This is our dog Benji. He is a Yorkie. Can you see how innocent and cute he looks? Yes, he is about as adorable as a doggy can be. There lies the problem. He is so spoiled rotten he gets away with just about anything he wants. He runs the house HIS way and lets us know he's the boss!
I remember when we first met him he didn't even bark. He just rolled on his back and let us rub his little belly. What a con artist. He knew just what he needed to do to suck us into his trap.
He began taking con
trol by pooping all over the house when and where he wanted. No manner of coercion could dissuade him from pooping inside instead of outside. So we started putting "puppy pads" all over the house in hopes he would go on them. What a laugh! He preferred the carpet to do his doo doo, and would frequently eat his feces to gross us out completely! I believe his plan was to make us so frustrated and helpless that we would do ANYTHING to make him stop his bad behavior. ( We finally got trained)
One of his diabolical plans was stealing something from the trash that he wasn't supposed to eat or could choke him, like aluminum foil, and running with it. Well, the only way we could catch him was by giving him a doggie treat. It took us a long time to realize he was playing us for suckers. He knew that if he grabbed something he wasn't supposed to have he would get a treat. By the way, he STILL does that.
Of course, Benji won. He barks at us when he wants his treats, he climbs up on my lap and bites my nose when he wants to go for a walk, and we love him so much because he has this little attitude and personality that is totally unique and funny. He is great with our grandaughters and they think he is awesome. We wouldn't want him any other way. Let's face it, he is not boring! What love God showed in creating dogs for us. God, thank you for our little Benji!
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