This is the Guest Dog, Buster. I can only get pictures of him when he's asleep, because he's a perpetual motion machine. I've had to relearn about dogs with tails. His is a lethal weapon when he's happy, which is all the time. A big, lovable goofball of a dog. Four and a half months, Weimaraner/Shepherd cross. Did I mention he was big??
Feet the size of salad plates, and a mouth big enough to swallow a cat's head. (Ask me how I know) He's made himself right at home. The Corgis are accepting, but disgruntled. Buster has all the coordination of a drunken sailor on shore leave. Every time he crashes into something, Merlin lifts a lip. Max attempts to ignore him, but it's hard when something that big stands over you and blocks out the sun.
The cat remains underwhelmed. Especially when Buster tears around the house with a catnip mouse hanging out of his mouth.Taking three dogs to the park is a feat of skill and coordination, not to mention the requirement of tons of treats crammed in all pockets. I decided not to attempt it today.
Although Guest Dog sometimes behaves better at 4 months than Merlin does at 4 years . . . . Selective hearing hasn't kicked in in puppies yet, I suppose.
And it is far easier to photograph nature without 40 pounds of gallumping hound plowing over your subject matter. Happy Labor Day, where the only things working are rambunctious puppies and industrious bees.
18 comments:
What a good feller!
Now you know what a "real" dog is like.
No, now I know what a tall dog is like. :)
Ah, yes, the power of an enthusiastic tail to clear a table bare in one sweep.... Happy Labor Day!
Not to mention the ability to stick his nose on the kitchen table... but he's very polite, no food scavenging for him. Yet. :)
Ah, glad to see the "real" dog propaganda doesn't get to you... in Anon's eyes, all Dogs are Equal, just some are more equal than others... We have a guest shepherd once in a while, she too is a goof and totally loveable, but certainly not as portable and compact as say, a nice cat or corgi!
I'm thinking if Anon met Max or Merlin in person, he would be bludgeoned by the awesome power of Corgi cuteness.
On the other hand, Guest Dog is very well behaved for a puppy. The cat disdains him as much as the other two, so that's progress! But compact he is not....
The power of Dog, especially cute corgis, is awesome indeed! Some of us worship at the alter of the alternative Dog, which of course is Cat (Think Sphinx), but are open to interfaith meetings!
OMG, Your brother just agreed with me on poor spelling and grammar as I ranted about a magazine article... now I wrote alter instead of altar! Whoops! Mea Culpa!
I wonder if she knows how to spell
d-i-n-g-b-a-t ???
Nonny - What do you do with a cat that thinks it's a dog? Perplexing...
Anon - How do YOU spell
D-O-G-H-O-U-S-E??
Too cuuuute!
Re: Anon, a wise cat once gave some very sage advice, which I religiously employ .... "Ignore in his general direction" .... need I say more?
And... a Cat will only try on different characters as it suits them... they are like furry little stage players, with the exception that you absolutely cannot direct them!
Beware of Anonymous' posing (posting?) as Anonymous.
You can always tell the real Anonymous by the foot sticking out of his mouth.
Accept no substitutes!
absolutely stunning cape buffalo lino print.
Thanx for sharing.
Anon Moose - Stage players? Their tiny little egos expand to fill the whole auditorium, and they become cast, crew, producer and director. Kinda like Anon...
Anon - That visual image will stick with me for a long, long time. LOL Thanks!
(Now I want to make a print of that image...)
STAG- thanks! I'm on a long slow African animal printmaking journey.
Love the armor on your site, BTW. Somewhere in the depths of my closet is a half done vest of lamellar armor. It's a long ride for anyone to attack Wyoming, so I figure I got time to finish. :)
Meghan - He can be yours for a small fee. And airline ticket! The Corgis will chip in. :)
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