When Charlie was a little pup, I once plucked a long, dry weed and teased him with it. He caught the very end between his teeth, bit it off, and spit it out. I teased him with the weed stalk again, and he nipped off another quarter-inch bit and spit it out. Over and over for the length of the weed.
This became one of our games ~ I hold out a dry weed frond, and he nips it off in tiny bits until he reaches my fingers.
Charlie now uses ‘weed nipping’ as a signal that he wants to play. He’ll run to a stand of dry weeds and nip them off, shaking his head as he spits them out, his cue for “Come play with me!”
photo taken November 2019
one year ago:
Chubby Cheeks
two years ago:
Little Elf
three years ago:
Into The Mystic
four years ago:
Perfect
five years ago:
Shadowlashes
six years ago:
On The Trot
seven years ago:
Predator McFluffface
eight years ago:
Sir Spiney
nine years ago:
Serious And Smiley
ten years ago:
Face Off
eleven years ago:
Tuckered Out With Toy
twelve years ago:
Notes On Charlie – August 22
December 26th, 2019 at 12:18 pm
That is so smart of him!
December 26th, 2019 at 12:22 pm
I’d love to hear more about these sorts of behaviors!
December 26th, 2019 at 1:09 pm
This pic should be on next year’s calendar. So cute! & it would remind us all of the story. I can’t wait till 1-1 to put up my new calendar.
December 26th, 2019 at 6:27 pm
How darling!
They all have their little idiosyncrasies and that is why we love them.
December 26th, 2019 at 9:29 pm
Charlie is yet another example of how well our animals train us. With a little encouragement, we can learn the language they choose to communicate in with us. Good work Charlie and good work Shreve!
December 28th, 2019 at 7:58 pm
get that stick !!!
December 28th, 2019 at 7:59 pm
Yep, puttin the new calendar up yayyyyyyyyy !!!!
January 1st, 2020 at 4:41 pm
Love when you tell little stories!