We have been going for walk every day. Wallace turns into a banshee when on lead, and doesn't understand the "gentle" in Gentle Leader. Phoenix is pack leader and makes it her personal mission to warn us on everything: "Look! There's SHEEP!" (Yes, they were there yesterday.) "AUSSIE ALERT!" (Yes, that's the same dog you bark at every day.) "Mom! A CAR!" (Yes, and one passed by 30 seconds ago.). Frodo, however, trots quietly by my side. "Pace is fine, Mom." he grins. I'll look down and he has picked up a stick, and carries the treasure in his mouth for a ways. He looks at the sheep and keeps going. "Whatever" is his response to Phoenix's warnings.
Yesterday I took him into the pasture while I reduced our brush pile to ashes. He explored for awhile, then just sat and watched to chickens and turkeys. Soon one of the chickens came up to him to check him out. They stared at each other from a foot away, then each went on with their own business. I could see the wheels turn in his head. "Chicken." He then went to the back fence and looked into the forest. "Forest," I told him. He looked back into the trees. "Forest."
He takes the same approach with his ears. I thought I had them finally up this week. They stayed up for four days. Then one morning one fell. It was as if he was permanently pointing to the left. Two days later the other fell. All i get from him is a lok that says, "Ears." If I wouldn't be embarrassed to take him out in public as an adult, I'd leave them. They seem to be Frodo's way. They are just "Ears."
"'Village Idiot' is more like it," thinks Phoenix.
"See, they stay up if I lay on my side!"
3 comments:
Tape them and leave them until the tape is messed up, then tape again. no breaks for the poor puppy. His mom's ears were awful to get up. :(
It is good to know he comes by those ears honestly!
I will buy more tape and do my part to stimulate the economy.
Don't feel bad. Greta's are back in tape again tonight too. Her's were up really great for a week, but she still gets a crease in the bottom of them if I don't re tape.
Frodo sounds a lot like his mother. :-) Hannah has that same laid back approach to life. Greta is very happy, but more "up" like her father. But I'm glad because it will help her in the show ring.
Glad to hear Terra is doing well. I still miss her. Josh has a picture on his laptop background of Terra and I on the beach for my 30th birthday. She has her paws on my lap and is giving me a kiss. Whenever I see it I get all misty...
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