Monday, January 11, 2010
I don't wanna be clean

"You smell like a dog". I hear this frequently from my human. Of course I smell like a dog, I'm a dog. While this is a very obvious fact to my human she still insists I don't need to smell like a dog.

This is an issue we've had since I first came to live with my human and is an issue I don't see us resolving any time in the future. The facts are pretty simple. I like to be dirty. There is nothing, other than belly rubs of course, better than a good ol' roll in the dirt.

I need my morning dirt roll; my after breakfast dirt flop; my post-nap tumble, my post-errand roll in rocks; my pre and post dinner dust baths and the all important just before bed gettin' down and dusty. Ok so there are probably a few more in there during the day but you get the idea of my average daily routine.

Once a month my human insists I'm cleaned and stay clean all day until the following morning. Oh it's horrible I tell you! For several hours all I can do is stare longingly out the window towards the dust-bowl of a yard as it yearns for my return.

Even when I'm let out to potty I'm supervised and my human will stand right next to me to make sure I remain in an upright position. She actually stands there and waits for me to relieve myself. I get no privacy.

Atlantis oddly enough doesn't seem to mind the whole bathing process. In fact she seems to actually enjoy it. She's either a total nut or just a suck-up. I haven't decided which is more likely yet.

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