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Tell me about your dog's quirks

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Spidey66 · 03/02/2021 13:41

Maggie is OBSESSED with washing machines and tumble dryers. She will stand in front of them when they're on, watching the washing going round. She can't even see anything when the tumble dryers on as it's not a glass door, but she still watches it. When she sees us coming down to the kichen with washing she turns and runs back to he kitchen to watch the machine. She ''helps'' us load and unload them, and can actually close the dryer door for us. When we were on holiday in self catering, she watched the machine there too.

She 'bites' the hot air coming from a hair dryer.

She is totally and absolutely obsessed with playing bubbles. She gets a great exercise routine and will run after them and jump at them. All the kids up our local park know her and love her....when I go up there, there's loads of kids saying ''Mummy, there's Maggie playing bubbles'' and she loves it when kids join in with her.

So what quirks does your dog have that make you laugh and love them?

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Spidey66 · 03/02/2021 13:45

And here she is, Dot Cotton, sorry I mean Maggie.

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rosesinmygarden · 03/02/2021 19:10

Our dog is very easily upset/scared by the cat.
He uses this to his advantage by sitting on her lead and walking up to her while she's eating to sniff her food and make her stop eating.
She's at least 5 times his size but just lays on the floor and cries when he does these things.

addicted2spaniels · 03/02/2021 19:13

One of ours is obsessed with cardboard boxes. He hides his toys/tennis balls in them, we've got one that's about 3 ft square in the living room at the moment and he has played in it every day since Christmas....... I haven't got the heart to bin it!!

Redannie118 · 03/02/2021 19:20

Our girl goes insane if there are monkeys or pigs on TV. Both boy and girl bark at empty carrier bags if one blows across their path while on a walk. Boy dog burrows under blanket, throws, cushions or jumpers and hides underneath them. Girl dog steal s only my things and hides them under the cushion in her bed.So socks, phone, jumpers anything she can get her hands on. Boy dogs favourite thing in the summer is to play with a water pistol. We squirt him and he will run round and round, jumping up to catch the water. Finally girl dog will ignore her basket full of toys and get a biscuit out of her bowl, spit it out her mouth and spend 20 mins batting it around the wooden floor with her paws, getting more and more excited all the time !! Both are JRT by the way !

notanotherlockdownsurely · 03/02/2021 19:21

Mine sleeps on my bed
Every single night she has to play this stupid game of hide under the bed when we go up. It's such a pain because she'll only come out once my feet are actually up on the bed and then I've got to get down again to lift her up.
I sometimes get far too over invested in beating her at the game and pretend to get my feet right up, she sticks her head out from under the bed and I can scoop her up without fully getting out of bed.
I get just a little bit too proud of myself when I win and she looks surprised

Santaiscovidfree · 03/02/2021 19:29

Ddogs enjoy a bedtime story with ds every night..

RIPWalter · 03/02/2021 19:30

My parents last dog (died a year ago) was scared of the moon, to the point that he ran home across 2 main roads once and other times would hit the deck and refuse outright to move.

There is obviously a back story to this. My parents live just East of Bath which is an area where a very high number hot air balloons fly. Hot air balloons are notoriously terrifying to dogs, due to creeping up silently and then firing up the heater which makes a horrible high pitch sound audible to dogs. So first their dog became scared of hot air balloons. Hot air balloons only fly on very still, very clear days. So their dog started scanning the sky for hot air balloons whenever he was out in these weather conditions. Then winter came and when he scanned the sky on clear days he would sometimes see the moon! My DM was highly embarrassed by the dogs lunarphobia!!

truthlemon · 03/02/2021 19:36

@RIPWalter the opposite of a werewolf then?!

Our DDog puts her head behind a cushion to sleep. Every night at around 6pm she arranges the cushions and pokes her face behind one. If she is woken by us to go for her bedtime wee, she blinkingly emerges with huge bags under her eyes. I've never had a dog that had an actual 'tired' face, but she does.

She's also scared of the noise her biscuits make when they fall into her metal bowl. She dashes to the kitchen at mealtimes all excited, then dashes back out with her tail between her legs when we get her food out Hmm

MaryIsA · 03/02/2021 20:00

If she doesn’t want to do something she’ll politely but firmly turn her face away.

Jumps on the bed at about 4 am most mornings to give us both a big kiss before settling down at the end of the bed.

She can’t pass a sticking out twig without delicately sniffing it.

