Doggie Class Antics

So what have we been up to lately, you ask?  Well, with Mom and Dad frequently gone during the day, Abby and I have been throwing wild parties with the Scotties from down the street.  Um, no.  I didn't say that.  We've been demure doggies, protecting the home front from impending squirrel invasions, scaring away the UPS delivery person, and barking at doggies living across the canyon.  Seriously.  I wouldn't lie to you.  We're totally demure and quiet and well-behaved.

Heh.

But on the weekends, when we aren't hanging out partying with the Scotties, erm, watching Animal Planet, we've been Good Doggies, going to doggie class

Last week, we had encounters with other doggies, including this crazy Weimaraner puppy.  (Is 'crazy Weimaraner' redundant?  Yuh.  I thought so, too.)

Notice that I leave the crazy puppies to Abby, because, well, she can relate to them!

As we were leaving class last week, we also encountered this cute little dude, a 10 week old Great Pyrenees  (does that make him a Lesser Great Pyrenees?).  He was being fostered by a family until he got adopted; he was quite social and cute - and no doubt has already been adopted, as he will grow up to be a ginormous ball of fluff (and muscle).

We all got to know each other before he was whisked away to be shown off to potential furever families.  We hope to run into him again at some point, as he was a total cutie!

But that was last week.  This week we were the only doggies in class, and so we had another 'out on the town' lesson.  Bed Bath and Beyond is one of our favorite stores; not only do we get to experience all sorts of smells and sounds, but we get to check out the latest sales...

Hey Mom!  Vinyl tub mats for $12.99!

Soaps in cute little containers!  (Really?!?)

"Psst.  Abby... Mom's not planning on using these hair dryers on us is she?!?"

Abby, I've heard Darkest Peru is nice this time of year!  Have a good trip!

Heehee.

We spent a ton of time in the store, having a grand old time, although I think Mom and Jessi got a little crazy...

"Hey, um, Mom?  Abby's the one on the clearance rack, not me, right?"

And then Jessi was a Really Bad Influence.

"Um. Jessi? Are you sure it's okay for me to get up there?"

"It IS kinda comfy up here.  And I match the comforter quite nicely, if I say so myself!"

But then a store employee wandered by and Mom thought maybe we should go to another part of the store.  Spoilsport!

Oooh.  Fall place mats!

Now we're both seasonally appropriate!

Then Mom and Jessi started to look at the pet-related stuff.  Abby and I probably should have left at that point, but Mom insisted on more photo-ops.  So we humored her.

'Stop annoying barking'?!?  Good thing our barking isn't annoying!  Heehee!

Abby's got a monkey on her back!  And she's not happy about it!

Then we did some 'down and stays' to show that we can...

Oh, and we checked out some door mats before we left....

You know, in case we ever feel the need to greet anyone at the door!

After we left Bed Bath and Beyond, we still weren't done!  In the same shopping area, there is a stationery store in which resides a little doggie who was also in the process of teaching his Mom how to give him treats.  So we stopped by to see how little Milo the one-eyed terror, erm terrier,  was doing.  Apparently this was a "good experience" for us all...

Well, there were lots of treats involved, which pretty much guarantees a good experience!

Heehee!

And then finally, we capped off our lesson with a little posing by the flowers.  (There was a bench nearby Mom wanted us to pose on, but there weren't enough treats let to convince either of us to get up on it!)

All in all, it was a Most Excellent doggie class.  And Abby and I are looking forward to wreaking more havoc in Bed Bath and Beyond the next time we get a chance!  Heehee!

*kissey face*
-Fiona and Abby the Hippobottomus

PeeEss:  While Bed Bath and Beyond may not technically be a 'doggie friendly' store, Park City has a very large doggie population, and most people bring their doggies anyplace not specifically barred by health codes.  We were not the only doggie in the store, BTW, and we have seen other doggies in the store on other visits.  They don't call it 'Bark City' for nothing, ya know!