Hey guys! It’s me, Turk! Mama is painting some doors today (booooooring!) so she said I could blog. Since the squirrels are all hiding right now, I thought I would write about something else that is driving me nuts (ha ha, get it, squirrels…nuts…I crack myself up!). You see, us dogs can’t actually speak to humans…I know… it came as a shock to me, too. Since we can’t talk, we rely on nonverbal cues, like wiggling our butts to let you know we’re happy or bowing to let you know it’s time to play. My mama is getting her Master’s Degree in Communication, but sometimes she can’t understand my nonverbal cues at all.
Let me start at the begining. After receiving the Approach Pack from the Two Pitties in the City raffle for Levi, mama started making me wear it all over the house so I could get used to it and not think it was just a weird growth that appeared on my back from time to time.
After wearing it a couple times around the house, I was finally able to take my new pack out for a spin around the neighborhood. Mama says I walk better with the pack on, so she said from now on, I’ll always wear it on walks. Okay….so pack = walk time, right? Um….WRONG! The other day mama put my pack on and then made me wait for seventy bajillion hours 45 minutes before we actually went walking. For awhile I thought she’d forgotten about the walk altogether. That’s where my awesome nonverbal cues came in. But do you think mama was picking up what I was throwing down? That’s a big fat N-O-P-E.
It didn’t matter how hard I pointed my nose at the door or how big and sad my eyes were, mama made. me. wait. for. hours 45 minutes! Ugh. Luckily, I do know how to communicate verbally too…a little bit. So I harrumphed a couple times and she finally took me on a walk. Sheesh. Some people just aren’t good communicators!
XOXO, Turk
* The Pittie Posse Secret Santa reveal is next Friday, but starting Monday, mama will be doing a giveaway each day of some of her favorite Kansas City things! Check back every day to see what’s up for grabs! *
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December 16, 2011 at 10:30 AM
Anita
Oh Turk, that is so mean of your mama but it’s give me a great idea to do this with Pug who turns in tot he tazmanian devil when I touch his harness.
December 16, 2011 at 1:26 PM
jen
at least you are passive-aggressive, turk. Tsuki will run from side door to front door and scream at me when she wants to explore outside!!
December 16, 2011 at 2:00 PM
Kristine
Very cute communication style. I like how subtle you are. My dog normally just licks me over and over again, or chases the cat. Your manners are much better. Maybe we need a pack to slow her down!
December 16, 2011 at 2:01 PM
Two Grads
I love this communicative blog post! Your mom doesn’t understand you at all Turk. But remember, its hard being a mom!
December 16, 2011 at 6:36 PM
Emily
I think my plan next time is to bark a lot and make mama think there is something really interesting outside so she’ll want to go explore with me! XOXO, Turk
December 16, 2011 at 11:25 PM
Kirsten
Sigh…don’t you wish humans could be as good listeners as dogs? Does the pack really make you walk better? That’s so cool!