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Snowtiems wit Auggiedoggie


Ohhhh hai. Is snowtiems wit Auggie!


Dis kinda deep snow.


HAVIN HARD TIME GETTIN ROUND HERE


kay now I run wheeeee!


Wheeeee! (ahhhh pure Auggie joy!)


Kay dats enuf.


No really. I ran in it once. Is okay.


No wai. Not going back out dere.


Mama said “desperate times call for desperate measures.” Then she picked me up and put me here in the snow. WHY???


Now what?


Gramma shovelin’ the driveway.


No, don’t wanna play in too deep snow.


No is kinda cold on my belly when I get in.


Why you do dis to me Mommy?


You throw me in another pile of snow. I ignore you.


WHY, Mommy? WHY?


Why you on other side of fence. Where you goin. Dis stuff is cold and I has snowballs on my feets.


Okay now we go inside. END OF SNOWTIEMS WIT AUGGIE.


Auggie attempts to communicate

I decided a while back that I might teach Auggie to speak. Part of me thought this was a terrible idea, for once I taught the dog to bark on cue, he might NEVER STOP. Another part of me thought, because he barks when he’s being bratty and playing, if I could get him to bark on command, I could also basically get him to be bratty on command. (I can hear you out there asking, but WHY would you want your dog to be bratty on command?? Well, the answer is because I’m crazy of course.)

Either way, I decided to just go ahead and do it. Tonight I sat down with the clicker, the dog, the big bucket of treats, and a plan… click any vocalization, no matter how quiet, that might be considered a bark. Whining, whimpering, grunting, wookie-noises, or various other attempts at talking were not to count… only what you might call a bark.

What happened next was so hilarious I had to actually stop and get out the video camera to record it and show people how absolutely ridiculous my dog is. So watch the video… and enjoy.