Bayliss' bad bad bad orange Tic tac

Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
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I was asleep.

I felt a cold bump on my ear.

I turned my head over and was looking at big brown eyes staring at me.

One big lick across the across my nose, and I knew who it was.

There he stood in the semi dark, smiling the widest dog smile I’d ever seen.

I whispered, “go lay down”. He just stood there dancing on four paws and wagging his butt.

I said “what?” And “button”

He walked over to his buttons and pushed “outside”.

I groaned. One beat later, the Chihuahuas were up. Butch was gonna start his yap and I nipped that in the bud. (Well, tried)

I was getting up. I leaned over to grab my flashlight and got another lick across the face.

Man this dog was eager. I hurried thinking “emergency” type potty need.

Alas, he just wanted to go out and “howl” to his wild brethren.

I think he dribbled 3 drops of pee, with a side eye to see if I saw he actually did need to “go”.

I was standing on the deck, half asleep in my stocking feet. And I whiffed an odor.

Oh, God, it was doggy stank breath saliva.

I rushed the dogs, anxious to wash the stank off.

I washed up. Gave Bayliss a tic tac.

I just looked at his happy face, tongue lolling. I said “well, I’m awake now, are you happy?”

Clock said 4:54 AM.

Yep, he was happy.

I will be buying dog breath stuff today.

Anyone know what to buy? I’m sure people stuff is not a good idea.

Bayliss did like the orange tic tac. The Chihuahuas were not that happy about it.

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Is Bayliss an older dog? Maybe he’s got periodontitis like me. I’ve always thought I had dog breath but it smells more like I need a colonic.

My aunt and uncle are the only ones I know who consistently try to remedy their dog’s breath. They brush it’s teeth every morning, take it to the vet for dental cleanings and give him alfalfa dog bones.

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We’re not sure his correct age. As he was sent by paranormal means to my deck one morning,

But he’s not aged or elderly.

I do brush my dog’s teeth and he gets 2 times year vet cleaning.

I think it’s really a combo of liver treats and morning breath.

(Of course he coulda ate rabbit poop, he sure likes to examine it)

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I’m still impressed by those buttons, and the training effort you put into the whole thing. Now you have a talking dog! I bet that many dogs aren’t smart enough to learn to use those. There’s a vast range of intelligence among dogs, generally characterized by breed but there are outliers in all breeds. Bayliss seems to be one of the smart ones. The Chihuahuas I’m going to guess, not so much.

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Oh they like to bounce on them both paws making a horrible racket at least once a day.

I’ve tried to teach them but they have little patience with my training method.

OTOH Bayliss is now teaching him self combos that sometimes astound.

Yesterday, I was having a tough morning and he kept punching “no” and “happy” and would come put his chin on my knee. So I could skritch his ears.

I think he meant I was not happy, not himself. I asked him “Are you not happy, Bayliss"?

He punched up “play” .

I decided he was whooshing me.

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Bayliss is truly a blessing. I cannot imagine what happy circumstance brought the two of you together!

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There was a rift in the fabric of time, and he fell outta the sky. Like the Tardis.

I have no real answers how he came to be here.

Timey wimey Bayliss

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That may NOT work out as well as you’d like it to, just ask Sapphie’s mom

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Bayliss has one protestation/nope not today button; it’s “tut-tut”

He’s used it about toenail trimming a few times.

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I had a dog play a practical joke on me once. I was sitting, reading and he came up to put his chin on my knee. This might mean either skritch, please or outside so I skritched him, which he enjoyed, then moved to look sideways down the hall. This meant outside as to get there we had to move down the hall, open the door to the bathroom, then open the back door to the bathroom which led to the mud room and outside.

As usual, he was dancing around the door so I had to lean over him to reach the knob. The moment it unlatched he whirled and trotted back down the hallway, looking over his shoulder to see my reaction. I trudged after him and by the time I got to the living room he’d settled into his easy chair – not the one I’d vacated so that wasn’t the motive.

DesertRoomie was on the computer. “That sumbitch just played a joke on me!” I announced. “What do you mean?” I told her what had just transpired and after looking at his smug expression she had to agree.

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I have a 4 month old mini-dachshund who has a ‘budgie-bell’ on the door. He got the hang of it within two hours, and it’s been a godsend…we haven’t had a toileting accident in over 3 weeks now!

Alas, he also rings it (nudging with his nose) whenever he wants to just go outside for a look-see, for a sun-bathe or to chew on my pot plants. I’m up and down like a bloody yo-yo all day!!

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Oh he’d be great with the buttons. The bell use is a sign he would.

But most weenies are geniuses.

I’m happy to hear about him. We need more cute puppy stories.

Maybe not here, but somewhere on the board.

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Oh this my thread, I’m ok with cute doggy tales on this thread.

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I like Bayliss tales. He’s got a huge personality. It seems like he’s a big heart and an old soul.

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Regarding both Bayliss and @kambuckta’s mini-dachshund – we need pictures, dammit!! Which you can also post to the Pet Pictures thread, but post 'em here first!

Hint: Imgur is very easy to use and you don’t even need to sign up for an account. Just Google “imgur upload”.

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Ummm…how’s yer weather.*

(That’s a dodge the question thing)

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So I added a new button. “Ha, Ha”

I swear I’m gonna teach that dog to laugh.

Lemme study on how to do this. I’ll let you know.

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Oh really?

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Bayliss wants to laugh. He’s a fun lovin’ little dude.

:grinning_face:

(Does George Foreman laugh?)

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Dogs really do laugh, it’s just not the same sound as humans make. It’s called play-panting. But dogs recognize and enjoy human laughter.