Saturday, September 21, 2013

Ten Things of Thankful: Guest Post



I was overly-committed this week and just couldn’t find the time to be thankful so fortunately for me, my faithful pooch was willing to pinch hit (pardon the pun…you’ll probably see why that’s funny as you go through his list) for me this week:


While most of you would probably think that it was difficult for me to type (not having opposable thumbs and all) I find that the hunt-and-peck method works just fine for me. But it does take me a little longer than your average human…so with that, I won’t waste time and shall get to my list:

1. I am thankful that I can always find a welcome lap and a hand to pet me when I am persistent by nudging with my nose.

2. I am thankful for nice long walks when the temps are cooler (you know, the whole “not having any sweat glands” kind of stinks sometimes…)

3. I am thankful that I do not have to pick up my own “creations” because frankly, it is gross and demeaning. And to note, I would venture to suppose that the picking up is bad enough, but the carrying it for the duration of the walk would be the WORST.

4. I am thankful for the rain…not that I like to go out in it but it makes the grass a little softer; contrary to what you may think, I do not love crunchy, brown grass on my hiney.

5. I am thankful for tall grass so I can poop and have tall grass brushing against my belly at the same time (Don’t ask me why…but apparently the little Senior Saint who had me first had lots of weeds and tall grass in her yard and the tall grass became my preference. Don’t judge.)

6. I am thankful when my people give me treats other than ones with flaxseed in it…do you KNOW what flaxseed does? Well, I shall let you Google it if not.

(And yes, I have had several items having to do with poop…your options for thankfulness are often limited when you’re a dog.)

7. I am thankful that God made peanut butter and that they usually let me lick the knife after they make peanut butter sandwiches.

8. I am thankful that I got to help make cookies this week.

9. I am thankful that my fur is finally growing out where the woman tried to groom me by herself; I no longer look like I have the mange. If you do not know what the mange is, this is a buffalo they saw on their summer vacation and he has the mange. So…wouldn’t you also be thankful that you no longer looked like that?


10. I am thankful that she didn’t cut my nails back too far after she groomed me. I have never had my nails cut back so far that they bled but for some reason I wasn’t overly-confident of her skills (see thankful item above).


And I know the woman always puts a plug in at the end of her blog to “Follow her on Facebook!”…well, since I’m the guest writer today, I am putting my own plug in here: Follow INDY on Facebook. Trust me…I’m way more entertaining than she is.



28 comments:

  1. Indy, FABULOUS POST! I do so love a post riddled with poop related items! My gal and I have made those same cookies before and you are SOSOSOSOSOSO right about the kid factor! I too had a too short cut this summer.... my hair is just now coming back but i have to say it refuses to come in on my rear end. ANy suggestions? Nice to see another K9 with some input! SKIP

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    1. Thanks for reading, Skip...unfortunately I have no input on how to make the hair grow back; mine is just like a jungle. I actually have the opposite problem from you, so any advice you could to me give on reducing hair growth would be most appreciated. ~Indy

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  2. And I am certainly thankful for your sense of humor! Please say hi to him for me!

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    1. Thanks for stopping by! :) I will send along your greeting! :)

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  3. Dddearrr Inddyyy - ittt'ss not eassy typpingg wheenn you haave aas mmanny leggss asss Ii dddoo buut I hooope yyou apprreeciaatee myy efforrtts. Mmusst beee quuiicck ttoo geet baackk inn myy tteerrarriumm bbbut waanntteed ttoo leet yyouu knnooow yyoouu aaren''tt thhe onnlyy pett whhooo wwannts ttoo bbe paaart offf tthhiisss.

    Sssinnccerreelly, Ssspideyygirrll.

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    1. I will say that I am totally impressed that you could type anything at all, being that you probably weigh next to nothing and have to put all your weight on a key just to press it down. This message must have taken you hours to type, so thanks for the time and effort! :)

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    2. Ttthhhaat's wwwhhhhy theerre arre soooo mmaaannnyy leetteerrs;; Iii aamm jjumppping uupp anndd doowwwn wwwwiiitthh aall eeiiggghht leeggss aaaimmed attt thhhee oonnnee keeey. Bbbuutt II'mm offf bbbaallanncee aanndd kkeep lllaannddingg unnneeveennly, bbuutt dddoon''t ddaare ttoo tttrryy ttooo ddelleette annyy leettteerrs!

