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Just... Put... Your... Paw... UP !!! (Original Post) Pluvious Oct 2022 OP
That is adorable. badhair77 Oct 2022 #1
Some dogs are smarter than others, just like people. brush Oct 2022 #2
Spaniels - they just think they should get a treat because they are so cute rurallib Oct 2022 #3
Funny you should mention spaniels... EYESORE 9001 Oct 2022 #4
I had a similar experience when I was 5 years old wnylib Oct 2022 #7
What a precious goodboi. tblue37 Oct 2022 #5
The other one is like: "dude, just do it"! Either one.. C'mon man. Evolve Dammit Oct 2022 #6
Our dogs used to do that too. BigmanPigman Oct 2022 #8
That's a great story ! Pluvious Oct 2022 #10
What a sweetheart!!!! Fla Dem Oct 2022 #9

EYESORE 9001

(25,988 posts)
4. Funny you should mention spaniels...
Fri Oct 21, 2022, 05:29 PM
Oct 2022

My worst-ever encounter with a dog was with a little cocker spaniel named Precious, who bolted out the front door of her owner on a looooonng chain. She was going hard for the ankles as I deftly Pepe-le-pued my way backward on the porch. Unfortunately for me, I ran out of porch before Precious ran out of chain. You ever fall backward into a rose bush? I’ve got scars.

wnylib

(21,612 posts)
7. I had a similar experience when I was 5 years old
Fri Oct 21, 2022, 07:13 PM
Oct 2022

Our next door neighbors were close friends of the family, almost relatives. My aunt had married one of their sons. So we often dropped in on each other without announcement, especially in summer when our back doors were left open, except for the screen, of course.

They had a cocker spaniel named Lady. My father was in their kitchen and I was eager to ask his permission for something. I rushed in their back door and Lady took me for an intruder. She was just inside the door when I barreled through it. She leaped up and nipped my face.

There was no damage. Lady's nip did not break the skin. But it startled me so much that I cried. For months after that I was afraid of dogs. I got over it and even got a cocker spaniel puppy a few years later.


BigmanPigman

(51,630 posts)
8. Our dogs used to do that too.
Fri Oct 21, 2022, 07:15 PM
Oct 2022

I taught them to "die" after I say "Bang" and pretend to shoot one of them. They would lie down until I said "reincarnate" and they would come back to life (I got the idea from the TV show Taxi). When the two dogs were next to each other the one I would shoot hardly ever did the trick but the other one would do it even though she wasn't the one who was shot. It was funny.

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