Icelandic Chickens

[mlm Mike]

Smart dog, Myrth.

 

[Happy Chooks]

No Icelandic dogs here. We have a German shepherd and an Australian cattle dog (aka blue heeler). The blue heeler is so smart he is almost human. I taught him to knock on the door when he wants to come into the house. If I don't hear him knocking, he will run around the house and up onto the porch to knock on the front door. He knows I prefer knocking to barking.

Thanks for the kind words about my blog. I have more planned, just need to take the time to DO IT.

My German Shepherd barks, but it's just one firm WOOF letting me know she wants in.

When she wants out, she'll bounce around near me. If I don't see that, then she'll do it while snapping her mouth with a soft noise. (more than a whine but less than a bark, hard to describe) If you ignore that..............then you get a full on bark.

Knocking on doors though, you should get video of that!

 

[Happy Chooks]

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[debs_flock]

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The three border collies do nothing when they want out. They just wait until you give them the opportunity.

Our Great Dane, Emma, stands by the door and stares at you until you let her out.

 

[drumstick diva]

My Cocker Muffy used to stare at the bottom of the door. I'd come up behind her and open the door. She never looked back and I guess thought she moved the door with her mind. We'd find her staring at the door throughout the day waiting for it to open. Actually she was a quick study. She hated licking people and getting human cooties BUT, she quickly learned if you lick people you get a treat. When she wanted a treat she'd lick you several times and run to the treat cabinet to see if it opened. No luck. She 'd go back and lick you some more until the magic worked and the cabinet opened and someone gave her a treat

We had a small dog bed where the dining room adjoins the kitchen. That was HER position so she could observe if any food hit the floor. Now and then her half brother Puggy would occupy and bed. Muffy would do a few laps around the kitchen table and then stare at him . If he didn't take the hint and leave, she would repeat this 2 or 3 times. No Luck. She'd shift to industrial strength harassment. She would lick his eyes in earnest until he couldn't stand it any more and he'd get up and leave. She take his place immediately and give a satisfied sigh.

Puggy tried to turn tables on her once- he pulled the licking eye ball trick on her- Muffy just hunkered down and went to sleep. Poor Puggy! I really miss my dogs.

 

[Myrth]

Diva, you should get a dog!

 

[NotAFarm]

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Turned out to be a malfunctioning quarry blast that was originally reported on NewsRadio78 as a 3.6 earthquake.....powerful enough to knock things of shelves and move furniture around but no one injured....at least not the last I heard.

It is pouring this morning.....that should knock a bunch more leaves off the trees......

 

[mlm Mike]

Turned out to be a malfunctioning quarry blast that was originally reported on NewsRadio78 as a 3.6 earthquake.....powerful enough to knock things of shelves and move furniture around but no one injured....at least not the last I heard.

It is pouring this morning.....that should knock a bunch more leaves off the trees......

Hopefully it stays out no one injured. Keep the rain, please!

 

[debs_flock]

My Cocker Muffy used to stare at the bottom of the door. I'd come up behind her and open the door. She never looked back and I guess thought she moved the door with her mind. We'd find her staring at the door throughout the day waiting for it to open. Actually she was a quick study. She hated licking people and getting human cooties BUT, she quickly learned if you lick people you get a treat. When she wanted a treat she'd lick you several times and run to the treat cabinet to see if it opened. No luck. She 'd go back and lick you some more until the magic worked and the cabinet opened and someone gave her a treat

We had a small dog bed where the dining room adjoins the kitchen. That was HER position so she could observe if any food hit the floor. Now and then her half brother Puggy would occupy and bed. Muffy would do a few laps around the kitchen table and then stare at him . If he didn't take the hint and leave, she would repeat this 2 or 3 times. No Luck. She'd shift to industrial strength harassment. She would lick his eyes in earnest until he couldn't stand it any more and he'd get up and leave. She take his place immediately and give a satisfied sigh.

Puggy tried to turn tables on her once- he pulled the licking eye ball trick on her- Muffy just hunkered down and went to sleep. Poor Puggy! I really miss my dogs.

My first two show dogs (when I was a teenager) were a Maltese and an Afghan (believe me, I learned my lesson about coated breeds). The Afghan (not the sharpest knife in the drawer) would have a toy that the Maltese wanted. The Maltese would run to the door barking, like someone was there (there wasn't). The Afghan would jump up to run and see, the Maltese would dash back and make off with the toy. They have their ways of winning!

 

[drumstick diva]

Other Mary, I didn't hear or feel a thing -odd because I was at the "Quarry AMC' Watching "Ender's Game." Really loved it too which was a surprise to me. I just went so I could have a future bonding session with me son (( he's in Washington).

Thanks for thinking about me-