My Family of Canines Part Two

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Somehow throughout the years my family and I have added ten dogs to our household. Whether we couldn’t get rid of a pup, taken in a homeless dog, or just fell in love with a cute face; it seemed almost too easy for my family to take in ten pooches. While pets are amazing they are also hard work, now multiply that by ten and picture a zoo of monkeys. Well, that is pretty much what it’s like having so many dogs. Living with ten dogs can be a huge hassle but it’s also a privilege in a way.

Here is a little incite on what it’s like to live with ten dogs…

You always have a cuddle buddy

I think one of the best aspects of having a pet is always having someone to cuddle with and comfort you. Since the number of dogs outweighs the number of humans in my home, there is always someone you can snuggle with.

Sitting alone with only one or even two dogs is nice, but it’s a different story when the other eight come around.

Before being able to sit on my couch I always have to go through an obstacle course of chasing the dogs down. I will sit down, put my MacBook on my lap, and sit my drink on the coaster next to me. I will be completely relaxed and before I know it I hear a thunder of little paws chasing after me. The next I know Teddy, TJ, and Junior all jump on the couch and cuddle around me. Then Chloe and Lilly bark to be picked up, and on top of that Daisy scratches my legs because she, as well, wants to sit with me. This is when my obstacle course begins. I stand up, put my MacBook on the coffee table in front of me and throw Daisy on the couch. I then proceed to chase Chloe and Lilly around and under the coffee table until they finally just screech to a shaking halt and let me pick them up. After the loving ritual I get comfortable again and the dogs began to mold themselves to my position.

Finally after everyone gets situated I can work on my writing. But of course I have to work around nine dogs. Daisy is usually to the left of my hip in-between the couch cushion and me. Chloe is on my right side snuggled into my thigh while Junior sits behind her cuddled into my hip. My MacBook rest on my lap and Lilly gets comfortable in the back of my MacBook in-between my thighs, while TJ sits in-between my calves. Teddy makes his way to squeeze in front of Daisy and of course Molly has to join in the fun by taking up two, of the three seats on the couch. Sammie always chooses to sit on the loveseat by him selves rather then try and find a space by me.

Unfortunately this post is not exaggerated and I really do have to go through this course of dogs just to get comfortable on my own couch. Fun, right?

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There is a lot more incite on what it’s like to live with ten dogs so keep an eye out for My Family of Canines Part Three!

 

 

My Family of Canines

My family and I are dog-loving people, so loving that we have ten dogs. Living with a crazy amount of dogs can be the best thing in the world, but it can also be the worst. All in all though, they are part of the family. Here is my description of our ten dogs.

Miffy – The Stuck-up

Miffy is the only Pekingese we have. I call her a stuck-up because she walks around the house with her head held high and wont let any other dog touch her. She’s are oldest dog and now mainly spends her days begging for food and sleeping.

Chole – The Fatty

Chole is a miniature overweight Yorkie. She has short legs, which causes her to wobble when she walks. She is known for her obsessively loud barking and hogging of the food.

Teddy – The Whiner

 

Teddy whines so much I feel that if a small child kicked the back of my chair while singing “Let it go” from Disney’s Frozen in a high pitched voice, it still wouldn’t be as annoying as Teddy whining. He is yet another miniature Yorkie.

TJ – Teddy’s Twin

 

TJ is a smaller version of Teddy, except he has much more hair. Of course it would be just my luck to have another whiner in the family, but lucky for me TJ mixes it up once in a while and bark. So instead of pure whines I get the privilege of hearing a slight whimper, to a howl, to a full on bark. And of course, he is a miniature Yorkie, Teddy’s son to be exact.

Daisy – The Jealous Sweetheart

Daisy is our one and only miniature poodle and she is the sweetest dog anyone could want, but she does have a jealous side to her. She is the type of dog to follow you around, cuddle you when you cry, and lick your wounds. She is everything an owner would want in a dog. But hey, nothings that perfect! If Daisy is sitting with one of us, no other dog can be around or she will bite at it. She is extremely jealous and won’t have it when another dog wants attention. Honestly, she has the same personality as a jealous girlfriend/boyfriend.

Sammie – The Growler

Sammie is a Pomeranian and the only one we have. He is also our only mean dog. Sammie will growl at you even if you just say his name, honestly I think he’s a little crazy. This dog will go around and just growl at you, and he can’t get around strangers because he will just straight up bite them. I feel like he has more anger issues then the hulk.

Junior – The Beast

Junior is a mix bread between a Yorkie and a Pekingese. Junior can be accurately described as the beast from Disney’s Beauty in the Beast. He looks mean on the outside, and has a temper, but would never act on it. Not to mention he is scared of everything, and I mean everything. If it weren’t for his sweet personality the next nickname in line for him would be the scaredy cat. We’re lucky he eats out of a bowl, because if there’s no food in it, the dang dog is scared of the bowl! Oh and did I mention he was Sammies archenemy?

Lily – The Bug

I call Lily the bug because she probably isn’t bigger than a remote control. We’re lucky if we don’t step on her. Not to mention she keeps getting locked in rooms and closets because she crawls in them without notice and just stays there until we hear a squeaky little bark. Everyone then finds themselves running about opening doors to find her. She’s so small that she can’t jump on or off of our couches or chairs. So of course she will bark until someone puts her on or off of them. Now that I think of it, her bark is a bell and of course, we answer.

Shino – The Outsider

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Shino is a crossbreed between a Yorkie and a Chihuahua. We had too many difficulties with him biting and starting fights that we build him a decent sized insulated house in our back yard, he even has a door that closes and opens to a fenced in area of playful grass. Honestly I feel he’s the lucky one, he has his own house for crying out loud!

Molly – The Child

 

Molly is our only big dog; she is a standard poodle and is our youngest. Even though she is the youngest; she is by far the biggest. We can always see her trying to play with the small dogs and them getting annoyed. Lucky for her we have a ten-arced backyard. She likes to run and have all the little dogs try to catch up with her. Honestly its completely unfair since one step for her would equal to 10 steps for the little dogs.

We consider each of our dog’s family and love them all. They are well taken care of and they love where they live. Please take this post lightly.

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My next post will be a follow up on what it’s like to live with ten dogs.