I wish I had a video camera on me at all times.
For the first reason I think everyone that went to the SGIA camping trip will appreciate. The second dog lovers would love.
I took my dog out for a walk at 5 this morning after I got home from work and as we are walking down the nice dark humid street we cross paths with a cicada on the sidewalk. Initially neither of us noticed it until Jake stepped really near it and it made it's little noise. This REALLY caught his attention. He stopped dead in his tracts and listened hard for the noise again, when it didn't come he started sniffing around for it. Well I had no idea where the little bug was, just that it was close. So as Jake was sniffing around he made a little circle and started sniffing at what I thought was a rock or wood chip (hard to tell in such low light.) Well as luck would have it, Jake found the cicada. Cicadas apparently don;t like being sniffed as this one made his noise at Jake basically saying F-off. Well Jake backed up a bit and then went back to sniffing him after a second. This time the cicada freaked out at him, made the most horrendous noise I have ever heard and Jake freaked out so much he actually jumped off his leash. (The leash actually disconnected from his collar, probably my bad for not putting it on properly before we left for our walk.) The expression of terror on his face was priceless. For the next block he kept looking back over his shoulder to make sure it wasn't following us I think.
The second thing, if you couldn't tell, also involves Jake. As I stated it is humid out, like living in an aquarium sort of humid. So after our walk I went and hopped in the shower. Now Jake likes to sit outside the bathroom and chew on a rawhide while I'm in there, I don't think he gets showers. So I, being the most awesome owner ever, start to make weird noises at him to see what he'd do. Well, you know how some dog's cock there head to the side to show confusion or concentration. Yeah imagine that times a thousand and way over exaggerated. I was making the sort of noises where you don't move your mouth at all or really show signs that it's you, and I can kinda (if I'm lucky) throw my voice, so he started doing this head cocking while whipping around trying to figure out where it was coming from. Then every time he's run up to the shower to see if it was me the noise would stop and he would be even more confused. But like I said being the good owner I am I rewarded him for his awesomeness and gave him a handful of beggin' strips after he gave up looking for the noise.
So I guess the moral of the story is, if you ever want to see the coolest dog EVER do the most weird and hilarious things, you should donate a camera my way
and I would love you forever, no matter who you are.
James
For the first reason I think everyone that went to the SGIA camping trip will appreciate. The second dog lovers would love.
I took my dog out for a walk at 5 this morning after I got home from work and as we are walking down the nice dark humid street we cross paths with a cicada on the sidewalk. Initially neither of us noticed it until Jake stepped really near it and it made it's little noise. This REALLY caught his attention. He stopped dead in his tracts and listened hard for the noise again, when it didn't come he started sniffing around for it. Well I had no idea where the little bug was, just that it was close. So as Jake was sniffing around he made a little circle and started sniffing at what I thought was a rock or wood chip (hard to tell in such low light.) Well as luck would have it, Jake found the cicada. Cicadas apparently don;t like being sniffed as this one made his noise at Jake basically saying F-off. Well Jake backed up a bit and then went back to sniffing him after a second. This time the cicada freaked out at him, made the most horrendous noise I have ever heard and Jake freaked out so much he actually jumped off his leash. (The leash actually disconnected from his collar, probably my bad for not putting it on properly before we left for our walk.) The expression of terror on his face was priceless. For the next block he kept looking back over his shoulder to make sure it wasn't following us I think.
The second thing, if you couldn't tell, also involves Jake. As I stated it is humid out, like living in an aquarium sort of humid. So after our walk I went and hopped in the shower. Now Jake likes to sit outside the bathroom and chew on a rawhide while I'm in there, I don't think he gets showers. So I, being the most awesome owner ever, start to make weird noises at him to see what he'd do. Well, you know how some dog's cock there head to the side to show confusion or concentration. Yeah imagine that times a thousand and way over exaggerated. I was making the sort of noises where you don't move your mouth at all or really show signs that it's you, and I can kinda (if I'm lucky) throw my voice, so he started doing this head cocking while whipping around trying to figure out where it was coming from. Then every time he's run up to the shower to see if it was me the noise would stop and he would be even more confused. But like I said being the good owner I am I rewarded him for his awesomeness and gave him a handful of beggin' strips after he gave up looking for the noise.
So I guess the moral of the story is, if you ever want to see the coolest dog EVER do the most weird and hilarious things, you should donate a camera my way
and I would love you forever, no matter who you are.
James
in Response to ur post: Awww that sounds like sooo much fun. I love when it is sweatshirt weather! it makes it so much easier to enjoy so much beauty, and bugs aren't out as bad. I love it! You should go out and star gaze one of these nights! dooo eet. Its so calming and relaxing and you can forget around all your worries and problems for the hours you are out there.