25 things... about my dog(s). (facebook spinoff)

 Sequoyah

1. She would not let anyone in take the silverware, or anything else - after all, Aussies own everything

2. She is frisbee obsessed. 

3. Some would say she is "possessed".

4. She's the smartest dog I ever owned.

5. I can always tell which humans are likely to weird her out - maybe because people who weird dogs out weird me out?

6. Sequoyah has lots of nicknames: Quoyah, Bean, Beanie, Beanhead, Speckled Monstah, Beans 'n' Weenies, and lots of other "terms of endearment".

7. She herds Maska, but not Sioux.  I think it's the fact that he is the same color as some cows:-0

8. Even though she's from such strong working lines, Sioux is better on sheep...the beanhead must be waiting for cattle

9. She likes coffee, but always waits for Sioux to lap from my cup first

10. When Dancer was alive, and confined to an ex pen at night because of incontinence, Sequoyah would jump in each morning to greet her, then jump out, before asking to be let out herself.

11. She's a snuggler 

12. She loves to chase and snap at the fireflies at night

13. She will "leave it" and "come" to me, no matter what she's doing when I ask her

14. If I'm busy talking to the clients at Yappy Hour, and happen to be holding a tennis ball, she will stand there and stare at me the whole time

15. No one has ever said that they would like to take her home...but they have said that they want their dog to be as obedient as mine:-)

16. I have never once regretted going all the way to Georgia to get this dog, despite the fact that she isn't "easy".

17. She is virtually the only dog in the past 7 years that has been successful at getting Sioux to engage in physical play

18. She like to annoy Maska by hogging "his" couch

19. She pees and poops on command

20. I thought she would be too reactive to want to wear clothes, but she dressed for Halloween this year

21.  She flips out if you try to use a force dryer, so she is meticulously hand dried - I love my groomer

22. Sequoyah wears a muzzle at the vet's office

23. She likes children, especially little girls

24.  She recognizes people she knows, even if they suddenly appear in a location that is unfamiliar

25. Most people think she's scary looking - I think she's beautiful.

1. It is Joey's job to inspect any pants I put on, while I'm putting them on.  His excitement when he sees they're 'stay at home' pants is just silly.

2. He pouts anytime he sees me getting ready to go somewhere.  On work days, he'll 'hide' in the spare bedroom and give me the woe is me look whenever I walk by.

3. In his opinion, nothing beats a car ride.

4. He's never been food motivated.  For the longest time, I would have to stand at his food bowl and tell him to eat.  But he will certainly take a treat - ever so carefully - if it's offered.

5. When he gets excited, his little satelite ears lay back flat on his head and he gets the waggy butt like nobody's business.

6. The only thing he will not allow me to do is trim his nails.  I figure if the vet has to muzzle him, so could I and that's exactly what we do.  It's pretty darn funny to hear him try to put up a fuss only to finally surrender to his pedicure.  I swear the anxiety is what gets to him because once he does settle, he almost falls asleep.  And then he gets a piece of cheese.

7. He gets annoyed with our neighbor's dogs as much as I do.  And their grandson.  Whenever he hears them outside, he looks at me like I'm crazy to ask him to go out there and potty.

8. As with Rascal, when BF and I have intimate time, Joey feels the need to destroy a stuffie.

9. Squirrels are his nemisis.  But I think if he ever actually got one, he wouldn't know what to do with it.  Joe is all about the chase.

10. He likes cats.

11. His favorite toys are the latex sqeakies you can get for a buck at Wal mart.  Stuffies follow closely in second and there is absolutely no interest in balls.

12. He loves carrots.

13. He has grown to enjoy our cuddle time.  I literally craddle him like a baby and rub his belly, which is a little difficult as he's almost as long as I am.  It took me a while to get him to let me do this but he's come around to it.  He'll tuck his head under my chin and close his eyes.

