• southsamurai@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    My little corgi girl, many many years ago, was out for a potty break, when her little ears were still floppy. So she was a tiny little thing indeed.

    Up the road comes a bruiser of a dog, a big pittie. Now, I knew him, we were buddies. So he sees me, comes trotting up at speed, and this little ball of fur with satellite dishes flopping on its head just jumps in between us, a growl like a toy chainsaw coming out of her.

    She would have been one bite if he had been looking for a snack.

    But she didn’t waver at all. He sat down, all confused, and I made the introduction. They made friends, and it was all good.

    She almost made it to sixteen years old. Right up to her last day, either of us would have done the same thing for each other. It’s creeping on a year since her last day, and I still miss her every one that goes by.

    Just wanted to share that memory again.

  • 👁️👄👁️@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    This kind of stuff makes you a dog person for life

    My dogs are lil butt heads and instead bark at everyone, but they cute.

      • 👁️👄👁️@lemm.ee
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        1 year ago

        Eh they look at you all cute and gives you kisses and you start to overlook that. If that is a common thing, then that’s a training issue. My dogs will scratch at the back door asking to be let outside when they have to go. That’s like saying you become child-free once you have to change a diaper.

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    1 year ago

    I have a toddler, and a 14 year old dog I’ve had since she was a puppy. She doesn’t like kids. She doesn’t like my kid. But if he wanders off, she keeps an eye on him. I have a few acres of land, and now that he’s 2, my boy can actually get lost. I’ve learned that if we lose track of him, we don’t call for him, we call the dog. She comes to us when called, knows where he is, and will lead us there.