Well, about 7 months ago I got this dog. Here he is:
(Yeah, he needs a hair cut)
I call him Miles Barkly Jr. Even though his dad's name wasn't Miles Barkly. So, it's not even possible he's a Jr...but whatever. He is now. His original name wasn't even Miles, anyway. It was Milo. He just ended up being Miles...
That has nothing to do with what I'm about to tell you.
He's actually a pretty mild mannered dog for being only 7 months old. But, let me tell you as soon as he gets the chance to be obnoxious, he will be.
He'll get his ball and jump on the couch next to me, or whoever. Then, he'll drop his ball. After a few minutes if you don't throw it, he whines. And whines. And whines. And whines. He'll literally sit there and whine at you for an hour if you don't throw the stupid ball. I know. I've done it. He doesn't care what you're doing. I'm pretty sure you could be sitting there dead, and he would whine at you to throw the ball. I don't know. I haven't done that. Do they have fetch addiction classes for dogs? Don't answer that. It's not a real question. He needs it, though. He has a serious problem.
He torments the guinea pigs. Not in a mean way, in fact he loves them. We have an open top cage and he jumps in there just to hang out with them. The problem is, he harasses them to play with him, too. They, of course, being guinea pigs, have no idea how to play with a dog. So, they huddle up in a corner while he makes noises at them and licks them (instead of play biting, he play licks them.) They're pretty cool with him most of the time. I mean, as long as he's just laying by them and they can eat his hair. I have barber guinea pigs, it's what they do. As you can see, from the above picture, they suck at their job.
He's buddy buddy with the neighbor's dog. Which isn't a bad thing. It's kinda cute. They play together through the fence and have a grand ol' time. The issue is, he passes all of his toys through the fence to the other dog. Then, when he comes back in the house he has no toys to play with. That means that anything in the bathroom trashcan becomes free game. And ends up all over the living room. Shut the bathroom door, you say? Yeah. Seems like common sense. Except our bathroom door doesn't shut. All I can do is catch him in the act, use my stern voice and say "MILES BARKLY!", then he'll drop whatever he's holding. It's just that I usually don't catch him in the process of destroying whatever that trashcan holds.
Even though he can be pretty obnoxious doing the things he does, he's actually pretty awesome. He's smart when it comes to getting what he wants. (He trained Evie to feed him. She gets food on her hand and sticks it out for him to lick it off.) He's not too hyper. He's super protective for being such a little guy. I mean, he will bark his head off is someone comes through the door he doesn't know as he cowards against the wall. He's a grade A dog, no doubt. That wasn't even sarcasm, ya'll. He lets me put clothes on him, so anything annoying he does is automatically ok in my book.
(In case you're wondering, all of my animals have first and middle names. Guinea pigs? Pirate Napster and Butterscotch Toffee. Both female. Someone was bound to ask, right?)
Comments (28)
Wow, what an adorable mop!!!
@lonelywanderer2 - Exactly what he is, too! Kind of looks like a rug. lol.
Cute pup! I like the name, too. Even if there is no Miles Barkly, Sr.
lol, Pirate Napster
He looks like a little dog Chewbacca!!
This was a really cute post! :)
wow... i'll bet some kid would be jealous if they come over, if those kids only have a single name...
so.. you name the Guinea pigs based on what you were doing?
@maniacsicko - Lol nope. Not at all! Pirate just looks like she has an eyepatch. :p
@sonnigenmai - Yeah, they don't mind him at all. I think they like him.
@Garistotle - I KNOW RIGHT!!!
@babybug329 - thanks!
@Foodhog - THANKS!!!
not sure what it is, but I have this fascination with pet blogs. I love seeing what kind of animals every one else has. I have two cats: a 3 year old female Siamese and a 9 week female Siamese-Maine Coon mix. I like dogs but I can't see owning one for quite a few more years! glad you're so happy with your little buddy :)
I laughed reading the whole post. I just love your dog.
So much cute!
He is pretty darn cute
Though whining gets on my nerves like nothing else...
@cook0129 - Yeah. He's a pretty cool guy, most of the time.
@angys_coco - Thank you so much! Glad you liked it!
@biggirlsdontcriyiyiyi - Thanks!
@firetyger - Oh, I know. It's so obnoxious.
He gets the "Cutest dog on xanga" award!! :)
That pup of yours is absolutely adorable. My guinea pigs are named Molly Sue and Bertie.
He's so cute :)
He sounds like a naughty child && is positively adorable! I also give first and middle names. My kitties are Theodore Thomas & Violet LaRue. She has a stripper's name. I'm okay with that. Then there's Sofia. I'm technically 'cat sitting' for a friend. It was only supposed to be two weeks. Its been seven months. I might give Sofia a middle name and let her join the family (oh and change the spelling. I think Sophia looks better. That's just how my friend spelled her name, heh). :)
He's really cute. Maybe you could put the bathroom trash can under the sink.
As for loosing toys, just keep a basket for "strictly outside" toys. Your neigbor could periodically toss them back over the fence, and his other toys would always stay inside.
Good luck. He's an adorable little fucker.
aww what a cute puppy
He sounds like an amazing little furball!
Seems to me that you rather like your new puppy!!...and your other pets.
How fun!
@kkrriiissyy - HAHA. I like Sophia better, too. Sofia isn't too bad though. Almost named Evie Sophia. BUT! My friend had a baby 2 weeks before and named her that. And my sister had hers a month after, but said she was naming her Madison Sophia. (She spells Madison Madysonne...which is just ridiculous. But. Ya know.) So, basically, I'm saving Sophia for an animal.
@amateurprose - Oh, you. I like your comment the best. I don't know why. It made me laugh. Anyway, putting the trashcan under the sink? Genius idea! But, I have a ton of other stuff shoved under there. I'll see what I can do, but it doesn't look too promising. Haha.
@greatredwoman - Yeah, they're pretty cool. Might have to get rid of my guineas though. They have a big cage (because guineas need a lot of space) and it takes up too much room. It was fine before the baby, but now baby stuff is over populating! I just wanna make sure they get a good home, so I've been prolonging the ordeal.
@thesexydevilgirl - @NeedToLose115 - Thanks ya'll!
@NightCometh - Tis very fun!