14. Joe likes going to the dog park but doesn't always get to stay very long.  I wouldn't say he's a very social dog, though he does tolerate other dogs being around.  But he loves to RUN!  As long as there's someone who will run with him, he's happy.  From time to time, he'll get a little sassy and start trying to hump other dogs.  I don't tolerate it (and most of the time, the other dog tells him off before I can).  If he's persistant about it, we leave.

15. He's a tail chaser.  And once he gets going, nothing gets in his way.  He'll even bounce off furniture.

16. Joey wants you to look him in the eye.  We are very heavy communicators with our eyes.  I can give him the momma look and he knows exactly what I mean.

17. When I got him, he was very sick.  Sicker than I realized when I picked him out at the city shelter.  After a month of vet visits and lots of medicine, peanut butter and TLC, he was better.  My vet later told me she didn't think he was going to live.  I'm so glad he did because Joey is definitely my heart dog.

18. The one thing everyone can agree on is Joey is a very happy dog.  VERY happy to see other people, VERY happy to go somewhere, VERY happy to just be his goofy, dorky self.  Happy can be replaced with bouncy too.

19. He howls at firetrucks.

20. Everyone thinks he's a puppy, even at the ripe old age of eight.

21. OMG, I've never see a dog shed more than him.  That Labbie undercoat is going to be the death of me and my vacuum.

22. His bottom lip sticks out sometimes.  When it's crooked, I call it his Michael Douglas lip.

23. He's really good about getting a bath.  I've discovered bathing him in the shower is so much easier than doing it him in, me out.  He even waits his turn while I dry off first!  But then the zoomies...

24. Joey is a digger.  Whenever he gets wound up outside, he'll dig.  If he feels fenced in (like at the duplex we used to live in), he'll dig.  And he loves digging in sand.  The apartment we were last at was right next to the volleyball court and he would run around like a freak and dig in this one spot.  Luckily it was off to the side and no one ever played volleyball.

25. He can jump like a gold medal Olympian.  Is it any wonder I named him Joey?

 Sioux

1. She's "famous" and has been on TV and in the newspaper.

2. She has been an awesome therapy dog for 7 years

3. Everyone who meets her likes her

4. No one wants to groom her - but it's only because of the hair - she is a perfect lady throughout the process

5. I hate that she is not still 3 years old - the gray is creeping up her muzzle

6. My second "heart dog" after Dancer

7. She loves coffee

8. She loves liver

9. She will fetch a dumbbell, but if you ask her to catch a tennis ball, she does, but then drops the icky thing on the floor

10. Sioux remembers every behavior she was ever taught, no matter how long it's been since she's been asked to do it

11. She has bad teeth, despite the daily brushing and great diet

12. I always ask the groomer to leave her pantaloons full and not trim too much behind her ears.  I love her fur.

13. Sioux can make even a scared kid love dogs

14. She gets really excited  when she enters a room and everyone in it has gray hair

15. Sioux prefers elders to anyone else

16. She will lay quietly for hours - under a table, next to a podium, etc., and only springs into action when requested - makes her a natural "presenter" or "panelist".

17. Sioux likes sheep, but isn't fond of heeling - she'll do it, but thinks it's boring compared to sheep, agility, and going for ice cream

18. This is the dog I take to bed for a long nap - as long as I don't get up, she doesn't get up

19. Sioux is the one dog I would save if I couldn't manage to save them all

20. Sioux carries part of her dad's soul in her eyes...

21. Sioux loves the powwow drum 

22. Once, when we were doing agility, she encountered a hot dog in the treat cup, and immediately sat down and stared at the trainer - wanted to know where her own liver treat was!!!

23. I know that Sioux is half Aussie, but, while I have my suspicions, I don't really know what else is in there - and I'd love to.  

24. If I were rich enough, I would clone Dancer and Sioux, even though I could never replicate exactly the circumstances that made them who they are.

25. A more awesome chocolate dog never lived.

Max:

1.  He was adopted from the shelter when he was three to five months old.

2.  He has never met a human who didn't immediately become his new best friend.

3.  If someone broke into the house, all the burgler would have to do is talk to him and scratch his ears and he'd have free reign.

