Culled from an Aussie Group:-

BARKING: Because you are a dog, you are expected to bark. So bark--- a lot. Your owners
will be very happy to hear you protecting their house. Especially late at night while they are
sleeping safely in their beds. There is no more secure feeling for a human than to keep waking
up in the middle of the night and hearing your protective bark, bark, bark ...

LICKING: Always take a BIG drink from your water dish immediately before licking your human.
Humans prefer clean tongues. Be ready to fetch your human a towel.

HOLES: Rather than digging a BIG hole in the middle of the yard and upsetting your human, dig
a lot of smaller holes all over the yard so they won't notice. If you arrange a little pile of dirt on
one side of each hole, maybe they'll think it's gophers. There are never enough holes in the
ground. Strive daily to do your part to help correct this problem.

DOORS: The area directly in front of a door is always reserved for the family dog to sleep.

THE ART OF SNIFFING: Humans like to be sniffed. Everywhere. It is your duty, as the family
dog, to accommodate them.

GOING FOR WALKS: Rules of the road: When out for a walk with your human, never go to the
bathroom on your own lawn.

COUCHES: It is perfectly permissible to lie on the new couch after all your humans have gone to bed.

CHASING CATS: When chasing cats, make sure you never --- quite --- catch them. It spoils all the
fun.

CHEWING: Make a contribution to the fashion industry ...Eat a shoe.

DINING ETIQUETTE: Always sit under the table at dinner, especially when there are guests, so you can
clean up any food that falls on the floor. It's also a good time to practice your sniffing.

HOUSEBREAKING: Housebreaking is very important to humans, so break as much of the house
as possible.

:D :D

Margot

Hi Margot
How true is all of that....? The only thing that doesn't happen too much in our house is the barking, the rest is spot on. I was at the vet yesterday and the staffie wanted to lick everyone in sight...

:d

LOL. Defintiely relevant to Willis. Danes are chronic crotch sniffers - they are just the right height to use it as a handshake LOL