I had to rehome some of my chickens yesterday due to us moving, and I'm miserable about it. I also have horrific period pains. Jasper has decided I need cheering up, so he has taken to bringing me all of his 'treasures' (think: destuffed meerkat, skanky old shoe lace, a yoghurt pot and a bit of ripped towel). When that didn't immediately make me feel better (I know! What's wrong with me, eh?!), he got up on the sofa and is now laid across my lap like a living, breathing hot water bottle. I am rubbing his floppy spaniel ears and you know what? It does make me feel better. He keeps looking at me with a world weary expressiona s if to say 'This is a chore for me, you know. I'd much rather be charging about like a nutjob and trying to eat bees. But if you need me '.
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Why my dog is brilliant
ChickensHaveNoLips · 02/03/2012 10:29
Stringcheese, sorry for your loss.
My dog is brilliant because he convinced us all he was stupid, when actually he just CBA 
Plus he just slotted in to our family as if he had always been there, and helped us get over the loss of our previous dog.
Oldie is brilliant because she knows us better than we know ourselves, will always be in the right place at the right time and is great with the foster pups and really keeps order in my house. She is certainly the organiser in our household.
No 2 dog is the peace maker of the dogs and the dc's. He will go and sit between them if a disagreement takes place and wiggle his ears and tilt his head until they all start to laugh. He is also pretty good at competition obedience.
No 3 dog is brilliant as he is my DD eyes - she is blind and although not trained officially as a guide dog will guide her everywhere safely - I mean everywhere, they went to Glastonbury last year.
No 4 dog is brilliant because he is a loon and wins big agility competitions and makes me feel like a fab trainer (although it is just because he is sooooo clever and really does not need any training at all)
No 5 dog is brilliant because he is a very very nervous little lad but has worked so hard and everyday shows me how hard he is working to get more confident and how willling he is to trust me and he has the silkiest ears and smells divine.
No 6 dog is brilliant because he is my stooge dog and will spend hours with me helping to build other dogs confidence and train those playful puppies on polite dog manners
No 7 (well officially a foster dog) is brilliant because he has just fitted in and can already empty my tumble drier for me whilst wagging his tail non stop.
Dogs 8, 9, 10, 11,12 - dumped litter of staffies found on my doorstep on Monday night are brilliant because they are little gems who just love playing around at midnight but then sleep all morning 
My dog is brilliant because she knows when the postman drops the mail and fetches it for me. She loves to cuddle and has been my hot water bottle many a times in winter
She is most brilliant of all for being an amazing mum. She is calm and caring and the puppies are as happy as can be. Photos on my profile, if anyone wants to look. I am a sucker for cute puppy antics, although ours just eat and sleep at the moment
My dog is like Bitter&twisteds. Plus he's a dachshund and kids just love a sausage . And he's perfect for draping across a lap (or two)
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