#chi's adventures in pet ownership

[lonepower]

at least 3x daily I am struck by what a good dog Tater Tot is. like everyone thinks their dog is the best dog (and they're right!) but she really is just, the best dog. all we know about her background is that she was in a hoarding situation with 35(!!!) other dogs and that she's probably 3-4, we don't know what if any training or trauma or medical history she has, but she's so...nice? she's gentle and affectionate and she loves hugs and she's so smart, she learns new commands really quickly and seems to really enjoy it, she's goofy and floppy and I just,,,,,,,, i love her so much 😭

[lonepower]

Tater is such a funny dog though, she won't play at all with any of the 500 toys we've offered her, BUT she was very interested in what I was doing while I was making tea, and when I showed her the little heatproof kettle mitten like "see, I don't have any food to offer you," she grabbed it, ran off and started tossing it in the air

[lonepower]

she's whining because I stopped petting her to take her picture

[taketwo1983]

This is why I love tumbler

yes i Am paying real money to make you all look at our new dog. we've had her for 3 hours and if anything happened to her I'd kill everyone in this room and then myself. her name is Tater Tot

[lonepower]

she was valedictorian at dog training

[lonepower]

hemlo i am wonder if we may perhaps discuss your spaghetti

[lonepower]

she always looks rumpled

[lonepower]

so pretty 🐶

[lonepower]

sleepy girl 😴

[lonepower]

i am actually really worried about tater tot...

...I'm just not sure she's comfortable enough in her new home :\

[lonepower]

photogenic lady

[lonepower]

oh I did NOT expect this many new followers from my silly dog post, holy cow! hello!

I told Tater Tot she's very popular on Tumblr and she sneezed on my face. I'm not sure what that means but probably "thank you" or "treats?"

A couple people mentioned Brittany spaniel and I thought that too when I first saw her, esp. from the markings, but now I don't think so. Her mom was definitely an Aussie so that part at least is certain, but her quietly observant & attached behavior, her floofy drop tail, and the slope of her back all say "livestock guardian" to me. We have a feral cat who comes by every day and is not sold on the new addition, but Tater Tot doesn't show any interest in going after her the way a herding dog or gundog would. She's also big (~50lbs), bigger than our last Aussie!

She actually loves hugs which is unusual for a lot of dogs, so everyone who asked me to give her a hug has been obliged (and now I am covered in giant white hairs - another point in favor of Pyrenees) (◡⌣◡) 

We probably would have named her something else, but she came with "Tater Tot" and it fits her so perfectly (plus she already answers to it) that we're keeping it. Her littermates were Pancake and Hash Brown.

Not dog related but @ the 5 teenagers among you: Hello! You are perfectly welcome, my blog is strictly PG-13 - I will post the occasional pinup/artistic nudity (such as what you'd see in any art history class)/suggestive content, but it's always tagged, and I never reblog anything explicit. I also try to keep politics, discourse, and heavy topics off as much as possible. That being said: I SHOULD NOT KNOW HOW OLD YOU ARE. I can say I'm a safe adult and absolutely mean it, but you have no way of verifying that! Go take your ages out of your bios! Always lie to strangers online! Be safe out there, kids! 

To the one person who said my dog was "gross", idk, that sounds like a you problem. 

To everyone else: thank you so so much for your kind words!!! she's a very good dog and she will definitely be very well loved here (:

[lonepower]

the bone stealing witch strikes again

[lonepower]

🟢ㅈ🟢

[lonepower]

her majesty in repose

[lonepower]

she said 👁️👅👁️