4.  He doesn't eat what's in his bowl all at once, but he nibbles at it throughout the day.

5.  He gets very excited when he sees his leash in my hand.

6.  He's obsessed with squirrels.

7.  He loves to get squirted with the garden hose.

8.  He sleeps ... a lot.

9.  He loves for me to leave the electric blanket on for him on cold days.

10. He loves to hop up on my bed and sleep under the ceiling fan on hot days.

11. He poops enough for four dogs.

12. He sheds enough for four dogs.

13. He no longer digs big holes in the back yard.

14. He digs little holes and eats the clumps of grass.

15. His favorite visitor to the house is the pool guy because he turns the hose on for him and plays with him.

16. He doesn't beg at the table.

17. He just hunches his shoulders and hangs his head and guilts you into offering him something yummy.

18.  His favorite *thing* to steal is potholders. He knows that once he has chewed the end off, it's his.

19. He loves squeaky toys.

20. He likes to hop up on the sofa with whoever is there, but he's not a cuddler.  He prefers to spread out.

21. He can hear the refrigerator opening from outside.

22. He knows when we're passing a house where anybody has ever come out and talked to him. 

23. If we're passing a house where there's a car pulling into the driveway (or out of the garage) he plops down on the sidewalk and waits to see who it is, and whether or not they're going to come and talk to him.

24. He goes totally nuts when he hears leaf blowers.

25. He stands in the open front door to watch when we're unloading groceries, but he doesn't run out.

Joyce

 Ben:

1.  He likes to sleep with my shoes.  They're perfectly safe, he won't chew them, he just snuggles up with them.

2.  Inside the house his favourite toy is anything he can shake and hit himself in the top of the head with.  Right now Skinneez are the favourite.

3.  Outside the house his favourite toy is a ball.

4.  He is so ball-obsessed that I can't get him to even look at liver, crispy bacon or salmon if we're at the park.

5.  He loves getting a bath.

6.  He thinks the hoover is the devil incarnate.

7.  On the sofa he likes to sleep on his back with all 4 legs in the air.  In his bed he sleeps curled up.

8.  He loves socks, clean or dirty, doesn't matter.

9.  He chews the mail sometimes but won't chew anything in an envelope, only leaflets and takeaway menus.

10.  He's extremely selective about the dogs he actively plays with but will let almost any dog chase him.

11.  He's the fastest Lab I've ever seen.

12.  I've had to take a break from buying toys for him because he won't destroy the old ones.

13.  There is absolutely nothing he refuses to eat.

14.  He loves fish more than anything else.

15.  He can tell time LOL.  About 10 minutes before DH is due home every day, Ben goes and sits by the door.  

16.  He hasn't destroyed a single thing except the above mail since I gave him full freedom in the house nearly a year ago.

17.  I would bet money on him walking himself to the park if he ever got loose.  

18.  If I wait longer than 20 minutes after finishing my dinner to feed him, he comes up and stares at me.

19.  If his water bowl is empty he repeatedly picks it up and drops it on the floor until I take the hint.

20.  He plays very appropriately with dogs according to their size, I credit this not to my own raising of him but to the wide variety of dogs at our local park who taught him a great deal about doggy manners.

21.  He's a bit of a nut, but in a good way.

22.  According to him, every body of water bigger than a puddle is worth taking a swim in.

23.  He hates being told to sit on wet pavements.  He'll do it but he sighs at me.

24.  We joke that he's a food critic, because while he always goes to his bed while we eat he will lay on the side closest to us if he's interested in our food and on the other side if he thinks it's boring.  He'd still eat any of it, though.

