Wednesday, November 28, 2012

These are my vicious guard dogs.


Aren't they terrifying? 
But really, I'm convinced that puggles are bipolar. 
One moment (and by one moment, I mean 95% of the day), they're
sprawled out on the couch or curled up in a ball on our bed or any other
soft object they can find, like the clothes I happened to leave on the bedroom floor.
The next moment, with just one knock on the door or the rattle of another dog's leash
outside, BAM, they're tearing down the door with their pokey, sharp nails.
And this tiny one, she's unstoppable. For example, the other afternoon I was
awkwardly working out in the living room when we heard the softest, wimpiest knock on the door.
I ignored it, hoping it was just the mailman delivering me some sweet loot,
but the knocking persisted. And my attack dogs persisted in their plan to ravage the door.
I scooped Dobby up and cracked the door open.
It was our awkward next door neighbor...the one who makes faces at the
dogs while they bark at him. What commenced was one of the most awkward neighborly 
exchanges of all time, beginning with the fact that I was a hot, sweaty, workout mess.
Then add the fact that I'm holding a tiny dog who is LITERALLY scratching the poo
out of my chest, a second dog cowering between my legs but trying his hardest
to be all manly and bark at the potential intruder and our neighbor standing all awkward like
and attempting to ask me if I like coffee. Um, what? Is that a trick question?
He proceeded to inform me that the Coffee Bean was holding a sale that night,
and I strained to hear him over Dobby's rabid shrieking. 
This is ridiculous, I thought. So I put her down. She had to warm up to him, right?
Or perhaps she could just try to jump up his leg and bite his fingers.
You know how some people are clearly not dog people?
This guy was not a dog people.
So, with my face beet red, I grabbed Dobby, thanked him and slunk back into the house,
nursing the claw wounds I sustained during that particular interaction. 
So much awkward. That tiny lady is a crabby face.
And guess what? 
Today the maintenance department is supposed to be stopping by to 
"make sure everything is up to code", which means I get to spend another lovely
chunk of time trying to restrain a squirmy, squealing turd while wearing my
"oh, no worries, this is normal, guys" face. 
Oh, joy.
I hope they fix our leaky kitchen faucet, at least. 


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9 comments:

  1. my dog is so bipolar too! He'll lay out like he's dead all day, and then, out of nowhere, will start running like a crazy person, zooming past everyone and bumping into things. It's so odd.

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  2. I can totally relate to this. I absolutely hate when I hear the doorbell ring because I get to awkwardly hold a spazzed out dog while someone is trying to talk or sell something!

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  3. I feel for ya! My dog goes ballistic when the wind blows ;)

    xo
    summer

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  4. My dogs are the same way. When we moved here to Seattle, we moved into a house with giant picture windows in the front. Barkface and yappy love that! I dread anyone coming to the door while I'm home alone - my biggest fear is the runner escaping while I'm talking to a neighbor.

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  5. Your pup pups are so cute! My dog drives me BONKERS when the FedEx (etc) man comes to the door. He loses his absolute mind, but he's all bark and no bite, I joke that he'd wag his butt at a murderer walking in the door lol. Happy Holidays!! :)

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  7. Phew, glad to hear that my little pug isn't alone in his crazy ways. He is the worst at barking at the TV - he can be dead asleep, and a CARTOON dog can come on the screen and he is in 100% KILL mode! I DO. NOT. get it! Good thing they are cute!
    xx
    Here&Now

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  8. I love this entire post. And my dogs are exactly the same! I wish they were well-behaved enough to listen to me when I tell them to shut the heck up, but noooo. Especially uncomfortable when it's an awkward neighbor! I feel for you, girl!

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