Don't let their cute faces fool you

At first glance they look like sweet little angles.  We go for a walk and all I hear is "oooooo - look at the cute spotted doggies"

Well let me tell you - they both have little devil horns that come out!

We went for a lovely walk today.  Or at least the plan was to go for a lovely walk.  The Spotties had another idea.

The walk started as usual with Mr Mav resisting his snoot loop and Cinder pulling to get out the door.  But they calmed down and we started to enjoy our walk - one dog on either side of me.  They were behaving so well I decided we should try some recalls and running around the field.

BIG MISTAKE!

They were great holding their sit until I gave the command for Mav to chase Cinder - they went racing away having a great time. Then I gave the command "Cinder!"  "Maverick!"  For some unknown reason I expected my trained dogs to do when they have done every other time and run to me.  I had the cookies ready in my hand for when they came to me.  After all - they are sweet little angles, right?  That's when I saw the little horns come out of their heads and I am sure I saw Mr Mav flip me off!  I tried calling them one more time and nope - no doggies came in my direction.

I thought I would assume innocence and I thought maybe my dogs had lost their hearing because why else wouldn't they come when called.  But then I remembered how they can be in the dead of sleep and will bolt up when they hear me open the freezer where I keep their bones.  So I think it's safe to say their hearing is just fine.  I also thought that maybe they went blind and they couldn't see me standing there.  Why else wouldn't they come to their mamma?  Then I remembered how all I have to do is walk anywhere near the fridge at meal time and they run to get fed.  So I think it's safe to say that everything is fine with their sight.

Then it went from worse to worse because another dog came along and Mav went running to visit.  I put Cinder in a sit and went to get Mav who decided it was a great time to play keep away from da mamma.

That's when I started to design (in my head) the "Naughty Dallies for Sale" poster.  I knew what font I was going to use - had the colour paper picked out - they were going to look sharp!

After getting both dogs back on lead we walked for quite a while in silence - while I was busy designing the poster and banging my head against the wall for my crap dog training.

Just as I was deciding where to post my "Naughty Dallies for Sale" poster - I looked down and both Cinder and Mav were walking beautifully side my side in tandem.  No more horns sticking out of their heads.  I one again I heard a passer-by saying "oooooooo - what cute spotted dogies"

And they were very cute!  So I have decided to keep them for a little longer :)  My little devil monkeys!

Don't let his cuteness fool you!

If you look closely, you can see his little horns growing

My big angel... when he's sleeping :)

The boys being very good!  I hate nothing more than having the Spotties in my kitchen when I am trying to cook.  So I trained them to stay outside the kitchen every time I start cooking.  They even stay on their side of the room.  Good doggies!