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  4. Hahahaha this is great! I wouldn't mind being a pooch myself sometimes ... sounds like yours has a pretty nice life! Love the photo of the buffalo ... poor guy! If I had facebook, I'd definitely be hitting the like button right now, but as I'm not on there, please consider yourself 'liked' by me many times over :)

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    1. Why thank you so very much...I shall be sure to let the rotten dog know :)

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  5. hey dere, ho dere.... indy, you are one lucky guy. you do not have to compete with another dog in the house. once my lady decided to let me 'n piper lick off the same spoon (she thought we could each get our own side) piper 'bout snapped my snout clean off! she can be a real brat sometimes.

    also, i really like that so much of your post is about poop. that is uncanny because... i LOVE poop! i love poopING, i love waiting for piper to poop, so that i can pee on top of it...and ... please, say you do too, but i really love to snack on the neighbor cats' poop that they deposit in our yard. it is delicious.

    i'm jealous that you have your own facebook. if i had one, piper would probably just steal it from me. i am really the underdog (no pun intended) in this house. eh, she isn't all that bad. i bet if you asked your lady, maybe you could get a dog friend too.

    not sure if your lady told you or not, but, i do a little writing too. (oh, and on that, typing with no thumbs is easier if you don't use the 'shift' key, also, i found that humans are much more forgiving on us dogs and don't sweat the spelling & the grammar so much) anyway, i am an expert in the field of "peeing indoors" and have written an article of "Nervous Dog" magazine. have you heard of it?

    wagging my tail
    (and shhh, the humans don't like this so much)
    *smelling your butt*,

    henry b.

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    1. Well, yes I appreciate the butt smelling as much as the next dog, so thank you for that...I don't have anyone here in my house to help me out with that, so I am dependant on friends who pass by on walks, or send sniffs via the blogosphere.

      We should totally get together sometime...I think your family should come to Indiana, and bring you and Piper too.

      For a long period of time, I had free reign of the house after they would go to bed at night. I flew too close to the sun and ruined things for myself by peeing in the house, right by the back door (but ONLY at night)...and then they started crating me before they went to bed...

      BTW congrats on the Nervous Dog article...my lady is trying to figure out how to monitize me but as of yet has not succeeded...but she'll probably keep trying. I mean look at me...I'm like a Greek God or soemthing. Why is she having so much trouble?

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  6. Hey, Indy! Do you know how to spin a web that says, "Some pig"? There's some talk around this farm I'm not real comfortable with, and I could use your help.
    -Pig #1 (because they don't even name us! Hurry!)

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    1. Dddeeearr Pppiigg - Iii ccann spppiinn wweebbss - jjjusst nnoott tyyppe. Wwhhaat weebb ddoo yyyou nnneedd??

      Rreeggarrdss, Ssspppiddeygirrrl.

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    2. Well, I have to admit that I REALLY like pork products...bacon and pulled pork are especially high on my "favorites" list. Can you help me with THAT? ;)

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  7. ...I'm sorry, did I accidently hit the button that says, 'ok lets go to the Twilight Zone'?

    lol

    no, I simply do not have the... to get in on this, I think I will just sit and read.

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    1. Oh, Clark...you never know what you'll find over here...haven't you figured that out by now? ;)

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  8. Hello there Indy,

    my servant has said that you have your own facebook - do tell how a superb specimen of Jack Russell-dom, such as myself, can have one of these, please?

    I don't understand how these humans can go around in life not at all interested in poop - they really don't know what wafts of delight and education they are missing in their lives, the poor things.

    I do hope your servant will facilitate your use of the web again some time - it's so delightful to find somebody with the correct attitude to life on here at last,

    I look forward to hearing your next post (You have your own post? where is it? Is it available for all the dogs in the neighbourhood to leave messages on?)

    Sincerely,

    Your Welsh friend,

    Fred Barker

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    1. Yes, I do have my own Facebook page...I don't know how it came about, but it is WILDLY popular (ok, not really, but in my own mind it is!)

      I do feel badly for them that they don't understand how delightful poop can be. Poor dears...they go around spreaying themselves with things to make themselves smell like flowers and such. That is craziness!

      Well, thank you for the kind words. I hope she will let me write again soon. I actually wrote the family's Christmas letter last year so I am obviously skilled at the process. I shall let you know when I post again. And no, she hasn't gone so far to giv eme my own blog...just a FB page...but I am hopeful!

      Thanks for stopping by! ~ Indy

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  9. That's such a cute idea ;-) I'd kuddle that little guy all day long!

    Have a great new week!

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    1. And he would be more than happy to oblidge cuddling all day! I rent him out, and my rates are VERY reasonable. Just say the word! ;)

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  10. I list of thankful from your pet! That is GENIUS! Oh Julius..... (my cat)

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    1. Well, I think "genius" might be strong. Oh wait, you were talking about me. Yes, it might be. The dog? NOT a genius. JK...


      Thanks for stopping by!

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  11. Hey, Indy. This is Pete. My mom doesn't know I'm on her laptop, so keep this on the down-low.

    Dude, even though you're a dog and I'm a cat, we've got one thing in common - poop is AWESOME! Although how you do it outside, I don't know. Give me a litter box any day.

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    1. Pete,

      I know the "going outside" thing is kind of weird...if they provided me with a litter box, I would make good use of it. Especially on those rainy days when I don't like to get my fur wet...the springtime is the worst!

      ~ Indy

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  12. How fun and clever. I could absolutely have my Rotten Cats guest a list like this! Have a great week!

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  13. An interesting and creative perspective. Wish i had a pup too!

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