Everybody's crazy 'bout a sharp-dressed dog

[cleolinda]

After Paul Newman this morning, I think we could all use some cheering up now.

So Sister Girl came over--the plumbing is out at her apartment, so she needed to wash some clothes and dishes, and with her she brought several new stories about Pete the puppy. First of all, here's a picture she sent me a while back of Pete in his new t-shirt:

It says "Wild Man." What you can't see is that on the left side, there is (apparently) "a small or baby werewolf." Apparently Pete is declaring himself to be firmly on Team Fursplode. (Also, keep in mind that this picture was taken from above Pete, so the perspective makes him look like his neck is as long as the rest of his body. Which is not, in fact, the case.)

So then she comes over today, and she shows me a picture (like, on the sales tag) of Pete's Halloween costume, which is a green dragon. You know, those costumes they make for pets. (Don't look at me; I don't dress my dogs up.) "He likes to eat the wings," she says.

(I would just like to break in here to say that this ain't right, y'all.)

So then she tells me about how she came home one afternoon from work and let Pete out of his house (crate), and was kind of holding him down (because he likes to jump up on you, and onto your shoulder if at all possible, which is great except for the fact he now weighs 26 pounds) and petting him, and she said, "Peter! Did you have a good day?"

And Pete said, "I did!"

No, he actually said, "I did!" Sister Girl has her friend J. as a witness to this. "It didn't sound like a bark or anything," she told me, "not like, 'Ri rihd!" or something. No, he actually said, 'I did!' "

So... yeah.

So then yesterday, she was texting her boyfriend and put down her iPhone (I know, I hate her too) with the keyboard still pulled out, and when she looked over, Pete was playing with it. "Give that back!" she says. So she looks over, and Pete has sent her boyfriend a message. Like, he typed it in and hit send. And here's what it said:

Hex

Like, he even capitalized the H and everything. So she's all like "OMG PETE JUST SENT YOU A MESSAGE" and her boyfriend writes back, "Pete just hexed me?"

"See, that wasn't it at all," Sister Girl told me. "What Pete meant was, like, 'Hey.' Except that he's still little, and he got X and Y confused because he doesn't know his letters very well."

Comments

[all-ephemera.livejournal.com]

so is your sister crazy or is Pete some kind of witch in dog form?

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

Look, all I'm going to say is that I've met this dog, and he is a very, very smart dog.

[girlalmighty]

...wow, that costume just is not okay. Wow.

Pete's adorable, at least, whether or not he hexes people.

[decor-noctis.livejournal.com]

Oh my god, her puppy is a wizard!

Also, that Joker costume might be the most disturbing thing I've ever seen.

[kirsdarke.livejournal.com]

My mom used to say that our cat would say Hello to her when he came in. But he didn't hex people, and I never saw him with a phone. Clearly Pete is smarter than him.

That costume is f-ed up, though. Even the dog model seems to know it.

[particle-person.livejournal.com]

Heeeeeee. (The iPhone automatically capitalizes, though.)

"See, that wasn't it at all," Sister Girl told me. "What Pete meant was, like, 'Hey.' Except that he's still little, and he got X and Y confused because he doesn't know his letters very well."

HEY, YOU TRY TYPING WITH YOUR NOSE.

[firei.livejournal.com]

oh, man, lawlz!

[vega-ofthe-lyre.livejournal.com]

Talking (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCYaw5tGYAs) animals (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79TsQTlDsfo)!

[celticangel76.livejournal.com]

iPhone automatically does capitals for first words you start typing. And usually corrects spelling as well. So Pete could have typed anything and the closest word the iPhone decided it was was Hex.

*loves her iPhone*

[sigma7.livejournal.com]

Good God. I think that dog is Constitutionally eligible to be president.

[macbethchild.livejournal.com]

He's already proven to be smarter than the current one!

*cough*

What? Someone had to go there.

[azzy23.livejournal.com]

THE DOG IS EVIL.

But soooo cute....

Who knew evil would be so cuddly?!

[funniefriend.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry, but you have not seen my dog. He is...

-EVIL
-STUPID
-CUTE.

Who'da thunk it?

