The Adventures of Snowball

[fairyrune]

I got up yesterday and let Snowball out, as usual. As usual, she started barking at something or other. As usual, I went to see what she was barking at this time. However, the thing that I saw was highly unusual-There was a Samoyed vistiting my dog! (For those of you who don't watch Animal Planet, this is a Samoyed.) I had never seen this dog before in the neighborhood. It had a tag and a collar and everything, but before I could look at the tag, it ran off. It seemed to me that the visitor wanted to play with Snowy, but didn't really want to get close enough to actually play. Snowball, of course, was very upset. She's not used to other dogs. It took me forever to get her inside and calmed down. Then for the rest of the day she wanted to go back out and look for the other dog.

Then, at about midnight, when everyone else had gone to bed, Snowball decided that she wanted to go outside. So I let her out, figuring maybe she "had" to go out, if you know what I mean. It turns out she did, but after she finished, she decided to lay down in the grass and watch the neighborhood. I, on the other hand, wanted to go to sleep. Not being an outside dog, she can't stay out all night, so I had to bribe her to get her back in the house.

This morning she went outside and promptly layed down in the mud. I swear, she's doing this just because she thinks it's funny to watch me get annoyed with her.

Comments

[mynock25.livejournal.com]

I swear, she's doing this just because she thinks it's funny to watch me get annoyed with her.

Isn't that strong motivation for most pets?

[fairyrune]

Actually, Snowball's main motivation in life is food. The way she begs, you'd think we starve her!

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[mynock25.livejournal.com]

Maybe I'm just used to cats, then. And reptiles, who don't do much of anything.

[fairyrune]

Yeah, cats do find amusement from their owners' frustrations. I have never experienced this first hand, though. Snowball flips out if the word "cat" is even mentioned within earshot.