Friday, June 1, 2012

Mouth II

In college, a few of my friends had a nickname for a certain member of our group. That nickname was 'Mouth of the South' and sometimes shortened to 'Mouth.' Mainly because this person (who shall remain unnamed) talked a lot. That particular member of the group could not and will not ever be replaced, possibly because of that certain characteristic which created the nickname.

It's a different reason, but the nickname applies to Bella as well. I'm pretty sure Bella isn't happy unless there's something in her mouth. I take her out of her 'playpen' in the evening on our way downstairs and she stops by the basket that holds the dog toys. She stuffs her nose inside and pulls out the one she wants and prances downstairs with that toy in her mouth. She will drop it before we go outside, but as soon as we get back inside, she pounces on it. Unfortunately, she's a pretty heavy chewer and the plush toys have not lasted long with her. Antlers and Nyla-Bones have lasted longer, but sometimes they don't hold her attention for very long.

One of my co-workers has a three year old lab and he says that whenever someone comes to the door, she will greet the guest with something in her mouth, usually a shoe. I can see Bella being the same way, hopefully the shoes are out of the equation.

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