TakingTheLowRoad · 03/02/2021 22:42

Knocks over the laundry basket and steals the dirty laundry, dragging it into his bed to sleep. Does not like any toys we buy him, only stuff he can nick when we’re not looking. He stole and shredded a substantial amount of my dissertation notes over the weekend. And this morning he lulled my husband into a false sense of security and then promptly peed on his pillow. Here’s a picture of him enjoying my dirty dressing gown.

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Spidey66 · 03/02/2021 23:20

Loving these!

@TakingTheLowRoad the read your post as ‘killing’ my husband, not ‘lulling’. I wondered why you weren’t upset.

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SilverOtter · 03/02/2021 23:26

Our absolute princess will only drink fresh running water. She'll go to a tap and cry until someone turns it on😂💗

StillMedusa · 03/02/2021 23:35

Mine barks at disabled people Blush Or anyone who walks 'funny' in her furry mind
It's horribly embarrassing! And a bit odd considering DS2 is disabled !

She's also scared of the cat.. which is funny as she's at least 5 x her size, and our cat has never done anything horrible to her that we know of!

RIPWalter · 04/02/2021 07:55

@StillMedusa

Mine barks at disabled people Blush Or anyone who walks 'funny' in her furry mind It's horribly embarrassing! And a bit odd considering DS2 is disabled !

She's also scared of the cat.. which is funny as she's at least 5 x her size, and our cat has never done anything horrible to her that we know of!

My dog is racist. We live in a very non racially diverse area and it was one of the few things on the list that we failed to socialise him to.

When he was a couple of years old a black women started working in a local dog friendly cafe. Our dog loves all the staff their but would bark at her. She also had dreads in a wrap on top of her head, so I'm hoping it was that more than the skin colour, but I'm not sure.

It was very embarrassing and I'm am always cautious with him around people with darker skin tones now.

Happytentoes · 04/02/2021 08:06

Happygirl does a great flounce. She will overturn her rug looking for a toy, throw her blanket out of her bed , then flounce off to find somewhere else to get comfy.
Happyboy is a theatrical yawner. The noise is incredible and I take it to mean ‘I want attention/food/ you!’
He was making snow angels this morning by anchoring his back end and throwing his chin and shoulders on the ground and spinning 🤷🏻‍♀️

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yearinyearout · 04/02/2021 08:12

Mine likes a bed time story. In the evening she brings her cuddly toys and drops them at my feet. I have to sit teddies on each knee and and make up a story while she sits there. When she gets bored she leaps up and grabs teddies by the head and "kills" them.

WiggleButt · 04/02/2021 11:09

Our boy is a total fuss with water. He will drink from his bowl upstairs without any issue. He will not drink from his bowl downstairs (despite it being an identical, plain, stainless steel bowl that is regularly washed and filled with fresh, cold water). If he is downstairs he MUST drink from outside. But not from a bowl. Only from the rainwater that collects on top of an old storage box with a slight depression in the lid Confused if there is none there, he will go to the paddling pool we leave out for him to dig/splodge in. If there is none in there he will go upstairs. If that's empty/needs a refill, only then will he go reluctantly to the downstairs bowl and bark to make you refresh it...even if it was only filled ten minutes ago Hmm

If he really likes you he will also jam his head through your legs and wiggle through so you have better access to ruffle his (very fluffy) bum. Only with people he really likes though, it's like the sign of acceptance Grin

If we're walking past a bush/hedge he must do everything in his power to wedge himself into it and use it as a personal scratcher as we walk along. He comes out absolutely covered in dead leaves, bits of tree, and presumably wee from other dogs Envy he's not small either!

Happytentoes · 04/02/2021 11:25

Lovely stories. They all have their own personalities. No such thing as ‘Just a dog’ 😁

JWrecks · 04/02/2021 17:55

^^ No such thing as a "normal" dog either, in my experience!

All my dogs are weirdos, but it's the same with every dog I've ever had, as well as all of my friends' dogs. Every one is unique and, of course, weird.

I've got 5 (currently), so buckle in for a long one!

Eldest Boy has a Don't Tread On Me policy. He is super laid back and tolerant of all the younger dogs, but by God if anyone touches him with a paw as they walk by, they get an earful. Also, every now and again when they younger pups are wrestling, he'll position himself just outide their imaginary sumo-circle, so that if anyone steps out of it, they're near enough to him that he can give them a nice BOOF! I really want to have one of those american Don't Tread On Me flags made up, but with his face instead of the snake! He also knows over 50 commands, using either verbal command, hand signal, or both. He's brilliant and I love him to bits.