25.  If you kiss him rapidly all over his face he'll jump into your lap.

Kobi

1. Kobi is not a typical Aussie

2. Kobi is calm and laid back

3. He rarely runs when off leash unless he sees a squirrel. Prefers to stroll along

4. Prefers people to dogs. Never aloof with strangers

5. He is bigger than standard and often mistaken for a Burnes 

6. Never grew into his feet

7. Won't go for a walk with anyone if I am in the house

8. Hates puppies

9. Loves Alpha females

10. Has gotten out of backyard but never left the property

11. Always grabs something in his mouth when someone comes in the house

12. Loves to shower. Hates the dryer

13. Never farts

14. My best friend is his best friend

15. Destroyed over $1500 of stuff as a pup - mostly electronics

16. Has never peed or soiled in the house

17. Territorial (with dogs)

18. His fur is silky soft

19. Loves the snow

20. Very minipulative

21. Fetch is his favourite game

22. He leaves drool marks all over the floor

23. His mane is too thick to wear a collar (slips off)

24. I think he is beautiful

25. He thinks he's beautiful 

Manchas and Kanicas

1. Manchas loves for me to fill the bath tub with a little water and let him play in it with a toy that floats. (He has a rubber ducky)

   Kanicas loves a warm bath but does not play in the water.

2. They both think they have to be with me no matter what room I am in to protect me from those invisable bad guys that only they can see.

3. They will both bark if someone knocks on the door but will be quite when I tell then to.

4. Once someone comes in Manchas is everybodys friend, Kanicas will stand between me and them and growl just a little bit until I tell him it is ok then he will go lay on his bed but still watches them for a while until he decides they are ok.

5. Manchas takes his food out of the bowl and eats it off the floor, Kanicas will eat it from the bowl.

6. Manchas is not yet a year old, Kanicas is suspose to be 3 yrs old.

7. Manchas is the instigator he will get a toy and tease Kanicas with it until they are both running and playing.

8. They love to go out in the yard when its nice and chase each other around and around in circles while I laugh at them.

9. Manchas love to be blow dried after a bath, Kanicas thinks the dryer is an evil monster that will eat him so he get towel dried.

10. Manchas does not tear the stuffing out of toys, Kanicas thinks that the best part of haveing a toy.

11. Manchas pulls when on a leash so he walks with a no pull halter, Kanicas is a perfect gentleman on a leash. I use a couple to walk them both together.

12. Manchas can eat anything and he does not get gassey, Kanicas gets really bad gas if I give him canned food.

13. If I am eating Manchas will stand/ jump up and down on his hind legs begging for a bite. Kanicas is more dignified he will just sit and stare at me.

14. They both love people and kids and other dogs when we are out on a walk.

15. When it is sunny out Manchas prefers the shade and concrete floor of the porch, Kanicas like to lay in the sun.

16. They both like to ride in the car with me.

17. They both hate to be left at home alone and cry for a while in there crates before they settle down.

18. Cheese is one of there favorite treats.

19. Kanicas would sleep through the night with out going out but Manchas wakes me up 1 or 2 times a night to go out.

20. Manchas is afraid of plastic bags blowing in the wind, Kanicas pees on them. LOL

21. Manchas does not like his belly rubbed, Kanicas loves it.

22. Manchas will play fetch and bring the toy back to you, Manchas thinks its more fun to keep the toy.

23. They both can have the same exact kind of chew toy but always try to take each other because of couse the other dogs is always tastier.

24. Manchas does not like to be brushed because the brush will eat him if he doesn't eat it first.(LOL) Kanicas will sit very still to be brushed.

25. And the most important thing about both of them is they bring so much joy and happiness to me I could not imagine being with out them.  

 Bugsy

1. he thinks that all dogs are his best friends - even the ones that are showing teeth and clearly saying back off
2. he has no purpose for walking - he runs or trots
3. he used to HATE baths and was like catching a greased pig to get him in the tub - he tolerates them now
4. he loves kids but freaks most of them out
5. he has a catch and release program for squirrels - when he catches one he drops it almost immediately
6. he likes to show you when he catches birds so they get carried around
7. he destroys almost all toys instantly (kongs & cuz's survive for a while) It is like he is on a mission they must be shredded into little bits.  BUT he neatly puts the bits to one side
8. he hates to sit or down on concrete, wet or snowy ground, pine chip mulch and many other surfaces
9. he is extremely prissy and has never rolled in anything outside and skips over mud and poop and various other unseen things
10. he crashes out early in the evening and hates to go out for his last of the night business - as a puppy we used to have to crawl into the crate and get him out - nothing would get him to move, DH once thought he was dead 
11. he will not poop on a walk no matter how far or how long he has been out or how badly he needs to go
12. if you put something square down that is where he will lie down
13. people love his coat - the colors and how shiny it is
14. he loves to run right at you and jukes at the last second -scares the uninitiated half to death
    
