I love it when my dog ...

[ljpinkhorse]

Cuddles up to me on the sofa . Jumps through hoops in the garden . Has a perfect recall (not very often !) . Swims in the pond . Plays very nicely with small children

I hate it when my dog ...
Steals things very sneakily off the kitchen table . Barks lots in the garden . Begs for food when shes just had dinner

. Goes under a jump if it dosent have a filler . Ignores me out on walks

What do you love and hate about your doggies ?

 

[soloabe]

I love it when my dog has dreams, follows me around like a lost sheep, snuggles up and lets out a big sigh, hears something and tilts his head right round to the side, Plays and looks after my 2 little nephews.

I hate it when my dog, barks for ages, sneezes in my face, tries to sleep on my head.

 

[CorvusCorax]

Love it when he-

Slams his paw on my knee when he wants me to play with him

Runs off with his ball in his mouth, his chest all puffed out in pride and his tail flying like a banner.

When she-

Tries to jump into my arms and wriggle her way into my armpit

When they both go through their whole repetoire of commands in three seconds flat before I ask them to do something, in the hope that it was the one I was going to say!

Hate it when -
They bound off into the forest after something small, fast and furry, suddenly deaf to my calls.

She barks deafeningly and runs in neurotic circles

He presents me with another mystery ailment (followed by an eye-watering vet bill)

When they start fighty-bitey and get so involved in hanging off each others' ears I might as well not exist!

 

[Spudlet]

Love it when he:

wags his tail so hard his whole body wags with it
snuggles up on the sofa
does his big dog woof when things go bump in the night
comes back like a good'un
leans on my legs while I'm at my desk
swims with his tail still wagging
wags his tail in his sleep
lies with his head on my feet

Hate it when he:
goes myseriously deaf on sighting a rabbit
jumps up at people like the Head of Finance
rolls in sh!t and dead things
sneaks under the fences into the paddocks to eat horse sh!t and refuses to come back until he's good and ready

 

[camilla4]

..looks at me as though I am the most wonderful person in the world, even though I know I am far from it!

 

[kirstyhen]

Behaves beautifully
Goes through his entire repitoire of tricks in the hope he will get a biscuit
Leaps around like a loon when he knows his dinners coming
Wags his tail so hard his body wags
Is determined to lie next to me on the sofa, even if it means wrapping himself around my shoulders
Knows I'm pleased with him and goofs around being pleased with himself!

Hate it when..
He goes deaf and nothing gets through to him
Decideds to go Rambo stylee on my Parent's poor cockers
Insists on chewing his spiky chew bone on my bare leg
Stresses like a mainiac because he is sopmewhere different

 

[Charmaine18]

I love it when Leah... tears off like a loon across the green, grinning her face off; shows off for visitors by doing all her tricks; lets me know how happy she is that I'm home by running up to me with her favourite toy as a present; shoves her head between the sofa cushions to search for crumbs; sits so patiently while I cuddle her and stroke her until her fur falls out.

I hate it when she... eats chicken poo; steals food from the bin; headbutts me in the back of the knees when I'm not making her dinner fast enough.

 

[Puppy]

Love it when she:
* Gives me a happy/welcome home dance

* Curls up on the sofa next to me and gives a little sigh of contentment

* Yawns!! It's the cutest noise EVER!!
* Does brilliant recall especially alongside the bike/horses.
* Runs around reeeeeeeeally fast

with a crazy little grin on her face and her ears flying around!

* How she charms absolutely everyone who meets her

* When she comes and pushes with her nose for me to lift up the duvet for her to snuggle up with me

Hate it when she:
* Refuses to come back when called

* Woofs in the garden in the evening! Grrr!
* Chooses my mother over me

 

[Slinkyunicorn]

I love my dogs when....
they get totally over excited about me coming home, walks, going in the car, charge around on their walks, snuggle up for cuddles, chase bunnies in their dreams, don't chase anything and behave well in public!!

I hate my dogs when....
they take over the entire bed and hope I won't notice

and bark for no good reason!

 

[Dobby]

I love it when...

