Monday, July 9, 2012

Daisy Was a Motorcycle Bitch

This might seem just a little weird but I'm convinced in a previous life my bloodhound, Daisy, spent her days riding bitch on the back of a Harley. Yeah... I know it sounds a little crazy but did you expect anything less on this blog?

Sort of like this but not really.

I also like to give my dogs voices. Since I've only known Daisy just over a year, I've yet to figure out what she would sound like if she had a human voice. But George... well that one was easy... Sam Elliot, of course.

But I digress... (really, really digress...)

We take the dogs for a walk almost every day since if they don't get even just a short walk, they're like two Tasmanian devils whirling feverishly throughout the house, getting into ass-loads of mischief. Well, actually the old man doesn't do much whirling. Too tiring. During our walks, Daisy is a nosy Nelly. She has to see what all the neighbors are up to, check out kids playing in their yards, etc. You know, normal dog-type stuff.

Baaaaaaaaaaad dog! This is what happens when there's no walk.

She loves to check out the traffic too -- most of the time a little too close for our comfort. Not sure she gets that if one of those giant steel boxes on wheels hits her, she'll be as flat as Flat Stanley. She's not too bright.

But nothing gets her attention like a motorcycle revving along down the road. She doesn't just check these hogs out in passing. No sir-eee. She stops and lovingly watches it both approach her and then drive away down the road out of site. It's not until it's gone, or we've yanked on her leash, that she continues on her merry way.

It cracks us up because she does it every single time. No matter what type of bike, no matter who the rider is, she wants it. Bad.

I told Mr. LKW the other night that I though she may have been someone's old lady (yes, I watch too much Sons of Anarchy) and she misses the days of the breeze blowing through her long red ears hair.

She wants to ride on the back of him his bike... me too.

I've never been one to believe much in reincarnation until I had dogs. (And after I read A Dog's Purpose which, btw, is an awesome book but have plenty of tissues available. It's a tough one.) So pet owners... what was your furry friend in their previous life?

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  1. My girl cat, Sam was royalty. Definitely. my boy cat, Oliver, was a frontiersman, going boldly where no one had gone before and opening up, well, frontiers...

    I'm not so sure about the dogs. I reckon Shilo, my jack russel was a dog coz he's just so damn happy to be a dog now! And Penny.... well I'm still learning Penny, but whatever she was it didn' involve doing too much or getting too dirty. A lady of leisure ;)

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  2. My dog was definitely in the loony bin in a previous life. He is so very strange that I don't think I would have enough room in the comments to explain all of his weirdness. He walks into certain rooms backwards, he can't cross over a cord or a ray of sunlight on the floor, he howls when the phone rings. Those are just a few. My dh thinks we should have allowed natural selection to take him out.

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    1. This made me laugh right out loud. I can't picture a dog backing his way into a room!

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  3. I too never believed in reincarnation until I looked into the eyes of certain of my dogs and just knew. The two dachshunds I am pretty sure were dogs before, their hound behavior is so strong. The picture of LKW's Daisy with the ripped-out bed stuffing (if that's what it was) was funny but also a huge relief because I have spent a fortune on beds that lasted a day or less, and now I have Emmett, a giant Dobermann, who drags beds and pillows outside before scattering their guts all over the lawn.

    Emmett is the first of my dogs over the years who may have been human, and viewed head on, he appears to be related to my great-grandmother's family, specifically one of her brothers.

    I am sure somebody is inside each of them, and in keeping with the old European belief that dogs can speak on Christmas Eve, I do ask them each year if they are having a happy life. Sometimes no answer comes, but when it does one or all of them make specific requests, e.g. for more patting or more food. Yes, someone is in there for sure.

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    1. Yes, that was my other dog's bed. She dragged it out of his doghouse and shredded it. She's so rotten.

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  4. I don't know who my dog was in a previous life but she is my soulmate. Best dog EVER. She's lots of fun but more often than not she has a smart ass look on her face which I love. She chills on her bed while I work and we're both clearly thinking, "I just want to lie down." Except her face is also saying "And I can sucker!!!" No one gets within 5 feet of our house without her losing her mind but if she doesn't perceive a threat she's the sweetest thing.

