May 14, 2008
Schwim - the other dog
The last time my friend was away from home for a while I kept her beagle, Gwen, while her big dog went to a boarding kennel. We thought that handling both girls plus Lance might be a little difficult for me. Schwim is a Weimaraner and gets on great with Gwen. She’s older and can get snarky sometimes, though, so we didn’t want to risk a dogfight when there was just me around to separate them. She had a great time at the kennel.They have a large fenced area where she could romp with other big dogs. She “holds back” when playing with the smaller beagles, so it was nice for her to have a chance to throw caution to the wind and have some fun. My friend has been staying in my guest room just lately. All three dogs have been getting along just fine, though it took a few days for Schwim to convince Lance that she was not a potential humping partner. The beagles can be somewhat scampy at times, but, overall, I’ve been happy with the way everyone has been behaving.
Then I came home yesterday and found this mess in the living room. The beagles were in the kennel while I was out. Schwim had the run of the house.
I asked her who could have done such a thing. She gave me a look of wide-eyed innocence, but had nothing to say about the matter.
I picked up a piece of shredded cardboard and held it to her face, asking her if she was the culprit. Her guilty look was the canine equivalent of a confession. She was very sorry to have caused a problem andshe’ll never do that again. Right?
[tags]dogs, Schwim, Weimaraner[/tags]
Posted by skeet @ 4:53 pm • Home & Family
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May 15th, 2008 at 1:18 am, Denise Says:
Argh! My daughter’s dog used to do that sort of thing too. Weimaraners are gorgeous but trouble.
May 15th, 2008 at 9:25 am, Jason Orkin Says:
Considering dogs are always one meal away from going feral, if you truly believe Schwim will never do something like that again, I have some magic beans I’d like to sell you.
But I’d still take the ravenous, destructive companions over a cat any day.
May 15th, 2008 at 12:04 pm, Emsxiety Says:
Schwim will never do it again and is very sorry. You can tell by her face. Absolutely apologetic. That is until next time!
May 15th, 2008 at 1:42 pm, Anele Says:
That’s why they were made so cute, so when the trouble comes up you can’t possibly get TOO mad at them!
May 16th, 2008 at 7:48 am, Lynne Says:
Oh my, that certainly is quite the look of innocence! At least you were able to remain calm!
May 16th, 2008 at 7:58 am, skeet’s stuff » Sharing the Good Stuff Says:
[…] be worn out otherwise, with all of the stuff I’ve been getting rid of! Oh, and do check out Schwim, my big girl visitor for a free smile. Admit it, you can’t look at her without grinning, can […]
May 16th, 2008 at 9:26 am, Whim Says:
OMG Skeet! That pictue of “wide-eyed innocence” is just too funny!