The first 10 things are here.
Here are another 10 things I didn't know about dogs before we had one of our very own.
- Dogs drool. If you take too long to serve Puppy Dog's food, there will be a puddle of drool on the floor where he's been waiting for you
- Dogs shed. When Puppy Dog shakes himself, fur flies in all directions. You just have to see him do it in the right light to see how much hair comes off. It's scary
- Dogs can get obsessive. If Puppy Dog has a ball (probably stolen from another dog in the park) and we are are trying to pry it out of his mouth, he goes into a Zen state of panting and clamps his jaws together harder than a crocodile
- Dogs complain. Especially when they are at the screen door and see something outside they'd like to get a closer sniff of. Bill calls it Dogette's "Monkey noises" because she does sound like a little monkey, oo-oo-ooing away. And - what fun! Since Dogette came to stay, Puppy Dog does it too!
- Dogs sigh. If Puppy Dog is sent to his cushion as a punishment, and isn't allowed to move, he eventually lies down with a big, resigned, sulky sigh
- Dogs sun tan. Puppy Dog will lie on the exact patch of floor where the sun is shining through the window, or go and lie on the grass in the back yard. Then he gets hot and comes inside to lie on the floor for a while
- Dogs are photopscychic. No matter how quiet you are, or how sneakily you move, both Puppy Dog and Dogette know when you are about to snap a photo, and they move. Every frackin' time
- Dogs are hungry all the time. All the time
- Dogs are creatures of habit. They are very in tune with their inner clock. Puppy Dog knows when it is breakfast and dinner time, and tells us if we forget. He knows when it is bed time, and only gets up on the bed after he has had his breakfast and his potty, even if he is invited.
- Dogs like to lick humans. A lot. Even if they don't have food on their fingers.