#wasatchmountaindogs

[arlo-venn]

7, 21, 26

7) What was your first dogs name?

Sebastian :’) He was a white german shepherd, we grew up together. I’m actually only a thing that exists because my mom wanted a puppy, and my dad wanted a son, so they made a tbh kind of gross deal that my mom could get a puppy if they had another baby. I was eventually born, not a son much to my father’s dismay, and three months later they adopted Sebastian from a breeder in a newspaper. He was my best friend, he passed when we were 13. I had a very… dark and unkind childhood and this dog got me through the bulk of it. We moved around a lot, and in each house we lived in he would teach himself how to open and close my bedroom door so he could come and go of his own volition. He never touched anyone else’s door. I was the only one he didn’t pull on the leash, even when I was very small and he was very big. I don’t have many photos, but here are three:

Us as babies and one I took with my first antique camera ever at like 11-12, which is when I first started noticing him getting old. He had two tiny little sisters (yorkie/beagle/jack russel mix sisters Roxy and Elsie) who he was very sweet and gentle with, was a good guard dog when necessary but was also lovely with strangers and dogs and all animals alike. His leash pulling and penchant to run away to find me at my friends’ houses when I wasn’t home were his only “bad” behaviors. He would travel some distances to find me, too! Once he ran through my friend’s house with muddy paws right after her mom had cleaned the carpets. Her doors were open letting it air out and he just came in. I wasn’t there though I had already left! That house was at least a mile away from home. Anyway he was the best dog in the world besides Arlo (it’s really not fair to compare them, Sebastian was my childhood savior but Arlo is my heart dog).

21) A useless trick that you love?

See, the only trick I can see as “useless” is “head down” which is only used for posing for photos. Except it has become something he does when he wants me to share food that I’m eating. I’m sure I accidentally reinforced that at some point. I guess “what’s the password?” (aka speak) is genuinely useless but also fun 😅

26) What’s your dogs favorite game to play inside?

Catch is his favorite game to play any time anywhere. We play tugga inside more than outside. He likes to bring me scraps of cardboard to hold so he can chew through them and turn them into MORE cardboard scraps. We have cardboard confetti in bed with us right now! And obviously we wrestle. He’s very easy to please tbh. He thinks anything is a fun game as long as we’re doing it together. I think he thought living in our car for three months was a fun game, too.

[leggy-martian]

7 14 19

7) What was your first dogs name? Lobo the chihuahua mix 14) Your favorite breed group? Hound group and Herding group

19) A trick you’d love to teach your dog? To howl on command

[firelightfoxes]

5, 6, 8

5) Do you or have you ever had a heart dog?

i don't know if i wholly understand the feeling that makes a heart dog a heart dog, but i have had several animals that i've had a very special bond with, that set them apart from the other animals i've had throughout my life. my childhood cat growing up, Frosty, was one of these, and i'm fortunate to be very strongly bonded with both of my current dogs.

6) Did you grow up with dogs?

yes! my mom is a huge animal lover. we had a couple dogs that ended up getting rehomed because they weren't safe around children. and we also fostered a lot of dogs when i was very young. my childhood dog, Scoopie, was a little longhair chihuahua and he lived till he was 15 or so.

8) Do you have any “saved” names for future dogs?

i only come up with names if i know the breed/temperament/general appearance of the dog. so since i don't have any next dogs planned, i don't have any names. but, i can share some that i didn't end up using!

Mercury - ash or ash merle mudi

Valor - yellow mudi, but was almost Lichen's name

Kelpie - black or black merle mudi

Leshen/Leshy - any color mudi

Odyssey - any color mudi

Selkie - other name for Ava that didn't win

thanks for the asks :)

[wasatchmountaindogs]

Spent the week in Idaho with This cute kid. He’s huge now, and such a good dog.

[twobigears]

Tagged by: @wyrddogs and @wasatchmountaindogs

Suggestion: tag 9 people you’re interested in learning more about

Favorite color: for the longest time my favorite color was blue (like an aqua blue) but now I don’t know if I really have a favorite?? I like multiple colors equally?? mostly a tie right now between blue/aqua, red, orange, and pink depending on my mood and the item we’re looking at

Currently reading: The End of Men by Christina Sweeney-Baird because apparently I’m still a sucker for pandemic-related fiction despite the actual hell of our real-life pandemic 🙃

Last song: Fear by Blue October 💙

Last series: simultaneously watching Heartland, Stranger Things, The IT Crowd, and Obi-Wan Kenobi

Last movie : Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore

Sweet/savory/spicy : all of them are good and delicious

Currently working on: Scent work curriculum

Tagging : @atheoryofmind, @uozlulu, @changeofthetimes, @discountmalinois, @losech if you haven’t done it already and anybody else who wants to join in!

