If a dog was a teacher ... (another email)

[ReFur]

If a dog was the teacher, you would learn stuff like:

 

 

When loved ones come home, always run to greet them.

 

Never pass up the opportunity to go for a joyride.

 

Allow the experience of fresh air and the wind in your face to be pure ecstasy.

 

When it's in your best interest, practice obedience.

 

Let others know when they've invaded your territory.

 

Take naps.

 

Stretch before rising.

 

Run, romp, and play daily.

 

Thrive on attention and let people touch you.

 

Avoid biting when a simple growl will do.

 

On warm days, stop to lie on your back on the grass.

 

On hot days, drink lots of water and lie under a shady tree.

 

When you're happy, dance around and wag your entire body.

 

No matter how often you're scolded, don't buy into the guilt thing and pout..! run right back and make friends.

 

Delight in the simple joy of a long walk.

 

Eat with gusto and enthusiasm. Stop when you have had enough.

 

Be loyal. Never pretend to be something you're not.

 

If what you want lies buried, dig until you find it.

 

When someone is having a bad day, be silent, sit close by and nuzzle them gently.

[Furboy]

You are a great poet ReFur

[ReFur]

Furboy,

 

Oh I wish!

 

I get great emails!

 

Linda

[White Fox]

Linda...

I just showed this to my dog and instantly he told me that you missed the most important one!

 

When all else goes wrong, just lay on your back with all four feet sticking straight up in the aire

 

And some will ALWAYS come along and scratch your Belly!

 

You need to try that some time. See if Bob will do that!

 

W

[Furboy]

Furboy,

 

Oh I wish!

 

I get great emails!

 

Linda

 

Oh haha, i thought it was the other way around

[Velvet_Tigress]

Linda...

I just showed this to my dog and instantly he told me that you missed the most important one!

 

When all else goes wrong, just lay on your back with all four feet sticking straight up in the aire

 

And some will ALWAYS come along and scratch your Belly!

 

You need to try that some time. See if Bob will do that!

 

W

 

SO CUTE! Though, in my case, lying on my back with my arms and legs in the air might bring about some unwanted attention aside from the odd scratch on my belly.

 

Kate

[Ravens8]

Well I don't know Linda. - I showed it to MY dog, and he said you've all missed the point. If you are going to roll on your back with your feet in the air, then it has to be in the most smelliest pile of fox poo that you can find.

 

The real fun then comes when you go in the house and roll on the carpets, and watch the changing expressions in your master's face.

[Velvet_Tigress]

Well I don't know Linda. - I showed it to MY dog, and he said you've all missed the point. If you are going to roll on your back with your feet in the air, then it has to be in the most smelliest pile of fox poo that you can find.

 

The real fun then comes when you go in the house and roll on the carpets, and watch the changing expressions in your master's face.

 

*laughing SO hard* My Mom's rat terrier does that. She is just this wonderful dog, very good with everyone, friendly, helpful (she'll actually bring the tv remote to my Mom if she asks for it!), but like most four legged friends she love (loooooooooooves) rolling around in the stinkiest stuff she can find and she is notoriously hard to track down when she hears the bath water running.

 

Reminds me of me at her age. The running when I heard the bath water running, not the rolling around in stinky stuff.

 

Kate