He Makes Me Laugh!

Weird things to report. (may contain graphic descriptions of a dog's daily activities that some may find offensive)

While walking yesterday afternoon we arrived at his usual poop spot. He sniffed and weighed his options. Finally settling on an old stump of a small tree, about 4" in diameter , irregularly spiky on top and about 6" tall. He raised his right hind leg as though he were going to urinate. Instead he ended up straddling the stump with his hind legs, with his rump resting on the stump and he proceeded to poop. I was most definitely taken by surprise and was laughing so hard I was crying. The mental picture you are now having cannot begin to describe what this looked like. He of course eyed me with such humiliation that I had to turn away. He finished his business, climbed off the stump and happily trotted along the path while I wiped my eyes.

When we got back to the office I took off my gloves before unleashing him. We use a retractable leash with a bulky black plastic handle. It is wonderful for walks. But while I was ungloving he decided to take a stroll across the tile floor. The chase that ensued was nothing short of comical. The retractable leash handle hit the hard floor with a bang. A startled Riley yelped and took off running. Well you know what came next. The faster he ran the faster the leash chased him, and it made a terrible racket going across the hard tile. No commands I knew could stop him. He was terrified. When he hit the carpet and the noise subsided he stilled. I unleashed him and gave him some love and laughed some more.