The Piranha

[luzula]

At some point, hyarrowen asked for a photo of my parents' new puppy, which I have been occasionally helping out with. Here he is, sitting in the snow and being very cute, looking like butter wouldn't melt in his mouth.


He's a Welsh springer spaniel named Ruben, and while he has already grown less piranha-like, he is still a total pest some of the time. I do like that he understands that if you let him close to your face, he can lick and nibble at you, but he never actually bites (though he will still bite feet, hands, etc when he's in piranha-mode). And he's adorable when he's tired and cuddly. I think he's smarter than my parents’ old dog? He just systematically tries things until he gets some desired effect, and he's very alert when you try to teach him something.

Comments

[hyarrowen]

I can only guess at the amount of mud he would bring in on those feathers - and no doubt generously share it with the family. Would hazard a guess that that's why it became the standard look for the breed, too!

[luzula]

To be clear, the feathers on the legs are not cut off--that would be sad! Just the long hair around the toes of the feet.