- They all stand in a row along the gate when you walk down the drive, waiting for you to get home

- Our GSD walks up for a pat and then flops himself belly up on the floor fully expecting a belly rub

- They live outdoors, and they hear you get up in the mornings and you see them out the window waiting for some attention

I hate it when:

- They bark! Dammit! We live in the middle of nowhere but there is a PGL adventure park and the kids always go for a "midnight walk" at about 8pm, they all stand by our gate in awe at the size of them and it sets them off barking - 2 irish wolfhounds and a GSD barking together is not for the faint hearted!

- They bark at the cat through the fence, the cat knows they won't get her so is totally unphased but sometimes she actually walks through their bit of the garden to get to the house and it scares me shitless they will get her even though they've never tried it

- They don't come to call!

 

[MurphysMinder]

Love it when they ...
bark when people come to the gate then greet them like long lost friends when they come in (not the worlds greatest guards)
when Buffy lets small children fuss her and lead her around and is gentle as a lamb, Evie loves children but hasn't yet learnt that she has to be calm round them

sit at the bottom of the stairs every morning waiting for my son to come down
always make me laugh at least once every day no matter how bad a day I am having

I hate it when...
they start play fighting, with very loud vocal accompaniment, in front of the tv just when the programme I am watching reaches an important point
they roll in disgusting things, usually just as i am about to leave for work
they bring frozen horse muck into the house and leave it to defrost for later

 

[ElaP]

I love it when he... curls up with me on the sofa/my bed and gets as close as possible; turns himself upside down in the hope of rubs or treats; talks to me in hound and sounds like Charlie the cat ('always tell your mummy...'); comes racing up to me with his ears flapping; makes friends with everyone in the pub - useful when you go to a new place and know no-one!; goes mad playing with other dogs and looks like a puppy.

I hate it when he... gets selective deafness and runs off on walks; gets shouty before a walk as loudly as possible; goes through the bin and scatters the contents around the house; tries to kick me out of bed at night (when I let him sleep there, which I shouldn't

); refuses to eat his food unless I add some of my own to it...

 

[PucciNPoni]

I love it when my dog/s:
*Seem to know when I need a hot water doggle and snuggle in at just the right place
*When the tiny grumpy old girl of pack puts the younger and larger hooligans in their place
*When the younger, larger hooligans listen to the old girl, despite her tiny stature
*when my border terrier in his excitement over his only treat of the day performs every one of his tricks in rapid succession and gets none of them right
*when the poodle, who has never been taught any of the aforementioned tricks watches the border terrier and tries to copy at least one of them
*when the border terrier sings in his sleep
*when the poodle turns himself in to gumby to find the best space next to me even if it means draping himself awkwardly across my knee.

I hate it when my dog/s:
*have selective hearing (except the old girl, cos she's deaf)
*the old girl gets defiant about something and I have to try to scold her - but I can't do it without laughing.
*when they decide that at 5 am on a Sunday morning that it's breakfast time (even though every other morning they don't get fed til 6).
*when the poodle has a cheeky, sneaky wee snap at the border terrier for doing nothing other than breathing.
*when the border terrier decides that any other dog is a target.

 

[KimboBimbo]

"Springs" like the true definition of a "Springer"

Points like a clever girly at anything that moves.

Puts up something out of a hedge and then bounces out of said hedge with a "get it then" expression on her face even though the guns haven't been out for months.

Lies under my desk, snoring loudly...but I have to be careful not to run over her ears with my wheels!

Puts on her best guard doggie impression...grrr! What a load of rubbish!

Everyone knows and loves her!

I hate it when....

She pees on the feet of people that come in my office....she is three!

She barks at the snotty lady who rides past our office!!! I did think about putting this one in "love it" as she only barks at this lady, because everyone else who rides past she just waggles her whole body at them and they just say hello Bonnie.... because this woman doesn't say hello....Bonnie says "HELLO" very very loudly!!! She only has to say Hello!

 

[Spudlet]

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Lies under my desk, snoring loudly...but I have to be careful not to run over her ears with my wheels!

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Henry has a death wish with office furniture too! He is always lying with his head right under the chair then looks affronted when he gets kicked or squished by accident