15. he is obsessed with kitchen towels and magazines.  Nary a day goes by that he doesn't bring you at least one of each
16. if you peel a banana he will sprint to the nearest dog bed - where he will calmly wait for a bite
17. he is into moles in a big way
18. he cannot be trusted near water with waterfowl
19. he never relaxes outside
20. he eats everything very fast except green tripe - it's like he savors it
21. his heart is bigger than he is LOL
22. he loves to run through peoples legs - even those he can't fit through
    
23. he will not eat anything not given to him
24. he recognizes peoples voices over the phone and knows when he is going to visit a doggie friend
25. he always go up and down stairs on your right - always.  If you try to squeeze him out he will push through you on your right
    

 Timmy and Sadie

1.  Timmy loves to chase butterflies in the field. Apparently no one's told him how ridiculous this looks, he assumes are are giggling at him because hes being good.

2.  Sadie's favourite time of the day is dinnertime. If we have not fed her and it's around 6:30, she will scratch in her food bowl until we do. The scratching gets progressively louder and closer the longer we ignore it.

3.  Timmy isn't fond of mealtime, I have to keep and eye on him and keep reminding him to "eat your food Timmy". He gets distracted way to easily and runs away from his food bowl then Sadie runs over and will scarf down his food too.

4.  Although Timmy is very much a "Daddy's boy" he falls asleep on the floor beside my side of the bed, every night - after he gives me a goodnight kiss

5.  We originally fell in love with Sadie because she seemed very independent. That was an act. She is the cuddliest dog ever. She must be touching us if we are sitting on the couch watching t.v.

6.  Timmy wasn't very cuddly as a pup, but I've worked on this and now every morning he must have his 20 minutes of cuddles with me. Dave will not do, it must be me.

7.  Clementines/Oranges are Timmy's favourite treats ever. I now can't buy orange scented cleaner or he trys to eat it.

8.  Timmy loves vegetables, Sadie loves junk food.

9.  It is Timmy's DUTY to watch out for his sister. If she's barking at a dog, he too, must bark at that dog. Until he realizes its a girl dog.....he's a ladies man. 

10.  Timmy loves horses, although he's never met one, he's convinced that they would be best friends. We point out horses we see on our car rides and he looks out the window for them. This does not work for any other creature we point out. 

11.  Sadie is fantastic in the car, she can balance bumps and turns like no other, she uses her arms to stabilize herself. Timmy falls all over the place.

12.  Timmy was devastated when he ate his favourite toy, a hand me down rubber alligator from his sister. He carried a tiny piece of it around in his mouth for months and months. 

13. Timmy hides things in his cheek pouches. He has been watching the squirrels to perfect this apparently. 

14. One time I caught Timmy chewing part of a pen loudly, I told him to "drop it" - he looked at me, fake swallowed the pen and went to lie down. I followed and opened his mouth up and there was a plastic pen piece. I took it and he lowered his head in embarrassment.

15.  Timmy is pretty sure he's the same size as Sadie. If she can sit on my lap and cuddle, surely he can fit on my lap as well.

16.  Timmy had a bad experience with a German Shepherd once, now he's afraid of them, and PICTURES of them. 

17  Timmy is incredibly gentle when playing with his sister. She can tug on his lips as hard as she wants, he just waves his open mouth in front of her or headbutts her. 

