Collectible Friday - Dogs

Today it is another beautiful day in Seattle. Yesterday, I weeded the front yard. Today I cleaned and set up the back deck. So for Collectible Friday, I am going to do yet another story of the dogs.

I buy everything in two's now, which really makes absolutely no difference. Olives owns everything. Herbie is a wuss. I am a referee. I buy Yak milk bones. No animals are killed for these bones. Plus, they are white which blends nicely into my rugs decor. Little known fact, they actually make a dog bone out of a cow's penis. I can't even explain the reasoning behind this fact. Did a person see a dog munching down on a cow's nether regions, and exclaim "Why I see a dog bone franchise." I suppose the money spends the same but come on, filling out a document has got to cause a momentary pause when you arrive at the question of "What is the nature of your business?" But anyway I digress.

Yak bones. Herbie loves them and Olive steals them. She has no intention of chewing them, she just prefers to own EVERYTHING. I take one away and give it back to Herbie. Olive wiggles in delight. I sit down. Olive takes the bone. Herbie stares at her. I give it back. Olive wiggles in total delight. This can go on for hours or until I finally just put the bones on top of the counter. Olive thinks they have just disappeared, she is stupid that way. Herbie knows exactly where they are and will whine incessantly. At which point, I go insane and am carted off to a padded room.

Occasionally Olive will taunt him and actually chew the bone. Herbie pretends to sleep, as if this bothers him not in the slightest. In reality, he is fuming inside. He will run and leap on the bed. Olive will follow and sigh in disbelief that the world is so unfair and he has received a super jet pack that propels him places.

Though she is getting closer. Olive has now figured out how to get up on the ottoman occasionally. She has no idea how she does it, but she is pretty sure it involves a secret button in the ottoman. Once she gets up there, she is done, she has no other ideas on what you do when you achieve your goal. Getting down is the hilarious part. The first few times, she simple leaned off and fell over. Now she stands up, straightens all four legs and leaps right up into the air. Sometimes she lands on the floor, sometimes she lands back on the ottoman, but the best is sometimes she is half and half. That is good for a laugh every time.

That Olive she is a hoot.