"Alfie, quiet."
"Mmmggg." He knows how to growl with his mouth closed...keeping the letter of the law while still registering his disapproval! I ignore him and attempt to continue...
"Woo-roo-roo!" Now he's bouncing around, all sassy. I have him sit, and then down, while I finish. Phew! Okay, so far so good.
Maybe it's just the color he doesn't like...
A few minutes later, it's time for the second coat. I wait til Alfie's out of the room...laid out in the flying-squirrel position...looks asleep. Yay!! I sneak back to my bathroom and ever so quietly unscrew the polish.
"Gruff, WOOF-WOOF-WOOF!" He's back in the doorway, jumping around and barking red alert. Nothing wrong with that nose I guess! I shrug and ignore him...he stalks off looking a bit offended that I didn't take his dire warning seriously.
The good news? When I did the girls' nails for Easter he totally ignored it. Well, almost totally...he did leave the room!
I'm telling you, I get no respect around here!
7 comments:
im glad you have to live with the silly doodle and not me! :)
Have you ever used Bitter Apple spray to deter Alfie from chewing things? I wondered, because Cabana reacts similarly to my hair spray, which I think smells kind of like Bitter Apple. After I've used hair spray, if I walk by Cabana and she gets a whiff, she gets spastic and prances around, snorting.
But all three products have that same alcohol-type smell. Maybe dogs just hate that smell?
Or maybe Alfie's telling you he wants HIS nails polished?!
Haha Michelle -- Yep, never a dull moment at our house! ;-)
Mimi & Cabana -- Who knows? That sounds as good an explanation as any...I just thought it was funny!
Oh, that is funny! I am the same way --- love to have pedicures but not much with the fingernails these days.
Ha, must be the smell, but did you do the girls' nails in the same color/brand?
I remember taking Roo into a nail salon briefly when she was teeny tiny and she just snorted at all the scents.
We have a guest post cued up for tomorrow along these same lines -- I get such a kick out of all of the puppy raisers' similar experiences!
Good point, Ruby's Raiser -- the girls did theirs in different colors AND brands! I guess when you think about how strong the smell is to us...and how much more sensitive dogs' noses are than ours...it's not too surprising they react. Still, I've never had a dog react quite like Alfie! ;-)
oh my gosh - that's the funniest story! :D
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