18.  Sadie must be wrapped up in a blanket or towel to sleep at night. She will wine all night if she is not wrapped up.

19.  Sadie has a million and one expressions. I never knew a dogs face could show so many emotions. She is ridiculously appropriate. 

20.  Sadie gets very jealous of all her brother's girlfriends. 

21.  Sadie does not like to swim but she loves wading in the lake looking for muskrats. She will swim if she finds one. 

22.  Sadie can sleep all day and all night. I found this out when I was working shift work and Dave worked normal hours. She would sleep all night with him and then all day with me. 

23.  Sadie LOVES hiking. Her little butt doesn't stop bouncing when she's out on a walk or hike.

24.   Sadie is a much better hiker than Timmy. She is not as clumsy and is there is a cliff the dogs can't climb up, Sadie will put her arms around Dave's neck and wrap her back feet around his waist while he climbs up. She stays completely still.

25.  Timmy and Sadie are best friends. I'm glad it worked out the way we had planned. 

 I have to many dogs to do this! But Im gonna anyways.

1. Cheyanne will be 8 in April and still has no gray hair! 

2. Joker and Fynn love showers. All I have to do it point to the bathtub and they happily jump in. Lillie hates them and has to be picked up and put in the tub but she loves the grooming afterwards.

3. Everyone has learned the dremel means hotdogs and cheese after each foot!! 

4. Cheyanne, Lillie, Kujo, and Joker love car rides.

5. Kujo sleeps with Samantha.

6. Cheyanne and Joker are best friends.

7. Cheyanne is stubborn. Lol. If you dont have food she isnt gonna do any of those tricks she knows.

8. Lillie loves to give me hugs. A little too much!

9. Joker is too smart for his own good.

10. Fynn loves little kids. 

11. Lillie can do the conformation stuff at home like a pro but in class she is shy.

12. Fynn thinks he's a Boxer and a German Shepard. He likes to box people when trying to play with him and he thinks when I tell him to "stand" he's supposed to stack like a German Shepard. 

13. Joker and Fynn dont eat bully sticks. I can give them bully sticks and they will lick them but never chew on them. Lillie will steal theirs if given the chance.

14. Joker hates wire crates. He likes the closed in feeling of a plastic crate.

15. Cheyanne will play tug with you but wont chase or bring a toy to you.

16. Cheyanne think the bike is the best invention on earth. Lillie does too but she doesnt go crazy like Cheyanne does when I get it out.

17.Cheyanne and Lillie dont need to be crated ever.

18. Kujo has to be crated when we leave the house otherwise she gets mad and pees in the house regardless if we were just gone 30 minutes.

19. Joker has to be crated when we're not home because for some odd reason he thinks it's ok to use the bathroom everywhere when we're gone.

20. Fynn has to be crated because he likes to pull everything out of their spots and scatter them all over the house. But he dont chew on anything.

21. Joker doesnt know why some dogs just dont wanna be friends.

22. Lillie and Fynn find Joker's play style to rough but Cheyanne loves it!

23. Kujo only makes friends with other Chihuahuas. I dont know how she can tell the difference but she does not play with any dog unless it's a Chihuahua.

24. Kujo loves kittens. They make great playmates.

25. Fynn will be 1 next month and is way more mature acting than Lillie my 2 1/2 year old!

Monroe

1. I was named Monroe Magee because my parents lived on Monroe St at the time.

2. My first 5 years were in an old house with no yard and it was downtown.  I ignore outside noises to this day because of that.

3. Everyone on Monroe St loved me and they would let me come into their houses.  I would meet them when they came home and make sure their house was safe for them to enter.

4. My old neighbors used to have treats for me and always would make me behave for them.

5. My parents could tell me to go to a certain house (Jack's, Rich's, Aaron's) and I would go to the right house.  I was truly a block dog.

6. I was born at the beach in Delaware but I live in Minnesota now.  I like it better here.

7. I've flown in a plane.  I barked all the way down and the people on plane were wondering who my owners were but they were too embarrased to admit my ownership.