[doomspaniels]

tagged by: @twoweirdmutts and @spartansandkrakens thank you 💓

rules: tag people you’d like to get to know better!

favorite color(s): There's a reason all the backgrounds of the Spaniel pics are burgundy 😅 with occasionally a bit of navy or grey.

last song I listened to: "She Walks on Fire" by Royal Crown Revue

favorite musicians: Queen, Johnny Cash, Garbage

last movie I watched: Ah... did an Avengers or Star Wars come out last? (it takes a ton of pain meds to make it through a movie in one sitting, so it doesn't happen often)

last tv show I watched: Still working through Avatar--that same motion/migraine thing, though clear bright animation is *much* easier--and I want to have WORDS with everyone who didn't adequately warn me about the Sad Appa Episode.

favorite original character: I... think my only OC is probably the Outlaw Villain. Congratulations, Tristan.

sweet, spicy, or savory: Sweet, then savory, or both. I am an absolute spice wimp.

sparkling water, tea, or coffee: Tea. Carbonation makes me sick and coffee is a LIE. It smells deliious but tastes like bitter dirt.

pets: Yvaine (health disaster cocker spaniel), Tristan (mischief demon cocker spaniel), old lady mare Kat (OTTB), Kat's daughter Firefly (IDSH), Kat's adopted daughter Serenity (Perchybred)

tagging: (tumblr keeps losing my place, pardon me if these are repeats) @jakemyboy @shepherdnerd @smalltownweenies @wasatchmountaindogs @thebrittanybrigade @thespringertails @thelittlespanielthatcould

[finn-connolly]

@wasatchmountaindogs has decided they like my blog.

No seriously, they’ve liked everything on my blog.

[bongwaterlemonade]

🎶 music ask game 🎶

tagged by @jillian-holtzmaann thank you!!

put your playlist on shuffle and write the first 20 songs that come up, and then tag 20 people

1. Mjin Manier - Brainpower

2. LGBT (feat. Chi Chi Larue & Markaholic - RuPaul

3. Little Black Star - Hurray for the Riff Raff

4. Anything I Want You To - The Rizzos

5. Dead - They Might Be Giants

6. Theme From Flood - They Might Be Giants

7. You Cannot - Erin McKeown

8. Take Up Your Spade - Sara Watkins

9. Birdhouse In Your Soul - They Might Be Giants

10. Echo In The Hills - Carrie Elkin and Danny Schmidt

11. Black Eyes - David Wirsig

12. Long Gone - Mary Epworth

13. State of Mine - Stöj Snak

14. Someone Keeps Moving My Chair - They Might Be Giants

15. Take Me To Church - Hozier

16. Creature or Creator - Finch X Kovacs

17. All or Nothing - The Dream Masons

18. Particle Man - They Might Be Giants

19. The Bends - Doomtree

20. i Know This: - rachel kann

•••

Holy shit this has been in my drafts forever lmaooo

I tag: @hobbithairedhufflepuff @meme-matriarchy @alexandraisgay @flovvright @insaneinsecureintrovert @wasatchmountaindogs @writersblocksblastingcaps @thetimetravellingfanvergent @riessene @ourfandomcrazyuniverse @disorderedtrashhider @moonlit-avocado @tsuukiis @fortifiedbakery @dontthinkaboutzimbits @dont-stop-believin-in-klaine @ruchirachan @lucy8675309 @prodigalfart @doug-math

[flokidog]

I was tagged by @themotherfuckingclickerkid

SIGN: cancer

HEIGHT: 167 cm (or as google tells me, 5 feet 5 and ¾ inches) LAST THING I GOOGLED: Brutal Dragons Dobermann kennel

FAVOURITE MUSIC ARTIST: ????? idk all of them

LAST TV SHOW WATCHED: Lucifer

WHAT I’M WEARING RIGHT NOW: blue jacket, black shirt, jeans, short black riding boots, knitted orange fox-shaped hat

WHEN DID I CREATE MY BLOG: idk 2015/16?

WHAT KIND OF STUFF DO YOU POST: dogs, horses, training stuff, other

DO I HAVE ANY OTHER BLOGS: yes, @ridingsmolhorses, but I only use it for reblogging pretty horses

DO I GET ASKS REGULARLY: nope, never

WHY DID I CHOOSE MY URL: my first dog (that I was responsible for, not my parents) was called Floki. He was this coarse-haired daschund/terrier thingy thing that bit me more times than I dare count. I made so many mistakes with this poor poor dog and I will never forgive myself for them, so I decided to make sure to always keep him in my mind, I owe him at least that much. If it wasn’t for him I might never have gotten interested in training.

GENDER: female

POKEMON TEAM: Valor

FAVORITE COLORS: green, orange (but in those bright neon shades)

AVERAGE HOURS OF SLEEP: 3-10, usually 6

FAVORITE CHARACTERS: god idk I don’t really read or watch tv much

DREAM JOB: VETERINARIAN

I tag (if you wanna do it) @agilitylabs @theshrinkonhorseback @wasatchmountaindogs @buckskin-babies and anyone who wants to do this

[wasatchmountaindogs]

Spent the week in Idaho with This cute kid. He’s huge now, and such a good dog.

[wasatchmountaindogs]

This is something I am currently trying to work on with my spaniels.