For those you unfamiliar with the 4-legged canine denizens of our household, I present to you Mulder & Eliza, otherwise known as Frick-n-Frack.
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Mulder is a black & white male Border Collie-Beagle-Bovine mix. For 12 long years, he's haunted, er, I mean, graced our lives with his presence. Not that I'm bitter or anything. Really. He's a good dog. Can't you tell my wife reads this blog, too?Did I forget to mention he has the demeanor of an unfed badger? It's not uncommon to find him in a mad rage of snarling teeth, thunderous bark and menacing growl. For over a decade, I've been subjected to his nasty disposition...day or night, in good times and bad. However, one fateful day, ingenuity took hold of me. I taught him how to talk. Here's proof:
We added Eliza to the fold about 4 years ago. We know for certain she's part-German Shepherd, but can only fathom an educated guess as to what the other half consists of. Her brindle coat, sloping neck and timid nature hint at a Greyhound lineage.In any case, she clearly did not inherit a brain from either breed. She's run into walls, furniture and sliding glass doors with the ease of a blind person being chased by rabid squirrels in a Pella window and door showroom. She's even afraid of her water bowl. Did I mention she's over 80 lbs? Peculiar is what she is.
Together, this dynamic duo serves as the protective force that patrols the hallowed halls of our domicile. Sounds better than it looks, though. Seriously, I mean, Mulder hacks half a lung out after every couple barks, so he isn't nearly as imposing as he used to be. And Eliza, well, she's all brawn, and no brain.
I think it's time to teach the cats how to kickbox.
I think it's time to teach the cats how to kickbox.
2 comments:
ha! Your dog's named Mulder.. that's so great.
but that sound. That was unsettling. Spooky Mulder!
Anyway, yay for new stuff.
Awe, those doggies are cute! I was thinking she had a bit of Chocolate Lab in her- maybe it's just the picture, but her face looks a bit Lab to me than Greyhound.
By the way, this is Audrey (Lady Rhian) again here, checking in.
Back to my post:
We have six dogs- An English Springer Spanial named Charlie, two Black Labs- Leenie and Baby (Bear) and three Yorkies- Precious, Football, and their son Brady. We love them all, they add a lot of life around here- sometimes that's a great thing, and sometimes it's annoying. :)
At one time, we had a Beagle named Pepper- we appropriately named that dog. Never again will I have a Beagle. Gorgeous looking dogs, but you can't even open the door to get the mail, and the dog is long gone, three streets away by the time you realize that that blur that went by you was the dog. The kids and I chased that dog for two years into woods, neighbors yards, and he even stole street hockey pucks from the poor neighborhood kids and wouldn't give them back! He was also a howler that hated to be left alone in the house while we went out. Our neighbors said they could hear him howling non stop, so we got Charlie, our English Springer Spanial, to keep him company, as we thought he was lonely. First time I went grocery shopping with the kids after we got Charlie (who was fully grown and already named), we came back to TWO howling dogs.......
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