Every year in January there is a 4H event at the Jackson County Expo which includes a dog-breed identification test/contest. Last year I took Molly and Kady. This year I decided to take ol’ Alice, who has had a hankering to get away from the house and go somewhere. Last weekend when I took Kady for her rabies shot, Alice about turned herself in knots when I didn’t get a leash out for her, too.
Probably due to her previous life with Jennifer, Alice loves kids.
“Mom, why don’t you get me one of these?”
“Umhp, tall hairy dog.”
The only dog there that Alice was really upset about was the young chocolate Lab sitting next to us. Even with a pinch collar on he was out of control and Al thought it was totally inappropriate.
”Won’t somebody rub my belly?”
Bestest old Alice girl.
CODE IS POETRY
My older ladies are always annoyed at badly behaved dogs too. They’re like, “Oh please, you’re embarrassing both of us!”
So that’s where my two get their kid-loving genes…
Good girl Alice.
My Alice kids/grandkids are crazy about children. The leash-holder could lose an arm when they see a child. It certainly makes me happy that I never need to worry that one of my guys might hurt a child.
I love my sweet-as-daddy-pie Alice-grandson and his adoration of people large and small. He gets a dose of that from his mother, too, but it’s nice to have it on all sides.
LOL! “…..the young chocolate Lab sitting next to us. Even with a pinch collar on he was out of control “…..is there any other kind of young lab other than out-of-control? I never seen one
Alice would hate Spencer!!
Alice’s grandson, Sage, got the kid/people loving genes too. He is scared to death of other dogs and strange objects (a little of Phoebe here), but little kids don’t bother him in the least. We were in a park at a training class when he was still pretty young. My back was turned for a moment and the dogs were all in a line in a “sit/stay” when a little girl about 2 years old and her father came up to Sage. They just suddenly appeared. Next thing I knew the little girl was standing right in front of Sage and had her hands on either side of his face, holding his head. He was looking up at her full of adoration and she was simply delighted. She had eyes for no other dog in the lineup. I’ve never had a dog that would have tolerated that behavior from a young child and I was frantic that he would snap at her. She wasn’t much taller than Sage, so her face was right there next to his. But it was no issue. His eyes were soft and he wasn’t spooked by having her hold his head. Now that he’s three years old, it is clear that he is never going to love going to a dog show, but he’ll be glad to show any person the meaning of “sweetest dog in the world.” Thanks Alice!
Oh, Alice, you’re the best girl. Have your momma pass along some additional belly rubs from me. Looks like you had a great time educating those kids. Good job.