I have a dog (temporarily)!

[luzula]

I'm down in the south of Sweden looking after my parents' dog while they're on vacation. Also trying to get some research done at the same time, although that's going slow. And trying to rest and get rid of my never-ending cold.

Anyway, Buddy (named after Buddy Holly, not Buddy French) is an adorable little high-maintenance Welsh springer spaniel, about ten months old. Here he is:





Hee, look at the flying ears on the second one--he turned right when I was taking the photo. He's very cuddly, and pretty much throws himself on the floor, turning up his belly, if you so much as touch him. He also likes licking my ears. I think he's worried that I'm going to disappear, too, and so he follows me everywhere, even to the bathroom. Talk about insecurity--I can't leave the house without him, or he starts to howl. This is weird, because he's also a lot more alpha and assertive than my parents' previous dog, who was an Irish setter. She was sort of submissive while also being stubborn and rather self-sufficient.

Anyway, I went for an hour's walk with him today and when I got close to the house again, I found that I'd lost his leash (I'd had him loose, as it's not a very frequented place). I'd had the leash slung around my shoulder, and it had slipped off--I suppose I was sort of inattentive, as I was listening to an audiobook. Ahem. Anyway, I was hungry and cold and tired, and went inside for lunch. And soon I'll have to go out again and look for the leash, before it gets dark and it gets snowed over. I am not looking forward to this. /o\

Comments

[jesse_the_k]

Adorable ... bet his ears are very soft. Does he get iceballs in his paws and armpits?

[luzula]

Yes, so very soft! No, actually he doesn't get any iceballs, but maybe that's because the snow is rather cold. If the temperature was above freezing, maybe he would (the Irish Setter certainly did).

[exeterlinden.livejournal.com]

Awww, look at him :) He's adorable - you can still see the puppy in him.

Dog psychology is weird sometimes *g* Your description of your old dog sounds a lot like our previous dog, btw, she was also pretty submissive - but once you got her outside, she was self-sufficiently happy and a lot more assertive.

I am so envious of you! I'm going to see our family dog in a week and I can't wait :)

[luzula]

Yeah, I'm definitely a dog person, so it's nice to spend a few days dog-sitting. Although atm I am kind of irritated at him for running away on me. He usually obeys me, but not when the temptation is too great. *glares at Buddy, who is unaffected*

[exeterlinden.livejournal.com]

Oh, I know, it peeves me off so bad when they do that *g* But sometimes they just. can't. help. it! I used to be able to see it in our previous dog's eyes, just before she took off - her eyes kind of glazed over and there was nothing you could do :)

[luzula]

Puppy-ish, definitely. And I found the leash--I'd actually dropped it fairly close to the house.

[primroseburrows.livejournal.com]

Awww, cute! And Buddy Holly is a worthy namesake. Of course, now I'll be singing "Peggy Sue" for the rest of the day, but still. *g*

[luzula]

Well, the others in the litter are Chuck Berry, Patsy Cline, Jerry Lee Lewis, etc. *g*

And yes, very cute. I'll pass on the compliment to him...

[primroseburrows.livejournal.com]

Patsy Cline ftw!

[malnpudl.livejournal.com]

CUTENESS! Puppies are exhausting, aren't they? *g*

[luzula]

Yes, puppies are a bit exhausting, with all that energy! Actually, he's in that teenage phase where he tries to hump my leg when he gets excited (sorry, Buddy, your species doesn't turn me on). But he's very sweet otherwise.