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Auburn Annie · 02-01-2010, 01:06 PM

We have a half German Shepherd, half Samoyed who looks like a white wolf and acts like a big chicken. This can be a problem when you have winter, and therefore snow and snow plows, for 5 months of the year, and he thinks he's only 5 pounds instead of 95 when he tries to hide under the bed, under the sideboard, behind the couch, under the kitchen table, under the computer desk - you get the picture. Trucks back up (beep beep) and he's a clinging, quivering mass of white fur trying to climb up into my lap.

Last year he learned a new trick, barking when he's "done" eating, to go outside. Except every time you get up to let him out, the face dives back into the food bowl to eat some more. He'll do that three or four times before he's REALLY finished.

As part Sammy he's very talky, too, and will hold lengthy conversations - complaints, really - when he's ticked off at you for something, like leaving him home when you go out without him.

Our daughter recently adopted two shelter kitties, Elmer and Ernie. Elmer was the runt, with blue eyes and a big "I'm a baby, hold me" attitude. Ernie is the psycho cat, will tolerate being held for short periods of his choosing, and has a fascination with Rachel's eyelids (as in trying to bite them, which we are very much dissuading him from doing.) Since our dog loathes, hates and abominates all felines - the result of being attacked by a pair when he was a pup - we keep the boys at RJ's parents' home while they're visiting. I'm afraid he'd have 'em for breakfast if they got loose here.

02-01-2010, 01:06 PM	#5
Auburn Annie Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Upstate New York Posts: 3,101	Re: Crazy Pets & How Many Of Us Have Them We have a half German Shepherd, half Samoyed who looks like a white wolf and acts like a big chicken. This can be a problem when you have winter, and therefore snow and snow plows, for 5 months of the year, and he thinks he's only 5 pounds instead of 95 when he tries to hide under the bed, under the sideboard, behind the couch, under the kitchen table, under the computer desk - you get the picture. Trucks back up (beep beep) and he's a clinging, quivering mass of white fur trying to climb up into my lap. Last year he learned a new trick, barking when he's "done" eating, to go outside. Except every time you get up to let him out, the face dives back into the food bowl to eat some more. He'll do that three or four times before he's REALLY finished. As part Sammy he's very talky, too, and will hold lengthy conversations - complaints, really - when he's ticked off at you for something, like leaving him home when you go out without him. Our daughter recently adopted two shelter kitties, Elmer and Ernie. Elmer was the runt, with blue eyes and a big "I'm a baby, hold me" attitude. Ernie is the psycho cat, will tolerate being held for short periods of his choosing, and has a fascination with Rachel's eyelids (as in trying to bite them, which we are very much dissuading him from doing.) Since our dog loathes, hates and abominates all felines - the result of being attacked by a pair when he was a pup - we keep the boys at RJ's parents' home while they're visiting. I'm afraid he'd have 'em for breakfast if they got loose here.