The Hounds!

I have a little furry friend. Actually, I have four of them. I have three Dachshunds and a Corgi. Our hotdogs are very sweet. They love to bark and they meet us at the door everyday when we get home. Even if we are only gone long enough to get the mail.

But Max is a different beast. He is the Corgi. He's also very sweet, but he is also very loud, and domineering, and stubborn. He is playful and fun and still very much a puppy, at a year and a half old. He loves to play, or destroy, his toys. He loves to eat and he loves the outdoors. He enjoys splooting and laying his belly on the cool floor boards. He is just a fun guy!

All of our dogs are awesome and they are all smart. But Max is SO SMART! We tried to teach the others some tricks. They are all house trained, so they learned the big one, but other than that, sit and shake are about the extent of tricks they others will do. Max, however, has learned everything we have ever tried to teach him! He sits, he whisper barks, he will speak, he will roll over, he will turn in a circle, he will shake, and he will give a high five. 

Recently, we bought him a new gadget. We bought him a set of buttons. He has a button by the door that says outside. When he presses the button, it says outside, and we know he needs to go out. He has a button that says play and when he pushes it he will bring you a toy to play with. It took him all of two days to get these two buttons down. Now we are working on the food and water buttons...those are taking a little longer but coming along. The last one says "I love you" - I can't wait to teach him this one!

Dogs are truly man's (or woman's) best friends.