    She is awesome with my kids. She follows my 6 year old son around into the backyard. She apparently believes it is her job to be the co-parent and I'm cool with that. Whenever they are doing something they shouldn't she runs up to me and sits there and gives me a look that CLEARLY says, "Dude, you need to check out what those lunatics are up to now." Every time I've gone to check on them after that look, they have indeed been up to some crazy shenanigans.

    The rest of our families always say that she doesn't know she's not a human and that's true. We often take her with us to family gatherings and she follows us around, when I sit, she sits. When my aunts little dog barks at her she gives it a condescending "dogs are so obnoxious" look and lays her head down.

    When I take her for walks she pulls on the leash, no matter how fast I go it is obviously not fast enough. When we let her out she can let herself back in, the only thing she can't do: close a door.

    I'm going to go get her a treat just for being awesome.

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    1. I realized I should explain that Dixie is a Rhodesian Ridgeback, it's one thing when your dachsund thinks it's human and should go anywhere you do. It's quite another when your 75 lb Ridgeback looks at you like, "Oh I'm going, I will make myself fit into that car, y'all are not leaving me alone."

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    2. I love that you're giving your dog a treat for being awesome. I would totally do that.

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    3. I think Rhodesian Ridgebacks are gorgeous dogs!!

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  5. That's so cute. I'm pretty sure my Merry was a cheetah in a past life. She could give the the greyhounds at Shelbourne a run for their money. Literally. She also kinda behaves like a cat sometimes. Pippin was either a hummingbird or a crack addict. He's mellowed out a bit as he got older, but he's still fucking hyper and has an unhealthy obsession with balls. Casper, the baby, got a lot of his mom's cat-like behavior, but I think he was a mountain goat. There is nothing that dog won't try to climb, even though he's tiny (about 5 1/2 lbs). He may also have been a kangaroo. He loves burrowing down my top for a nap.

    All three think they're Rottweilers, but I don't think that's a reincarnation thing, just a small dog thing :)

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  6. I had a cat growing up (Teddy) that my mom always said was my soulmate from a previous life. I had him from 3 yrs old until 15 yrs old. He was the BEST CAT IN THE WORLD.

    Now I have my horse Honey...she is an eye catcher. For anyone. I think she must have been famous or at least always in the spotlight in her previous life. She poses for pictures & performs for crowds. At least she did when I used to ride her in parades. She is so photogenic it's ridiculous. When we had our pictures taken(specifically our Lariette member photo for our website), I was watching everyone get about 20 pics taken until they got a good one. (it's normally difficult to get horses looking just right for pictures). When it was our turn I looked at the photographer & said "we'll only need two." He thought I was just being funny. I walked into position with that horse & as soon as he lifted that camera she put her ears up, fluttered her horsie eyelashes & practically smiled & struck a pose. He wasn't laughing then. Two clicks & we were done. LOL! I think he was amazed and she looks better than me in all our pictures together. I don't mind though because she's the best horse!

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    1. I'm going to venture a guess Honey is the beautiful pony I see quite often on Instagram and Facebook... such a lovely horse!

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  7. Mila is my Golden Retriever. She has been dubbed a golden reliever by the hubs, since ever time we throw a ball for her, she pees, then lays down. I'm pretty sure she was a cat in her previous life. Koshka, the cat, was an evil dictator. No doubt.

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  8. I believe my dog was a couch cushion in a previous life, and she lives every day of her dog life as if she still is one. She's a Jack Russel/Chihuahua mix, so you'd think she'd be pretty active, but she'd rather lay on the couch (which she does for 15 hours a day until she goes to bed with us) than go for a walk. Easiest dog to take care of EVER!

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  9. I think Loki was a ruthless criminal mastermind in her previous life before I had her. I know ferrets are supposed to be smart but she was uber-smart. And sneaky. And vindictive. She looked so petite and gentle but that little ferret could get into EVERYTHING. I mean it, everything. She was a cutey, though.

    Gizmo was such a doofus and a sweet, gentle, dumb man, I can't imagine what he would have been in his past life. A sloth, maybe? Whatever it was, I was glad to have him when I did. Both of them.

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  10. My first cat, Simon, was probably a dog first. He would sit on command and if you snapped twice he would lay down. He followed me around and he would run to the door when hubby would come home from work. He was awesome and I miss him every day.

    My current kitties are in their first incarnation I think.

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