Ozzy and I have finally reached an understanding in our relationship.
As long as I…
- Pay attention to him 80% of the time, he’ll entertain himself the other 20% of the time.
- Forget to clean the litter box, he’ll clean it for me.
- Give him a treat occasionally after I say, “Drop it,” he’ll drop my stolen undies and socks on command.
- Take him out back first, he won’t make me bag his poo on our walks.
- Let him chase Esme occasionally, he’ll sometimes sit with her quietly.
When Kiefer was gone, Ozzy and I have spent a lot of time together. A lot. Almost too much.
Just when I think I’m about to lose my patience (and my voice), he plops down beside me, puts his head in my lap, and licks my hand.
And then I forgive him for the 5 minutes earlier with him running around the house with undies swinging from his mouth and chanting, “Panties! Glorious panties!” (Yes, Ozzy can talk.)
Favorite Comment From Last Post: There were so many awesome comments on the last post that I can’t pick one. Go read all of them!
December 26th, 2012 at 9:57 am
What is it with dogs and underwear? Even more fun is when you don’t quite catch them before they digest said underwear, and you have to extract the undies as they are attempting to exit the canine posterier. Stay ever vigilant, Thoughtsy.
December 26th, 2012 at 10:21 am
And OMG, even if you throw them out immediately, you’d still have to wash them, otherwise someone could get the COMPLETELY wrong idea about what happened to them.
December 26th, 2012 at 9:59 am
How convenient he can talk! AND clean out the litter box. He’s a keeper.
December 26th, 2012 at 11:17 am
Sounds exactly like my dog. I’m sure they talk to each other telepathically to somehow figure out how to stretch my littlest bit of patience that I have left.
December 26th, 2012 at 12:20 pm
Puppies are adorable, but so much work! I get more “mature” dogs now because the puppy stuff can be so exhausting! Still, pups are funny and sweet. Old dogs are sweet and break your heart when they have to leave you.
December 26th, 2012 at 1:28 pm
My cousin had a dog once that would eat our underwear and shit it out days later. I won’t tell you if they were used again or not.
December 26th, 2012 at 1:36 pm
You live with a panty thief.
Let that sink in.
December 26th, 2012 at 3:01 pm
If he starts eating panties for breakfast and dinner, then you are in trouble. Especially if you bend over in that sweater dress.
December 26th, 2012 at 4:52 pm
Thoughtzarella, I am wondering two things right now. 1) Doesn’t Kiefer wear underwear? 2) Did Ozzy learn that from Kiefer?
December 26th, 2012 at 5:09 pm
I’m not sure whether I should be more impressed that he can talk or that he can talk with panties in his mouth.
December 26th, 2012 at 7:07 pm
I dont know whats higher on the doggie hit parade- catbox almond roca or underwear…..wait, I forgot plastic tampon applicators….
December 27th, 2012 at 7:13 am
Why do dogs do this?! And only the girl panties in our house?! The boys – all two of them leave their dirty nickers all over…yet the girls – all four of us – tend to make the laundry bin when aiming. And whose unders get all chewed up@!?!
December 27th, 2012 at 9:17 am
I think it’s very impressive that he can talk WITH panties in his mouth.
This comment is wrong on so many levels and I’m sorry. Also Merry Christmas.
December 27th, 2012 at 9:25 am
Just kept my mom’s dog for a few days and was shocked by this puppy phenomenon. Of all the smelly boy underpants floating around the house he wanted only my clean lady underpants. On second thought, I have to wash most of those nasty boy drawers. They really are horrendous. Dogs just have good taste?
December 27th, 2012 at 12:57 pm
And this is why… I’m procrastinating getting a dog. Or cat. Or kids.
December 28th, 2012 at 3:04 pm
I love the photo of Ozzy,he looks so guilty and cute
January 1st, 2013 at 5:33 pm
I’ll bet Ozzy greets your arrival home with more enthusiasm than anyone else in your life – even if you’ve only been gone 10 minutes.
January 3rd, 2013 at 2:09 pm
Isn’t it disgusting?! Our puppy eats crap out of the litterbox too. One time I had to pick litter out of his teeth, because it was so imbedded in there. It was hardened and caked on each tooth like concrete. Ugh! I really don’t get the appeal of eating cement-like chunks of cat turd! If he wasn’t so cute, I seriously would have killed him!
January 20th, 2013 at 1:10 pm
SO cute!