8. I was REALLY happy when I got off the plane and Mum let me out of my new, plastic crate.  The cat wouldn't come out of his for a while.

9. I lived in a hotel for a while.

10. My Mum works at hotels and I used to walk down to get her at night, with my Dad.

11.  I got good comment cards from the guests at my Mum's hotel.  Her GM didn't know who they were for.

12.  I will, and have, eaten anything.

13. I once ate 10 Cadbury Easter Creme Eggs.  Then I threw them all up.

14. I may look noble but

15. I act really silly.

16.  I have the best labby smile ever.  People tell me that!

17. I really like doing obedience but I'm scared of agility.

18. I fell off the dog walk once.

19.  I wouldn't go on wooden stairs for a couple of years.

20. I love my bed (crate).  It has the best blanket in the world.

21.  I love my Auntie Lyn and I know when we are on the highway going there.

22.  I can be mean, especially if there is a tennis ball and other dogs involved.

23.  I pretend to tolerate my little brother but I really miss him when he's not there.

24.  My eyes are magic and I can make humans do things with them.

25.  I don't like to cuddle but I love being near people and get lonely at daycare sometimes.

Casey:

1. he is NOT a morning dog
2. He loves puppies
3. He's only 2 1/2, and has had grey hairs on his chin since I got him at 10 months old
4. He will always have issues, and I've accepted that - but we still work on everything
5. He hates laying down on command, but will do it - in his own time
6. He hates to be carried or held
7. He HATES baths - even with good treats involved
8. He doesn't like peanut butter, but will eat it if nothing better is offered
9. He sheds more than all my cats combined
10. He will only jump on the bed, if he can launch off of his blanket or bed on the floor
11. He and the neighbors dog have recently decided it's GREAT fun to play and bark at eachother through the fence
12. He still has to be muzzled for nail trims and vet visits
13. He gets very excited when you say p-a-r-k
14. I can call him off of any prey, at any time - even the good stuff like birds and squirrels
15. He's never chased my cats, but some still don't like him and swat at him
16. He has way too many collars and leashes
17. He's a very oddly shaped dog....
18. He gets compliments every where we go on his 'good looks' and 'good behavior'
19. The only strangers he will go up to on site are little girls and some quiet little boys
20. He chases and herds running children
21. He can herd any dog out of the park - if he wants to play only with that one
22. He would jump through hoops of fire for a piece of cheese
23. Some days I think he likes Carleigh the cat more than me
24. He has recently decided my mom is not satan - and she can be a good person, with good food
25. He has come so far since I've had him - people that have known him all along cannot get over the difference in his behavior

