I've been tagged : What makes for a True "Doggie" friend

Ok, the rule for this one is a bit vague, and I think we have decided to just list the five things that come to your mind when you see the sentence - What makes a True Doggie Friend? Of course, after you have finished your list, you will have to tag 5 more of your buddies!

I'll be tagging:

• Boo - my sweetest little buddy
• Bogart - my fantasy...
• Mackie - MY MAN!!!
• FuFu - my "dog-wannabe" hamster buddy
• Fee - my pretty little WFT friend - if you think Fee is a cutie, please vote for her for Photo of the Month!!

Here is my list:

1. As long as you belong to my mum and the house, doesn't matter what kind of "critter" you are, I will protect you, and never hurt you. (The same unfortunately, can't be said about critters I meet outside.....or cats...)

Meet Georgie and Mousie!! Georgie is my 18 lb GIANT pet bunny, and Mousie (RIP) was my hamster.

This is for you FuFu , me and "Mousie"

2. I will give my life protecting what's rightfully MINE (ie, my mum, my car, my house, my yard).

Here are two stories to illustrate what I mean:

STORY 1

I once held a man, who was following my mum, up until the police showed up. Mum was walking me late one night and a drunk guy decided to follow mum. Mum kept changing sidewalks, but he just kept following. I sensed the un-easiness growing inside mum, and decided to put a stop to this man's freakish behavior. I turned to face him and block him from moving forward. He kicked me, but I stood my ground. I gave him a low warning growl, but when he ignored that and stepped toward my mum again, I bared all my teeth, stared him right in the eyes, and snapped. That got his attention and he started yelling (he was very drunk). A passer by noticed the chaos this man was causing and called the police. I held the guy in place with my stare and occasional snarl, until the police men came.

When the police came, they asked my mum if it was ok for them to approach her because they thought I was trained for personal protection!! I, of course, knew that they were good people so I wagged my tail and proceeded to checking out the inside of the police car........ while they hand cuffed the man. Yes, I'm a curious girl and they left the car door open.....hehe! I had only just turned "two" then.

STORY 2

Even though mum moved out of home with me at 16, she spent a lot of time baby sitting her little brother Jimmy, who is 10 years younger than mum. One afternoon, mum and I took Jimmy to the play ground next to the house when all of a sudden mum needed to run to the house for something. So, her under developed, 16 year old brain made a careless decision to run home leaving Jimmy and me at the park. Mum was back within 3 minutes, and what she saw puzzled her. Everybody was off the play ground except Jimmy and me. You know why?

Well because I felt that since mum wasn't there anymore, I should be in charge of looking after little Jimmy. So I didn't want anyone near Jimmy or even on the play ground. According to one of the parents that mum talked to, I didn't hurt anyone or do anything in a threatening way, I just got my point across. Of course, after I saw that mum was back, I went about my own sniffing business and could careless about what was happening on the play ground. Much to mum's surprise, none of the parents there were upset at what happened, and a few of them were actually quite amazed at how I behaved. I was only 11 months old then!

What can I say? I think the two words that mum likes to describe me with are intellectual & intuitive.

3. Once you are considered part of "my pack", I will let you tackle me, bite me on the neck, and even lie on me!!!

This was me with my little 10 week old cousin Meemo. Even though I have no patience for puppies, once I know that they have accepted me as the leader, I do give in to their cuteness!

4. I put up with all the indignities that mum puts me through just to see a smile on her face!

5. I help mum with "gardening"

Since mum hates to mow the lawn, I help her out by taking the grass out by the roots!!

6. I keep mum young by keeping her on her toes all the time!!