Some go one way, some go the other....

Louise and Sofie have such different personalities and I am sometimes amazed at HOW different!  Lulu Belle wants so much to please me. She will come when called and basically do anything asked of her.  She loves training sessions and will even try to anticipate what you are going to ask. Though nervous around strangers she really is pretty laid back at home and just wants to hang where I am. She is a Momma’s girl.  When I open the kennel door at night, she runs in and lays down, closes her eyes, and goes to sleep.  Louise learned to control her barking early and responds well to the ‘that’s enough’ command.  She is shy with visitors, but a cookie in a calm hand will usually get her to come out.  Louise loves her walks and waits with great anticipation for that time we have together. Lulu is afraid of most things at first and it takes her time to warm up but she is trusting more and more over time.  She loves to run at full hound speed around the yard, sometime for what seems like an eternity, and balls and rings are her favorite toys.

Sofie on the other hand will not listen to almost anything unless there is a bribe attached.  She is willful and headstrong and wants her way (pretty much all of the time).  She is loving and silly but on her own terms.  She barks and whines at everything and no amount of squirt guns or towel bonkers seems to effect her desire to have a conversation.  She has an aversion to coming in the door and will stand right out of reach and then run away when you open it.  Sofie would happily jump on every human she sees (if I allowed it) and waits for the opportunity to break the rules with her other humans because she knows she can (like running down the stairs first).  Sofie comes along for a walk (and enjoys it), but would be happy just running and digging up the yard. Sofie is not afraid of much (except white garbage bags).  She likes to lie in-wait for Louise when she is running her laps around the yard and then jump out at her from behind a bush.  Sofie Bear loves to lie her head in my lap and snuggle while she sleeps. Here favorite thing in the whole world is her unstuffed Beaver, which she always sleeps with.  When I open the kennel door at night, she goes a few feet away and lies down there instead.  It is only after a stern word, and sometimes, yes… a bribe… that she will head on it, whine for a few minutes, and then… like many a willful puppy…. fall sweetly, and lovingly, fast asleep.

Sleepin' with the Beaver

One thing I know they agree on – they both hate SQUIRRELS and they both love their Mommy!

Two very different dogs – one happy family.  Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo. ❤