Biggest Girl is absolutely mental. There is too much to list. I'm absolutely certain she was horribly abused before she came to us. She is massive and must be scary looking to anybody who actually manages to catch a glimpse of her. But they don't. She TERRIFIED of everything that is not me, DH, our other dogs, and our house.

Middle Girl is so light on her feet you can't hear her walk, even on wood floors. She can (and will) climb anything, with stunning agility. She is not afraid of anything in the world, has never met a stranger, and is made of enthusiasm and almost nothing else. She looks like a slightly small, very short haired Border Collie, and she is adorable. The way she looks, I can only describe as "generic dog as drawn by any little kid". She is ideal.

Youngest Girl is bizarre. She's clearly from some kind of hog-hunting stock. She's got the face of a Staffy, but she's got the most prominent Ridgeback ridge I have ever seen in person. She's also sooo ugly - that is NOT an insult; I love an ugly dog! In low light, you think her fur is black, but in direct sunlight, it's this patchy tan and brown. She is the sassiest dog I've ever met. She will not take no for an answer and instead barks back.

I've saved the best for last. Youngest Boy. Ohhh what to say about this dude. He looks JUST like Santa's Little Helper from the Simpsons; long and lanky and awkward. He is graceful, agile Middle Girl's littermate, yet somehow is the clumsiest dog I've ever seen, ever. When encountering any new vessel containing water - be it a new bowl, a bucket filled by the rain, a puddle, whatever - he dunks his entire snoot to the bottom of it. He trips over himself. He knocks anything and everything off the table. He falls off the sofa. I don't think he knows where his limbs are, or if they are even his. He barrels across the room and doesn't stop in time, so he splats into the wall. He never walks anywhere; he runs or jogs at all times, no matter what. If you see him galloping from the side, he looks like a graceful greyhound, but if he's running straight toward you, from the front he looks like a deficient deer. He screams as though he's being murdered if grabbed by the collar or - heaven forbid - picked up!

And finally, there is one single thing he HATES in this world: somebody brushing away sand near him. We live in a sandy area and have 5 dogs, so it happens often. It took us a while to figure out exactly what was going on, but if for example you brush sand (that he's brought in on his own paws, mind you) off the sofa in front of him, he gives a great, startling BOOF! Otherwise he's the sweetest, cuddliest dog we've got, but that one thing upsets him for that one moment. Weirdo.

There. Sorry this is a massive long essay, but honestly you're all lucky I'm stopping here. I could (and have done) go on and on for days about this baffling pack of mine!

CaptainMyCaptain · 04/02/2021 18:00

@StillMedusa

Mine barks at disabled people Blush Or anyone who walks 'funny' in her furry mind It's horribly embarrassing! And a bit odd considering DS2 is disabled !

She's also scared of the cat.. which is funny as she's at least 5 x her size, and our cat has never done anything horrible to her that we know of!

Mine does that including people with Downs Syndrome or Alzheimers. She recently barked at a man for no reason that I could see so it made me wonder what his hidden disability was.
CaptainMyCaptain · 04/02/2021 18:01

She also manages to wrap herself up completely in a fleece so you can't see her at all and puts herself to bed.

Iheartmysmart · 04/02/2021 18:10

If mine doesn’t want to go a certain way when we’re out walking he will let out a sigh, lay down on his side and refuse to move. I’ve been asked more than once if I need a lift to the vets!

Eckhart · 04/02/2021 19:13

Mine realised that going and sitting by the biscuit cupboard doesn't work. Going over to the door and pretending to really need a wee gets me out of my chair, though, and then once I'm up, that's the time to sit by the biscuit cupboard.

It's too clever and too cute. I'm afraid there has been positive reinforcement with this.

MirandaMarple · 04/02/2021 19:17

Bites the hot air. Made me laugh. Dogs are amazing aren't they?

I can ask one of mine to fetch his favourite toy in French. The favourite toy is called Claude. He knows exactly what I'm saying.

SirenSays · 04/02/2021 19:23

The only thing that calms my staffie X when he is injured or sick is videos of sheep. I have no idea why it works but I'm glad it does. He's also obsessed with bubbles, and got a new narwhal shaped bubble machine for Christmas that he plays with every day.

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