Oh small dog no no no

Our small dog has mastered the fine art of extortion.

Yup. He’s a kamakaze sneak thief who  has super natural powers.

The problem is that he has psycho-kinesis down pat .

He can gaze at an object until

it simply drops off the table or desk

and lands in his mouth.

Then….

he takes off like a

shot with us in wild

pursuit.

He’s small, but

has jaws of iron,

and the 1/2 of him

that is chihuahua

makes him very large and fierce.

And the 1/2 of him that is dachshund makes him VERY determined…. so you could loose your arm if you just grabbed the purloined object.  (BTW, in the pic, he’s sitting closer to my husband, who took the pic, than he is to me, so he looks bigger than he is. But, that’s okay, because he is convinced that he is a VERY LARGE dog.   Oh, and did you see how nice my hair looks in the pic? It’s pics like this that keep me humble.)

Anyhow… when we hear the stealthy keeerunch, chomp, pause-  (Can you see that I have just stolen your ____?)

our feet hit the ground running, and we don’t head for him…. we head for the cat food dish.

Blush.

We grab a few pieces of kitty food, and throw it madly so he’ll drop the stolen object and we can grab it up.

Sigh.

And, oh, did I mention that he is in total kahoots with Ms Kitty? Ms Kitty is the cat that lives on my shoulder.

This cat and dog hate each other, but she will scoop things out of drawers and off any surface, and drop them on the floor for him.

Seriously.

So, not only is he able to levitate stuff off my work spaces….

but he’s got the cat trained to commit wickedness for his nefarious ways, too.

Sheesh.

The other day,  I was deep in thought, working hard on a manuscript, and I heard that specific, ‘Oh oh’  sound….

Oh no no no, Small Dog!

The little booger

had grabbed one of my

Cordelia Cord makers

and was chewing it

while running and

snickering at me

over his shoulder.

Oh no no no!

I thought that it was toast,

but, I was able to file and sand

and re-paint it.

It’s rescued, and it’s mine for life, I guess….

You can see the ‘distressed’ toothmarks where he has left his mark.

Ah, never a dull moment.