Shaddup Already!
2007-03-27
"It's a thing!"
If anyone has ever seen that episode of Dexter's Lab where he is followed home by a labrador retriever, then you have seen my dog. He is so much that dog it is insane.Now my dog is quite intelligent. He has at least the vocabulary of a 3 year old, if not more. He can retrieve a toy by its name. When I say "Bring me 'raffe bone!" He doesn't bring me "Big Mean Kitty," he brings me "'raffe bone." He's a genius, I tell you, a genius.
However, when you get him in the presence of a moving kickball he loses most of his mind. Every day, usually two or three times a day, we have the following conversation:
Atticus: Mom! Ret me in! (it's hard to talk with a ball in your mouth)
Me: Atty, you know we have certain rules in this house. . .
Atty: Yeah, rews, ret me in!
Me: We have outside toys and inside toys. . .
Atty: Yeah, uh-huh, just ret me know what to do, ret me in!
Me: That is an outside toy. The ball stays outside.
Atty: Yeah, outside. Ret me in.
Me: Leave the ball outside.
Atty: Okay, ret me in.
Me: The ball stays outside.
Atty drops the ball, moves to come in the house and hears the ball bounce.
Atty: BALLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!
I shut the door in his face.
Atty: Ret me in!!!! Prease!!!!!!
On another topic completely, this guy
was quite patient in granting me photo rights. He's a red-shouldered hawk, by the way. Isn't he gorgeous?
