Friday, January 13, 2006
Does your dog do this?
One of my two chihuahuas (yes they are very yappy. They are also very happy. They are happy and yappy.) has a peculiar habit. Before I describe his little habit, let me give you a little background. Like any dog, he gets gas. And I don’t mean for my car. It’s quite potent such a little guy. And you can never hear it either because he has no butt cheeks. The only time you have any kind of confirmation that it’s happened, besides the smell, is when they start sniffing their tails. Like, “There goes another one, ooh that was a good one.” Dogs are the kings of SBDs (Silent But Deadly). This is quite an undesireable quality in a lap dog. If you’re sitting down he’s going to jump in your lap whether you’re prepared for it or not, and regardless of whether or not he’s got gas resevoirs ready for release.
When he first started letting them loose within an arms-length from our noses, we would often exclaim, “Ewww!” and immediately set him down on the floor. The farther away the better. At first he was confused by the sudden, seemingly random rejection. I mean, for a dog, farting is as natural as breathing. Apparently “stinky” just isn’t in their vocabulary at all. If they were to speak that is.
After awhile he figured it out. When he let one loose, we would set him down, then he would sniff his tail like, “Oh yeah, I forgot I did that.” We don’t set him down that much anymore. We’ve developed a slight tolerance for it, but mostly we’re just fanning the fumes away. (Which often leads to, “Hey quit blowing that in my direction!")
We’re back to his quirky little habit. Now anytime we set him down on the floor after he’s been on our laps for awhile, he’ll sniff his tail. It doesn’t matter why we set him down, he’ll sniff himself, probably thinking, “Oh did I let one out? I didn’t realize.” It is hilarious. It’s almost like a stupid pet trick because we enjoy showing it to various family members. He’s quite an adorable little butt-sniffer.
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