[kittenkatt.livejournal.com]

Wunderpuppen. Jah.

[x-knees.livejournal.com]

That dog is adorable. I only wish I knew a dog who could text someone and hex them at the same time. Seriously. That's bitchin'.

[awanderingbard.livejournal.com]

Back in the earliest days of cell phones, my dad had a huge one in the car that stood on a little stand between the front seats. Our Scottish Terrier, Randy, now deceased, called 911 on it twice when he was alone in the car. A comment on our unfair treatment, perhaps?

Dogs are smart folks. We don't give them enough credit.

[teaandcrumpets.livejournal.com]

That is one cute puppy!

I now feel compelled to share my friend's 1 year old dachshund.

http://photos-d.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v127/205/18/556105742/n556105742_620955_3537.jpg
(about 6 weeks old)

http://photos-h.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v196/205/18/556105742/n556105742_1045935_5282.jpg

[plazmah.livejournal.com]

*dies of cute*

[elbales]

O_o

That is all.

[moogleybacon.livejournal.com]

lol You're sister has a Super Dog. XD Or Scooby Doo. One of those.

Also, a tip for her if she wants him to stop jumping on people: Whenever he does that, just stick your knee out. My dog loved to jump on us when we first got him, and then the trainer in my 4-H group taught me that neat little trick. It really helps deter them from jumping; doesn't hurt any, just pushes them off forcefully, and with minimal effort from you. :3

(And, I think I'm still in shock over Paul Newman. He just can't be dead, guys. HE JUST CAN'T, OKAY?)

[edda.livejournal.com]

I don't know how I feel about the Joker costume but the dog wearing it looks so rakish. "Yes, I am a total pimp, thank you."

Pete is awesome. I want to meet this dog. And see what he thought of the presidential debates.

[alliancesjr.livejournal.com]

What Pete actually meant was "STEP OFF MY WOMAN OR I WILL HEX YOU" but couldn't find the capslock button on the iPhone and thus had to improvise.

Yeah.

[zikade.livejournal.com]

lol, that is much more funny then this video of a pigeon pecking on an iPhone!

[robyn-ma.livejournal.com]

Pete is ready to debate Palin.

Hell, my pom Kalbi is ready to debate Palin, and he barks at his own ass.

[sweet-pessimism.livejournal.com]

xD

Trufax.

[therecklesslady.livejournal.com]

Dude, I totally buy it. Some animals are crazy smart. One of my cats has a limited vocabulary, but one he uses very, very often. It freaked us out the first time he stood at the door, stretched out to reach the handle, and yelled "OUT!" at us. And when it's time to come inside from "out", it's always a very forceful "NO. NO!" And "WHY?" when he's told no. At first, we thought it was a fluke, but considering he only 'says' those things during situations where they would be appropriate, it's hard not to believe he doesn't know what he's 'saying.'

[macbethchild.livejournal.com]

My cat is the exact same way! He has very distinctive facial expressions and very particular meows that often sound like "no," "why," and "please" (he doesn't use that one very often, he's a rude little bugger most of the time).

This morning I was really late waking up and I swear he was crying my name downstairs (it's Eva, so not as such hard for kittehs to say). It was eerie, though---my parents and sister are out of town, and for a full minute I thought they had come home early and were calling me. Nope, it was the cat.

Also, he is an expert at bitchface. He also frequently likes to imitate Batman. He's a weird little bugger.

[xblackrose666x.livejournal.com]

I could have sworn one of my cats said 'I love you' one day. Nobody was around though. I keep waiting to see if it'll happen again.

[lacrimaeveneris.livejournal.com]

o.O

Wow.

[sweet-pessimism.livejournal.com]

My Siamese cat [named Merlin - no, really] sometimes calls people when my mom leaves Skype up on her laptop. And then she'll hear voices coming from her room, all, "Hello? Hello?" And sometimes he sends them instant messages as well. But they're never actually legible, just random letters. I once came across this downloadable software online that recognizes "cat typing" and locks the keyboard until you type in the password - which is "human". My mom may just need to get this.

[txvoodoo.livejournal.com]

Pete's a wizard in training.

*nods*

Jasper sends regards.