once, dropped on the floor in front of me. A milisecond later the thing tried to make a break for freedom! Had to open all the doors and windows, took ages for it to escape. It crapped on the stairs too. N-i-c-e.
Despite that, I quite like that cats have a loving yet, ultra mercenary nature.
I like how when dogs are gnawing at (whatever it is on) their hindquarters, their noses wrinkle up and you see their teeth and that they are so into it. Makes me laugh.
OH MY GOD I KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN!! My dog nibbles on his haunch, and his entire nose tip gets pushed all the way up. Sorry. I reallyreallyreally love dogs.
[Edit:took down a stupid pic] I remember a Richard Pryor stand up, where he talked about dogs. He was highlighting the differences between uncertain young pups and fully confident adult dogs. Very funny.
Sorry Sullen! I got a bit over-sensitive and thought the picture might offend. So took it down. I've re-upped it now. Once again, my apologies. Unfortunately, I didn't make it , I just wrote the copy into a template. You can deffo use it if you want to though! :o)
Ughh... So I woke up this morning to my one dog's entire face an unruly, crispy mess because the other one had been licking her head all morning long. And she wanted to snuggle and rub faces together too.
And about 5 minutes ago I had them outside in the back alone (fenced in yard) and one of them let out the most gut wrenching, painful screams I've ever heard. I dropped my computer on the floor and ran my ass as fast as I could (shoeless) outside to see what the hell happened. They were both hidden in the back of the yard under the trees and came running to me when I got down the ramp (grandparent's old house). She was limping a little, but seems okay. Scared THE HELL OUTTA me. God. I don't know whether to laugh or cry. I swear my heart stopped beating. Lucky us, my dad got home and out of his car just as she was screaming, so he comes through the house asking what the hell happened. What a scare.
Hahah... Isn't it funny how that is like a universal law?
I don't know what happened to her, but she seems okay. I didn't see. By the time I got out there she had stopped screaming. My guess is she was jumping on the fence trying to catch a bird or a squirrel and got caught or landed wrong on her hind legs. She always goes running like a nut after the birds and squirrels and she prowls around in the trees and bushes trying to "hunt." But she's too inbred and stupid to ever actually catch anything... even though she is a fast little mothafucka.
I remember when I was a kid our puppy cried because it had to go, but could figure out how because it had snowed 6" and it didn't have a place to squat. Once we stopped laughing so hard, we cleared off a patch of ground for him.
I HOPE she didn't get stung by a bee... because I talked to a lady once in a Petsmart who's schnauzer died because it was allergic to bee stings. I've been paranoid ever since. She was licking/chewing on her back leg a few minutes after it happened. God I hope she's okay. Maybe the poodle in her will save her from the bee poison. My heart would break if anything happened to her. The two dogs are so close they have practically morphed into the same dog.
We went to dinner and came back and she still seems okay. She's a little hesitant to go back outside and to go back "prowling," but she's walking okay. Doesn't have any bumps, doesn't seem to have any injuries. I think she must have just gotten scared by something or got her leg caught and freaked out. I think she's okay.
I had to take the girls to the groomers this morning. The one (the screamer), true to her personality, went trotting in happy as can be. The other freaked out at the last minute and wouldn't go with the groomer. I picked her up and hugged her and then set her down just in the door and the groomer pretty much had to drag her away. She was looking at me the entire time. She was looking at me like "please don't do this to me." I felt soooo bad for her. Poor thing. She'll be getting lots of treats when she gets home.
The poor thing. She's a schnauzer and normally they have coarse, wiry fur... but her fur is super soft and silky and her coloring is perfect. She's a beautiful dog (she's got a great personality with people, but with other dogs she's an alpha dog and she can be pretty nasty). But her fur grows in really quickly and it mats easily. And since she's mostly white and light grey she gets dirty easily too (especially since the other dog sits and licks her head for hours every morning. So she has to go to the groomers pretty frequently because she won't let us near her with a pair or scissors or clippers. This was the first time she has flipped out with me, but I haven't taken her in a year so who knows what has happened in that year. But she'll probably be pretty snotty with me for awhile. She gives me the silent treatment for a week every time I come back from school or Spain. She also pouts and won't come near me whenever I give her a bath. So I'm sure she'll be pissy today after the initial joy or freedom.
Back Story: I think I've mentioned it in passing here before that my grandmother is very sick. Well several months ago, she fell and broke her hip, so she's become even more feeble. Well I was fast asleep when the phone rang at about 4am. I woke up and looked at the caller ID and saw that it was my grandmother's number. I knew whatever it was, it couldn't be good... so I got up and went to the bathroom and when my mom came out I asked her what was going on. My grandmother had gotten up and fallen again. So my dad went over there to see if she was okay. A few minutes later (they live two streets over) they call again. My mom says she's going over because my grandmother cut herself pretty badly (my mom is a nurse).
Okay... so its about 4:30 in the morning and I come out to have some soy milk (I have acid problems with my stomach and I went to bed kind of sick last night) and I decided to let the dogs outside to play. The one follows me back in the house after I close the gate and the other (the screamer) stays out. So I start sipping my soy milk and I look out the window and see her rolling on the ground wiping her face in the grass. I didn't think anything of it, because every time she jumps on my bed she does that. After I few minutes I decide to check on her and I smell skunk. I'm praying that there is just one hanging around, but it starts to get stronger.
Enter panic.
I grab the other dog (who followed me back out) quick and throw her inside and start checking the one I think got sprayed. Sure enough, her head reeks of skunk. So now I'm in full panic mode because I have no clue what the fuck to do. My parents are helping my grandmother (who obviously is the priority) and we sure as hell don't have any tomato juice. I grab my computer and look it up and find the "magic" recipe:
* 1 quart 3% Hydrogen Peroxide * 1/4 cup Baking Soda * 1 teaspoon liquid soap
Mix in a bucket (it will fizz). Soak your dog's fur, but be careful not to get any in his eyes. Use a sponge to clean off his head and around his eyes. Knead solution into the fur and be sure to get every part of him with it. Rinse thoroughly.
So I go looking for the ingredients, which of course we don't have. Fuck. So I give in and call my dad... ask about grandma and break the news. He's not happy. He tells me to leave her outside and look to see what to do on the Internet (done). So I grab her and take her downstairs, tie her to the stationary tub, and go to get my phones and the doggy shampoo. I call him and ask if there is any hydrogen peroxide and he hands the phone to my mother who is on her way to the grocery store to get supplies. So while I'm waiting for her I start shampooing. The poor dog is now a shivering, whining, mess while I shampoo her about 4 times. My mom gets home and we mix up the solution and try it. She still smells a little skunky and I'm gonna wait a little while and bathe her again. It is now 6:25am.
Mom is laying down trying to relax and get some rest before work. Dad is with grandma at the ER. Pinchy is sitting watching the Cosby Show knowing she's not gonna be sleeping anytime soon.
Thanks guys. My dad called a little bit ago and said that my grandmother, from what they can tell is okay. She cut her lip and her arm pretty badly I guess and they are testing her to make sure there is no internal bleeding (brought on by one of her treatments)... but they think she's okay. But it looks like dad is gonna be stuck at the hospital most of the day. My mom just went into work.
Dog is okay. Snuggled up in her bed. I'll have to bathe her again in a few hours because she's still a little skunky, but for the most part she is okay and the house is okay. Or maybe I've just learned to live with the funk now. She's giving me the evil eye from across the room as I type, but she's at least calmed down.