Dog Journal – Entry 141: Annoying Friends

dogs-1790046_640I love to hang out with my friends, but every now and then there comes along someone who just won’t relax. You know, the super hyper I gotta do all the things right now kind of pal. And usually they come in the puppy size.

They nibble your ears, nip your tail, and eat your food. Yup, all kinds of annoying things. And the worst part is they’re really good at what they do. It’s like they trained specifically to follow you around. I wonder who teaches them to do that. I never did that. I’ve always been a good boy, just ask anyone that knows me.

So the thing is…how can you avoid them? Can you really get away from them? Don’t they follow you everywhere and ask you what you’re doing all the time? I guess that’s the reason for the problem in the first place.

So you’re gonna have to practice loosing the tail. My best advice, try running really fast and hiding. Eventually they will find you though, so don’t get too comfortable. I remember trying to get away from my pal when he was just a puppy, and it only took him a few days before he knew every single hiding spot I had. Even the secret one where I hide during bath time!

You’ll probably need a backup plan then. My advice, is to distract them with something that is really odd. I’ve noticed that those willy rascals find just about everything interesting, especially if you tell them not to mess with it.

So what I did was I picked a stick out in the yard and I acted like it was totally mine. And that was that. She was busy for a long time trying to keep that stick away from me. So it all worked out really well for me, as long as I didn’t pick up another stick or let her see me with anything else.

As for keeping them out of your food, you’re just gonna have to stuff your face really fast. So if you’ve got an annoying friend over for a visit or just find yourself dealing with a rascally puppy, take my advice, stay calm and take a nap somewhere high.