Continuing in the spirit of the early morning walk where the terrible cold almost freezes one’s tail off (Winkie’s, not mine) I find it funny when people suddenly stop walking when they see my dog and anxiously begin to ask me if ‘it bites’. What am I supposed to say in return? Yes, it DOES bite. Run for your life?
My labrador is now one year and a month old. She’s this huge dog who can look very scary especially from up close when you’re passing by, hoping also not to get run down by mad, speeding vehicles zooming on the highway. She succeeds in scaring not only the small school children - god bless their easily scared hearts - but also fully grown men & women who seem hell bent on changing paths when they see her.
Although Winkie is a scaredy cat at heart. She’s the quietest dog I have ever known. You know how these dogs are, they go to sleep early and wake up at the crack of dawn to bark at some random sound from outside. Winkie dare not bark and disturb me while I’m sleeping. And she knows this. I find it hilarious to sometimes hear an uncertain attempt to bark which instantly gets cut off in mid-bark if I so much as yell - shaddup!
The scarey dog is tagged with a wrong reputation. And nothing I say or do seems to change people’s minds. If only Winkie knew. I bet she would have done nothing short than behave insufferably.
What?!?! This little puppy isn’t scary! Lab’s are the best dogs to have around. They are well-tempered and loyal for life!
I here you on the ‘does it bite’ comment. It’s hilarious when people ask that…next time someone asks you, ask Winkie ‘do you bite’ & all of a sudden jump up & down as if bitten you…or something along those lines…freak those folk out! They’ll never ask that question again!
She’s cute!
oh…when you ask your dog if it bites, lean in close to her face so that it looks legit when you’ve been ‘bitten’.
Labradors are really sweet dogs. Winkie sounds very considerate too.
My kitten is the complete opposite. She meows at the crack of dawn, jumps on me and makes a racket until I get up. People should really ask the question “does she bite?” She does. In an affectionate way. Its hard for people to feel the love when she attacks them though….
Want to swap pets? x
Are you sure if its Winkie scaring ppl?
I know she has a super mom! So here my mind thinks otherwise!
Hahaha, Shaliya - u mean to say I’m the one likely to bite? Perhaps
Glug - I agree completely. Labs are the best.
KaB - Hilarious! I am definitely asking Winkie if she’ll bite the next time around. Thanks, she is cute - just like her owner
Elise - This ‘Animal Love’ is something, isnt it? I used to walk around with red slashes on my arms where Winkie used to ‘playfully’ bite!
I’m not averse to swapping pets at all either
” TOKCHA?” ain’t that question unnerving? next time a gaggle of pedestrians ask you that… say “HAJUR tokcha ni” …
I love labs , just thinking about em makes my heart ‘purrrrrr’ and warm.
Lots of tummy tickles to winks and a big WARM hug to you .
*Hugzzz* M feeling better with the warmth
Winkie tummy tickles after I reach home in the evening definitely.
TOKCHA
That is the quintessential question. Tokdaina bhanda bhandai wakkai bhaie sakyo!
I also get to hear that question a lot. Only in my case, people are referring to my fat, furry, over-fed, lazy cats (five of them)! Imagine trying to find an answer to “Do your cats bite?”!
Hahaha… what is the answer to that question???
You have 5 cats??? Wow. I’m dying to get a second dog but am not being allowed at the present. Sure nice to have so many animal friends around, no?
The answer, I think, should be “No sir! But they do claw pretty good, just like Wolverine”. SNIKT!
Pets can be real stress busters, don’t you think? The only problem is - all my pets are back home in Gangtok whereas I’m in Delhi, living in a house that’s not only seized by two terrorist pigeons and their egg, but also infested by cockroaches (Baygon spray doesn’t work!) and some lizards (not sure how to get rid of them.