As far as we know, Rita has never growled at us, at the vet, at anyone . . til last night. Speck has a bone that’s supposed to clean his teeth. He had gone to bed with Addie so we had Rita running loose in the house. She was sniffing around Speck’s toy box so Chad found and gave her Speck’s chew bone. She loved it! When it got time for us to go to bed, Chad reached down to get the bone and Rita growled and snapped at him. We were all shocked. Vince went to get it from her and she growled at him and I think she would have snapped at him but he was quick enough to grab the bone without her getting him.
Bones for Rita
Vince went to Walmart and got Rita a smaller version of the bone. She had no interest. I went back and got her the same size as Speck’s – exactly the same bone. No interest in that one either.
Speaking of a Walmart trip, Addie got herself dressed.
Ready for Walmart
I didn’t have the heart to tell her that does NOT match. I said “It’s kinda hot for a long sleeve knit top!”, hoping I could talk her into a solid colored T-shirt. She pushed her long sleeves up like . . solved that problem.
New Shoes
We went to look for shoes and she picked out some psychedelic colored tennis shoes. I talked her into a pair of black converse and another pair of pink/white tennis shoes. Maybe because I grew up in an era of solid colored tennis shoes, I just can’t accept plaid pants, paisley tops and tie dyed tennis shoes but . . Addie’s fine with it and I suppose that’s all that matters
I’m sure I know which ones will get worn the most.
Tricia says
That girl’s got style! Let her fancy freak flag fly high!
Vickie Van Dyken says
Hahahahaha I have four dogs and often if I toss them a treat they just walk away from it. However let another dog show interest and ….then they have to have it? It must be a dog thing. Then I have the biggest one of my small dogs who will now gather all of them up. He does let me have them back. I have to quietly hand the treat to the other dogs so he doesn’t get them all. If I toss it the big bully will run up and snatch it.
He gets a lot of time outs in his kennel. I think he is getting the idea though. Recently when he was engaging in an unacceptable behavior I called him and he actually backed off and came to me. I am not sure how long it will take to make him a better boy but I will keep trying. I love that puppy! I used to say he was the perfect dog. I guess that is why he turned into a little bully, to much attention?
Oh well he is my baby and I will keep working til he gets it right!!
I love my dogs 🙂
Wendy says
Well, maybe if Speck is okay with the new bone – Rita can have the used one.
Nelle Coursey says
She s her own person. Some day she will pick out tops and bottoms that match. Just hope she picks ones that come to the top or below the bottoms!! And they don’t have the holes in them that they sell now!!
Twyla Starr says
Mavis is the sweetest natured little dog UNTIL she gets that smaller bone. Then she is SO bad. When the people who brought her to our house for adoption got out the bone they looked at each other and laughed but gave no info.