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Leave a bone for Mississippi
Nicknames: Swanfield's You Are My Sunshine CGC, Miss, Missa, Sippi, Sipper, Mipps, Mississippi Mud Pie, Mississippi Moo, Little Miss, Miss Pie, Miss Fish, Brown Dog, Woovum, Muttchka, Casual Friday, Lapushka
Doggie Dynamics:
Likes: lots of playtime and snuggling, chewing, tennis balls, sticks, being with people she loves, digging, swimming, licking people's faces, dog friends, bones, begging for people food, PIZZA
Pet-Peeves: being left alone, being startled and scared, things she can't chase, cats that don't want to play chase, the vet, invasion of her rear end, organ meat, bad bad mans, anyone touching her feet or her butt too much
Favorite Toy: tennis balls, a tennis ball in an old sock, sticks, wool toys, Kristy, friends, humans that are on the floor
Favorite Food: Beef ribs, jack mackerel, green tripe, game meat, and BEEF RIBS!!! As for people food, she loves hot dogs (with ketchup), pizza, and pretty much whatever the people are eating.
Favorite Walk: Anywhere with cats or to the dog park!
Best Tricks: hug, shake, sit, down, watch, bring it, stay, heel, bow, "what do you say?," "where's the cat?" & wait
Arrival Story: I'd looked at three other dogs - one was too quiet, one too hyper for my apartment, and the third was too young. Of course, I loved them all, but my then-boyfriend (now husband) had reservations. He spotted a terrier mix in one of the kennels and said, "Oh, he's cute!" Not as crazy about terriers as he is, I looked at the other dogs in the cage.
"I like Mississippi," I said. Her front paws were on the cage of the door. We took her outside and I instantly fell in love with her. She sat in my lap and let me pet her. When we had to put her back in the kennel, she went in. The other dogs were reluctant, but she had an attitude of, "I'll do it, even though I don't like it." She's hardly left my side since we took her home that day. The Humane Society of Utah only knew that she was abandoned. She's still afraid of being left behind, but she's getting lots better. She was in the shelter for a month before I found her. She's very smart, sweet, and playful. She loves puppies and other dogs, and tries to make friends with cats. She's supposedly a shepherd mix, but I don't know if that means German Shepherd or Australian Shepherd (what the vet thought)... and she definitely has some retriever in her.
Bio: Mississippi graduated from Level One Obedience class in the summer of 2007. She began a raw diet on the first of January, 2008.
She began intermediate obedience in March 2008 and earned her AKC Canine Good Citizen certificate in May 2008.
She began beginning agility in April 2008 and loves the jumps, but has since retired due to a diagnosis of luxating patella and an overcautious owner.
Forums Motto: throw me a frickin' bone here Dogster Local Spots I've Marked: Handle With Care Dog Training, Parley's Nature Park, Memory Grove, Great Salt Lake Dog Training Club, Herman Frank's Park The Groups I'm In: *** Utah Shelter Rescues ***, DAA: Dogsters with Aggression, Haute Dogs of SLC, Herman Frank's Park Regulars, Holistixperience!, Luxating Patella Support, Raw Fed, T-Beaux's Webcam, The Dogs of Utah, Together Tag!, UTah's Dogs and Friends all over!!, You'll find me at Tanner Park! Salt Lake City
The Last Forum I Posted In: Controlled Unleashed
This entry is dedicated to my dad, who thinks he knows what's good for dogs.
Water is good for dogs. Most people understand this, because they give us bowls of water in dishes and toilets. Also, they take us to parks so we can swim in rivers and lakes and play in the water.
This is where Dad gets confused. Baths are not good for dogs, unless it's making a swimming pool out of the bathtub and putting toys and treats in there. Showers are very bad for dogs.
Dirt is also good for dogs. My dad likes to have things very "clean," which means no dirt. I try to tell him how dirt makes me a happy dog, but he doesn't understand.
You see, Mom thought she would adopt a black dog. Since I am such a nice girl, I wanted to try to be a black dog for my mom by rolling in dirt.
This brings me to the next thing that is very good for dogs: MUD. It is made up of two things that are good for dogs - water (not from a shower) and dirt. So mud is twice as good for dogs as just water, but especially dirt. So I don't know why Dad tells me to get out of the mud. Mud is fun, it feels so squishy in my paws and I like to lay in it sometimes.
I can also make mud by getting in the water and then laying down in dirt. This gives me a sense of accomplishment, which is also good for dogs.
I need to review something I know I've already been over: beef ribs. SO GOOD FOR DOGS. I got some last night and laid down in my crate eating and eating and chewing on the bones and wagging my tail which was hanging out of the crate. Mom thought it was funny, and laughing is good for dogs, because it means the humans are happy. Kristy taught me this, and she is the Boss Dog, so it must be true (or at least I have to pretend).
Cooking is good for dogs, even if your mom says that dogs don't get cooked food. Cooking means spilling (which is another reason why Mom is very good for dogs - she is messy). My advice to dogs is to stay very close to your humans when they cook, no matter what they say to you. That way, if any food goes on the ground, it's yours within seconds. Also, if you trip the human, MORE FOOD. See? I am a smart cookie! Another thing you should definitely do is hang around the humans when they eat. Yesterday Mom tried taking a bite of blueberry pancake, but it missed her mouth and went right on the floor! SCORE!
And lastly, even though they don't always know what is good for dogs, moms and dads are the best for dogs. They give us love and food and make us very happy.
Okay, friends, Mom has decided that I, Mississippi, am awesome. Silly humans, I've known this for a long time, and I know Mom has known it too! She did want to give me this chance to brag, though, so here it goes.
Why My Humans Think I am Awesome
1. I like Led Zeppelin. I have showed interest in it, especially "The Immigrant Song."
2. I also like The Beatles.
3. I watched - and loved - Star Wars, especially R2D2 and the Jawas.
4. I like the Gumby voice from Monty Python's Flying Circus.
5. I like to swim in rivers like Mom.
6. I like terriers, like Dad.
7. I have shown great interest in Mom's chocolate Reese's peanut butter cup Blizzards from Dairy Queen as well as Cherry Coke.
8. My toes are adorable.
9. I love to snuggle.
10. I like to chase cats and birds, and sometimes Mom helps me. (Shh!)
11. I am the best dog ever.
As far as updates for my life, I now live with my mom and my dad in a place with a yard and birds! There are also some cats around for me to chase. This is very important because Dad is allergic to cats. So I put one on the roof!
Mom and Dad got married, whatever that means, and left me by myself with Kristy and Mom's parents for a week. I was sad, then they came home and I got my new house! I get lots of walks and snuggles, and now I know that I am happiest when both of my parents are home!
I still don't have a cat all for myself, but I am working on Mom and Dad. I do have a next-door neighbor dog friend, who is a Sheltie mix and she is very pretty. I make lots of friends when I walk around the neighborhood, and lots of dogs woof at me. Mom says they want to be friends with me. I know this, because I am such a good dog!
I also love playing with Bauer, who is bigger than me! She is still just a baby though. These boy dogs wanted to hump her but she wanted to carry a toy around trying to get dogs to play with her. She is such a ham! I love Bauer!
I am getting lots and lots of chicken feet because they are delicious and Mom and Dad love feeding me treats. They also love taking me for walks and to the park, so I don't understand why they don't do it more instead of leaving me all by myself all day! At least they let me nap on the couch.
I have lots of tennis balls! Mom wrapped them in her socks so that is fun! I can play tug with them now, and the humans love throwing them for me.
All this talk about my humans is making me miss them. I will go back to sleep now.
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