Comments on: 12 Weird Things Dog Lovers Do (that freak normal people out)

By: Pamela

Pamela — Sat, 01 Feb 2014 00:16:35 +0000

In reply to Terry Cramer. Oh you are an insane dog person! Welcome to the club. :)

By: Terry Cramer

Terry Cramer — Sat, 01 Feb 2014 00:12:03 +0000

I only just found your wonderful blog! I had to participate in this, even though it was a while ago! I have a few to add, and I admit to everything on the lists! My first greyhound boy Lucky used to like to smell the inside of my mouth, so I would open my mouth wide, and he would stick his big snout in to sniff!!! The first time a friend witnessed this, he started screaming! Next, I sometimes put baby carrots in my mouth and chew them a little, and then drop them into my hand and feed to the dogs. The most recent is that I bought a bunch of infant hats to put on the dogs for pictures for their blog!!! I was chuckling to myself when I was shopping at the baby store. I was praying that no one would ask me anything about my baby!

By: Deb

Deb — Tue, 07 Jan 2014 00:33:33 +0000

In reply to slimdoggy. LOL, we got our RV so we could go camping with our fur-kids. They are totally worth it :)

By: Taryn

Taryn — Mon, 06 Jan 2014 14:37:09 +0000

I thought of another one…..Having your house decorated with countless framed photographs of your dogs….We had friends come over who had never been in our house…The wife made a comment like “wow, you really have a lot of pictures of your dogs around”…..and (to myself) I was like “and your point is?”. Really, it had never occurred to me. It just seemed normal 🙂

By: Lauranne

Lauranne — Mon, 06 Jan 2014 12:38:35 +0000

other than the trying the food and feeding RAW – yep I have and do do everything on that list! Although not the snow ball poo pick up – not enough snow!

By: Callie, Shadow, and Ducky's Mom

Callie, Shadow, and Ducky's Mom — Sun, 05 Jan 2014 22:35:27 +0000

I talk to my girls ALL the time! I have to, especially during the week while Sam is at work. I’d go out of my mind if I didn’t have the dogs to talk to! I’ve probably done all 12 things on your list at least once over the years, but since they were “normal” to me they never stood out in my memories.

Oh, and add calling Callie and Shadow “the girls”…when one of my now close friends and I first started working together at our last job, she finally got up the courage — her words, not mine — to ask me who I was talking about because she didn’t think I had human children. When I told her that my girls are Golden Retrievers, she looked at me like I had three heads. She eventually got used to it, but I always got a great laugh at her facial expressions until she did. Now that she’s a cat mom, she finally understands. 🙂

By: Callie, Shadow, and Ducky's Mom

Callie, Shadow, and Ducky's Mom — Sun, 05 Jan 2014 22:10:10 +0000

In reply to houndstooth. Heck, all I've been "brave" enough to cook for my dogs are some of their treats and I definitely taste-test those! :-)

By: Callie, Shadow, and Ducky's Mom

Callie, Shadow, and Ducky's Mom — Sun, 05 Jan 2014 21:55:13 +0000

In reply to Pamela. My car is permanently set-up for the dogs with a hammock-style seat cover. On the extremely rare occasions when a human has to sit in the back seat, I just take it off and throw it in the trunk. Now that I'm not working, I rarely play chauffeur to more than one person at a time (hubby). And I have a "Who Rescued Who" magnet on my car but no bumper stickers (only because I keep forgetting to put my one dog- related one on the car).

By: Roberta

Roberta — Sun, 05 Jan 2014 20:59:55 +0000

I laugh at Squishy when he bawls in the house…he’s bored or wants his mamma.
I don’t smell paws.
I always have a dog in the car with me, temperature allowing; recently, it’s Crimson Tide, who doesn’t take “no” for an answer and can sit next to a bag of dog food for hours not bothering it.
I’ve arranged my home for the dogs; hosting my Dinner for Six for church at a restaurant.
Spoon, fork, whatever is needed to let everyone be comfy (not necessarily counting me).
Fun post!

By: AC

AC — Sun, 05 Jan 2014 13:36:58 +0000

1. Smell his ears when he’s sleeping
2. Make a sandwich/ salad/ or almost any other meal while keeping in mind that I need to cut an extra piece of cheese or celery for he who waits patiently
3. Order a meal with the forethought of knowing I’ll be getting a doggy bag that really is a doggy bag.
4. Taking a walk at the big box pet stores when the weather’s too hot/cold or on any given Sunday
5. Plan shopping trips and social events around his walking schedule
6. Use an underground parking lot on hot days or heated parking garage on cold days instead of available street level parking
7. Let him push his toes up against me when he’s sleeping/ resting even though I really should get up and get something done
8 read dog blogs