Leeloo's repertoire of things she hates is either growing or they're finally surfacing. So the last time I went home to Houston, my father was unrecognizable in his big puff jacket and his lumbering through the doorway sent the dogs all a tizzy. Oi...that was a nightmare. But, I thought this was just an isolated incident. They weren't in a familiar place and my parents made it sound like Hitch was the one who instigated the bark-fest. It was not until my cousin came over yesterday that I realized that Leeloo may very well be afraid of large jackets. My cousin, Oli and LL never started on the right foot. Oli treats dogs with the respect of a 3 year old: pulling tails, messing with the ears...sticking her foot in their faces. Leeloo was not about to have any of that, and kinda snapped on Oli's foot...once...but
Anyway, my cousin came over for dinner (in her giant pea-coat), and Leeloo started GROWLING at her the second she came in. They never had a great relationship, but Oli and LL have seen each other a few times after the incident. I could not get a handle on why she kept growling. I thought maybe it was the jacket...while it didn't totally solve the problem LL backed off...slightly. And now they're best friends.
* Shout out to Seebie-jeebie via Ms.HoneyDew for sending me this bloglink!
WOW...what a great entry! I'm a big fan of this comicblog and soooo glad Hitch and Leeloo are fairly confident, smart, and easy to love puppies. They may make a mess, but I applaud and appreciate their interest in new things and ability to mentally process their surroundings. Where the dogs differ is Hitch is fearless in social situations while Leeloo can be quite timid and wary. On the other hand, Leeloo tackles physical obstacles head on and Hitch is much more unwilling and reserved. For example of a social interaction, Hitch has never met anyone who isn't immediately his best friend. Leeloo...may try to bite your hand off if you sneak a pet on her. Physical challenge - Jungle gym slide and draw bridge: Leeloo was running up and down that thing, running down the slide ramp and jetting across the draw bridge like a 3 year old after an expresso shot. Hitch hightailed outta there after his first wobbly drawbridge attempt. Oh puppies. But I digress. Read this blog entry about how some dogs can't comprehend the notion of a move. Hilarious. So glad I have smart dogs...mebbe too smart. http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/2010/11/dogs-dont-understand-basic-concepts.html
