Sometimes, I wonder if my dog has Asperger's syndrome. At first, I was joking. Now I'm wondering if it's possible. [Naaaah, I'm still kidding.]
Here is a list of her quirks:
- Tolerates being petted only certain ways, must be able to SEE what's being touched or else she won't stay within petting distance.
- Likes tight spaces, like the area underneath and behind the couch (it's in a corner).
- Won't walk in the mud or snow, or on pillows, blankets, or anything that she might sink into.
- Does not appreciate our other dog trying to herd her, despite showing submissive behavior to her. [Our other dog is a spaniel lab mix.]
- If you turn on certain stations of the radio, she starts pawing at her ears until you turn it off.
- She chews on metal; especially aluminum.
- She will not eat soft dog food, or the orange pieces in her kibble [which are soft]. She'll eat raw vegetables and cooked meat, but she won't eat cooked vegetables or raw meat. [This doesn't stop her from killing birds and small rodents if she catches them, but she'll drag them to us and not eat them.]
- She hates people speaking in Spanish; she'll growl at them until they speak a different language.
- She likes tight spaces, but she hates being trapped. She once pried wooden panels off of a door in the basement in order to escape.
- On the leash, she walks on an angle unless you hold the leash flat and straight over her back.
- She'll let the vet do whatever the he wants...as long as he doesn't make her get on the reflective metal table.
- She's scared of her reflection; or at least she responds to it by lowering her head, sticking her tail between her legs, and backing away slowly.
01 Feb 2012, 11:01 am