Bailey

1. he sleeps as long as possible in the morning, until i force him up to go potty
2. he was at the pound for 6 months before i adopted him
3. was terrified of basements when i got him. Not of stairs, he would go up/down to any upper level, but any basement he would refuse. In all houses too, not just ours. Im guessing something happend to him in a basement, or he was locked down there at some time. Treats, toys, food, nothing would work. One day i just litterally dragged him into the basement.. he walked around and figured out it wasnt such a bad place, and he wasnt afraid anymore. He actually likes it now, because thats where he gets dinner.
4. he had heartworms when we got him. We found out at the first vet visit, the shelter didnt tell us. And we spent $600 on a dog we had for only a couple days. But im glad the shelter didnt say anything, because if they did we probably wouldnt have gotten him...
5. He cannot be crated. A large kennel is fine, but not a crate. We had him crated inside when we first got him, and he bent the bottom bars up and bit the rug and pulled him self out. He DESTROYED the crate, but didnt touch a single thing in the house once he was out.
6. I have scars on my arm from the first week i had him, when he bit me (food agression)
7. He was scared of any bowl of water when i first got him. He would get so thirsty he would drink eventually, but he would be crouched down and shaking. He has now realized that the water bowl is not going to jump up and attack him if he gets a drink.
8. He loves to run in streams, or shallow water (like a foot or less deep) but he  does not like to swim. We're working on it
9. Bailey is usually pretty friendly to everyone, but one night me and my friend were walking back from her house to mine at night. We didnt realize there were some people following us, we just thought they happend to be going the same way. Bailey, who knows hes not supose to pull on a walk, or go nuts at other people/dogs, FREAKED when they started getting closer.. his hair went up and he started lunging and snarling at them. He was pulling so hard i thought the leash was going to snap. We kept walking, and the guys stopped follwing after that. Obviously he sensed something wasnt normal, he never acted that way before, and hasnt since. 
10. Bailey will not retrieve, chase, or pick up anything in his mouth, and he does not like water. Some lab he is.
11. He has pretty short hair, but sheds enough for 10 dogs
12. He doesnt like to poop on a leash, and he will never just "go" in the open, he has to "back up" to something, or he wont go.
13. Has no prey drive at all. Its extremly hard to get him even somewhat interested in chasing after any type of toy.
14. His eyes are different colors. The right one is brown, and the left is yellow/golden. It looks like its glowing when hes in the sun.
15. we could go for a 10 mile walk, but he wouldnt be happy until he got a chance to run. Running is his passion.
16. His is often mistaken for a greyhound..
17. we are very "attached" We are together almost 24/7. The only time we are apart really, is when i go to school. If i could, i'd bring him with me.
18. He was 1-2 when i got him. It was 4 years that hes been with me last august, so he is 5-6 years old now.
19. We go to the police k9 olympics every year, he loves it there, he gets to meet lots of new friends, but the gun shots scare him
20. he caught a ground hog once. I thought he was going to try and kill it, but he didnt. It was weird, it was kind of like he was trying to "herd" it. If i tried to run into the woods, he would circle around it and stop it from going. And he kept walking next to it, but if it tried to run from him, he would run around in front of it and make it stop. I wish i got it on video, it was funny.
21. his ears are to big for his head.
22. he used to be afraid of men
23. he likes bananas
24. he also likes carrots
25. he wiggles his butt funny when he runs down the stairs 

Grey

1. Grey can eat anything, even if it's not meant to be eaten.

2. Once, he ate cat poop and vomited it up in my living room. Sorry for bringing up that visual image.

 3. Grey won my heart when he put up his paw on the cage door at the pound.

 4. He once ate 2 loaves of bread and 24 tortillas that he stole from the breadbox, which was in an unreachable (or so I thought) location.

5. After that incident, I also discovered he loves hydrogen peroxide.

6. I also learned it takes half a bottle of make him puke.

7. That made me puke.

8. Grey has an ongoing love affair with one of our cats, but he'd never admit to it.

9. When he refuses to move, he stiffens like a possum and drops to the ground.

10. He has the coat, color, face, etc. of a border collie, but he's the size of a small dinosaur.

11. Grey lets his nose get him into trouble, hence all the eating-things-he-shouldn't incidents.

12. He would literally walk in and out of the shower 10 times a day if I asked him to.

13. He hogs the bed and groans when you try to move him.

14. He's thoroughly attached to Brown. I often wonder how he'll function when Brown isn't around anymore.

15. He guards the garbage can. He's obsessed with it, but he's not a garbage digger. He just likes it.

16. He's such a ham. He can't take a bad picture.

17. When he rips a squeaky fart, he turns his head our to see what the noise was.

18. He howls everytime Michael Jackson's "Don't Stop til you get Enough" plays.

19. The dog has no spit in his mouth. His top lick sticks to his gums.

20. He sucks at fetching. If I throw anything in the water, he swims in the opposite direction.

21. He's been known to poop in a public lake once or twice.

22. I send him to the groomers with a jar of peanut butter so his nails can get trimmed without him eating the groomer.

23. He's 100 lbs. but scared of his own shadow.

24. He herds the vacuum. This has been going on for years.

25. He pulled down the satellite man's pants while the guy was installing the receiver. Grey tried to sniff him twice, and the guy swung his hands and yelled each time. On the third time, Grey grabbed the guy's pants and left the guy in the middle of my living room in his underwear.