Things You'll Find Me Calling Out To My Dogs

We can all agree that keeping a dog can provide you with countless hours of happiness and affection. Let's not overlook the drawbacks, those annoying traits that our furry pals just can't seem to get rid of. How often have we seen them rolling about in some foul thing or chomping on stools? Just thinking about it makes you want to yank your hair out! It's safe to say that being the mother of three muskehounds—two beagles and a small dachshund—I am very knowledgeable about the mischievous, stubborn tendencies of hounds…. but I wouldn't trade them for anything.

Thus, below I’ve written a few things that you will you find me calling out to my dogs:

“DO NOT eat that poo” whilst I am stood in the back door way, god knows what my neighbours think.

Now, don't get me wrong, I love my dogs, they are my babies. But I also know that certain behaviours can be downright… well, disgusting. For example, the age-old pastime of eating poop. Yep, we're talking about dog’s eating their own poo (I just gaged a little when typing this). My 2 beagles are bad for this, I have to be quick and on the ball at picking the poo up. Luckily my dachshund hasn’t learnt this disgusting habit from her big sisters, so far she’s turned her nose up.

And while we're at it, let's also tackle the issue of rolling around in gross things.

“I will BATH you” is what I am normally heard shouting across a field, where my beagles have followed their noses and gone to drop and roll in some fox poo. The threat of a bath works well most of the time -Poppy really, really hates a bath.

“Don’t walk through that puddle” and they totally ignore me and walk through the puddle. I don’t mind this so much, it gives my girls a bit of joy, and they never roll in puddles, so I do count myself lucky here.

“Get out of the bin” Kiwi is worse for this, she literally tries to stick her nose in before the lid closes on the bin. I do have a dog proof bin, and they can’t get in it unless it’s been overfilled and the lid doesn’t close properly, but Kiwi often will make a dash for it whilst the bin lid closes slowly.

“Penny’s got a sock” as she makes a dash into the kids room, pinches a dirty sock from the floor and trots proudly back to her bed with it hanging out of her mouth. She loves a chew on a smelly sock, her favourites are my son’s girlfriends socks she wore for work.

“KIWI, don’t you dare pinch my tea” Kiwi is a tea lover, she loves tea and I literally cannot leave my cuppa tea for a minute as she is right up there in a flash slurping it all up.

“Don’t be such a baby” as I grab the ear cleaner, Poppy shoots up the stairs fully well aware I am physically unable to chase her. I have to be clever when cleaning her ears and eyes, I literally have to corner her with a treat so she can’t dart off up the stairs. She has this sixth sense about it too, I only have to look at her and she knows.

I constantly tell myself that persistence and patience are the keys to success, but everyone who has ever owned a beagle knows how intelligent and stubborn they can be – and that they simple don’t give a damn. Hey, I knew what I was getting into when I chose beagles and a dachshund. They make us so happy that it is all worthwhile.