Does your dog have a 'job'?

[Cinnamontoast]

Apart from training to be mountain climbers (scaling the 5 foot fence and waving next door's tortoise around when they manage to get under the panel-don't ask, I dunno how they did it), the pups have decided they want to be gardeners!

You've heard of truffle dogs, meet Bear and Zak, the amazing dandelion clearing duo!

I wondered what the heck they were doing: they were going round and assiduously eating all the dandelions (and there were lots)

Bear cleared a huge patch by the pond!

So if you have a dandelion problem, don't worry about digging them out and breaking the roots then swearing loudly, just call Bear and Zak, the amazing dandelion clearers! (they're quite specific but also do celandines)

 

[Supertrooper]

Mine is stealing all the bed every night, to be fair she alternates between my side and my OH's so we both get to experience being hanging onto the side of the bed trying not to fall out ;-)

Her other job is as a speed bump, she will walk in front of you and then suddenly stop so you fall over her

 

[paisley]

What clever helpful boys! Do let us know if the supposed diuretic effect of dandelions is true- then they can add nutritional research to their CVs

 

[Cinnamontoast]

What clever helpful boys! Do let us know if the supposed diuretic effect of dandelions is true- then they can add nutritional research to their CVs

Trust you to lower the tone (again!) They're pissenlit in French, I think-wet the bed, therefore. They're worn out with their exertions-flat out on the lounge floor.

 

[paisley]

Lower the tone? Me? I'm outraged! (possibly not)

However, my dog has appointed himself as Team Trainer for the Bunny Tri-athletes aiming for 2012. Apparently giving bunnies a fields worth of a head start is only fair and thats why he cant catch 'em

He got the sack as Squirrel Community Officer- something about spending hours shouting at them to "come down from that *******ing tree!"

 

[Cinnamontoast]

Zak just howls when he trees squirrels, like it just so unfair, man!

 

[paisley]

Its true- the disappointment and frustration on his face!

The one thing I watch with mild disbelief is the good half an hour spent doing circuits on the lawn smacking himself round the head with Mr Squeaky (mini space hopper thing).

Always after a nice walk and breakfast, then its back to the normal contented 3 hr coma on the sofa

 

[blackcob]

Trust you to lower the tone (again!) They're pissenlit in French, I think-wet the bed, therefore. .

I am wracking my brain to remember the source but I remember reading a ye olde letter to some lord or other thanking the other lord for sending him some dandelion tonic to help his bladder infection, but "my Lord, I did heartily pysse my bedde this night" etc.

Dax is obviously my personal secretary.

 

[Pix]

Yup, unlike most lowly undergrads, I have a research assistant!

 

[Native Speaker]

They're pissenlit in French, I think-wet the bed, therefore.

Auf Deutsch = Ausgepinkelt........!! (Translated = Pee'd out!)

 

[Tinkerbee]

Pix- LOL, do you hire them out?

Tink is Resident Rodent Killer. Or Rodent Half Killer Then Flail Its Poor Dying Body About Until Someone Else Finishes The Job. Her best work is done in front of small children and snotty Aunts. Always fun.