Karen Cannard, CPDT-ka

Life From The Dog Side

Name - What is in a name? I was in training class the other day, and the first thing we did was introduce ourselves. First up is the prettiest French Bulldog named Cher and boy could she sing. Her voice was deep and sultry. Along side of her was a Pitbull named Mylie, wow, could she twerk her booty! The best though was a Dalmatian mix called Stinker. Yup you guessed it! We had to open the windows, and no one looked around, we all knew who the culprit was! Next entertainer to arrive was Blue with his sidekick Red... two cattle dogs, one reddish colored, and one grey-blue colored. Care to guess? Nope you are wrong! They reversed the names for humor and they both answered to each other's name. Talk about confusing! The saddest newcomer was a Basset Hound named Speedy. Poor guy, he told us he never moved fast and everyone laughed at him. He even ate slow, and hated his name because it was so not him. And finally here comes Killer! Killer is a Chihuahua, a very little dog who came in barking and growling. He almost fell out of his owner's arms trying to get to us. He told us his owner said because he was so little he had to be mean and make everyone afraid of him. Killer hates his name, because it is a lot of work being nasty and threatening. When they put him on the floor he was very afraid, because now he is not bigger than us.