Glennalicious: Old dogs. New tricks.

December 19, 2004

Old dogs. New tricks.

I've had Bear for about ten years. She has always been a wonderful dog. Loving, cuddly, comatose.

Not exactly a dog for tricks. Sitting makes her nervous. Shaking paws freaks her out. Rolling over freaks her out. Fetching freaks her out. Tricks basically freak her out.

Enter Dexter, her new canine companion. He loves playing tug with this one rope toy, and Bear has been carefully observing what he does.

She is merely a cranky older woman who doesn't like seeing the younger generation playing. She wants to take it away from him.

She didn't realize that this was actually playing tug with another dog, and now she plays endlessly with Dexter and the rope. At first, she just would take it in her jaws and run away from him. Now every day is filled with a titanic dog struggle of tugging the rope. She'll even race to fetch it if I throw it, bringing it back. I love watching the warring impulses of "keep it away from everyone!" and "must give to dad to throw again!" playing across her face.

It's going to be a fun winter in the loft.

Posted by G at December 19, 2004 11:43 AM

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That's great!

The interaction between our dogs is always entertaining, so I can relate to what you're seeing. Enjoy every moment of it. Dogs are great! :)

Posted by: Jess at December 19, 2004 12:32 PM

Oh, I love dogs. I am allergic to them, so I can never live with one, which saddens me. But I love playing with other peoples.

Dogs are like endearing 3-year old humans which haven't been corrupted by society yet. Love um puppies. Bu bu buh.

Posted by: MzOuiser at December 19, 2004 05:54 PM

bah. reading your story only makes me want another one!! (and that really should NOT happen)

long live the K-9's

Posted by: Jdub at December 19, 2004 11:06 PM

and i'm sure she's extremely proud that she can still impress her daddy so.

Posted by: riye at December 19, 2004 11:48 PM

Pictures! Pictures! We want cute doggie pictures!

Posted by: ted at December 20, 2004 01:02 PM

long live the k9s for sure. ... hey, G, do you have photos of those two for us to see???

Posted by: myke at December 21, 2004 10:50 AM

thanx for the pics! Nice seeing them. Been a long time since I've seen a picture of Dexter since his dad no longer blogs.

Posted by: Lee at December 22, 2004 06:35 AM

What great photos... I think I'm in love.

Posted by: Tin Man at December 22, 2004 10:57 AM

Bear is so cute!! I have a cranky old lady-dog living in my house, too.

Posted by: Scott at December 22, 2004 02:06 PM

definitely cool photos

Posted by: myke at December 25, 2004 10:56 PM