Five Random Facts: Lassie

So.
We’ve seen five random facts about Petal and Ella, that must mean that Lassie is next!

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1: Lassie, despite what the name may suggest, is indeed a boy. For those of you who didn’t already know. I originally wanted a female Collie, because I knew Lassie meant girl, but my Mom wouldn’t let me get a girl dog at the time (she didn’t want to deal with a female going into heat, can’t say I blame her). So I got a boy and stubbornly stuck with the name I so badly wanted to give my Collie. I ignored anyone who tried to convince me to call him Laddie instead.
2: He’s my best friend and second shadow. He has been since I was 13. And, from the time that I was 13, all of his training was/has been done by me. He went to one training class, because my Dad and grandma insisted on it, at Petsmart. He already knew most of the commands the trainer taught (him and I were also the youngest dog/owner there), but it was still fun.
3: My Mom and I built him an agility course when I was about 14 or 15. He loved doing all the jumps and the weave poles were kind of fun, too, but the jumps were his favorite. He still, to this day, prefers jumping to anything else. He’d rather jump for a ball thrown straight into the air than run after a ball thrown straight ahead.
4: Children = Sheep. Lassie loves any and all “sheep” though he will herd them any chance he gets. Lovingly, of course. ;] But babies will always be his favorite. He’s so gentle and sweet with them.
5: Suitcases upset him. He knows they mean I’m leaving for more than just a few hours and he might not be going with. He gets ridiculously excited when he does get to go.

That’s my handsome boy that I could ramble about for hours and days.
But I’ll spare you and stop here. ;]

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Five Random Facts: Ella

I told you Ella would be next.
Then I forgot.
Then last night I remembered.
Haha.
So here we go!

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1: Ella likes to go around slapping people and Collies. It hurts like crazy, but she hasn’t been as bad since she began sleeping in the crate; she most enjoys hitting you when you’re asleep and the most vulnerable.
2: I suspect she is part Vizsla for numerous reasons.
3: She will always give kisses.
4: If she even smells peanut butter she starts licking the air and her lips.
5: She likes to stick her head between your knees; if you’re standing in a doorway and she does it from behind you, it’s to peek inside the other room. If you’re just standing in the middle of the room and she’s standing in front of you, it’s to beg for a neck scratch.

Next will be Lassie and I will not forgot this time! ;]

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Five Random Facts: Petal

I thought it might be fun to share five random facts about each of the dogs with you readers.
I’ll start with Petal; ladies first, right?

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1: Petal sometimes (often) makes these really strange noises that I call her “dinosaur noises”, they’re like these strange and adorable grumbly sounds. She makes them when she’s nibbling on something or rolling around on the couch (which is a classic part of her morning routine).
2: She loves getting packages in the mail. She likes to help me open them and whatever is inside is hers and Lassie and Ella better not take it.
3: Her tummy does not tolerate anything with sweet potatoes.
4: You may already know about her overbite, but did you know she uses it for e v i l? She hooks her front, exposed, teeth over things, like the rim of a cup, and pulls them down from those hard to reach places.
5: Petal got her name because of a marking on the top of her head that resembles a flower petal.
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That’s it for Petal!
Next up will be Ella, so keep an eye out for that. ;]