Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Mastiff vs. Lab moods

I read several postings about how your dogs act, and it's funny that Rocco has many similar moods.

Like when it is hot, or when he's tired, he will lay out on the hardwood floors or the tile floors to try to cool off. And when he's real tired, he barely even opens his eye when you call him, let alone wag his tail. But like Togo, he bounces right up if we even hint that there might be food around.

He also LOVES ice cubes. I also give him a bowl of ice cubes when we get back from our hot walks. Only he doesn't mind them being in his bowl of water. He dunks his muzzle in and pulls them out.

Also like Jade, he will pout when he's in trouble. If we tell him he has to come inside because he was misbehaving, he walks sloooowly through the door, goes to his bed and plops down. Often, he lets out a huff, too. He also plops down and lets out a huff if we tell him he can't do something he wants to do.

Another funny thing Rocco does: He guards the barbeque grill when we are cooking. He will sit in front of the grill even if we go inside if there is food on the grill. If it's too hot on the deck, he goes behind the grill where there is shade and will sit there, guarding the grill. Lest some pesky squirrel tries to come and take his hot dogs! That or maybe he just likes the smell.

Sunday, June 8, 2008

Buford, The Duck Hunter


Buford is 6 months old and getting used to his new home. We recently moved across town to a new place. There is a small "lake" in the middle of our new complex filled with ducks. To Bu these ducks NEED to be chased, constantly. We bought him a new stuffed duck so he might stop trying to catch a real one (hasn't worked). He's about 60 lbs.