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Comment by Linda Moore on January 16, 2008 at 7:17pm

Nichole,

This website drives me nuts! I can never figue out how to reply to a comment. Anyway, getting married? ! Wow! And I do hope that we get an invintation girl. Besides, I haven't seen the boys in a long time. I'm very happy for you.

Did you complete your project? I emailed you but don't know if you received it.

Let's hear more about this guy. And where are you living?

Comment by Nichole LeClair on January 11, 2008 at 2:33am

All I know is that when my boys find a way to get me to do what they want, and I let them, it becomes a habit. I have to pick and choose carefully what I'm willing to go along with... or I will need to spend time later correcting the problem I made. For example, Gibson (left) is the master of people training. Before I had a fenced yard, I would have to take him out for potty breaks. If I hadn't been very attentive to him on a given day, he would walk toward the door and then stop a few yards away. Then he'd look me in the eye, sit, and play deaf to my pleading to "go inside." And believe me, he knew the command. Finally I'd move to nudge him along and he'd roll over and play dead. I call this the "cranky toddler trick." If I tried to nudge him or get him up he'd just go limp. (Ever try to roll a limp corgi to his feet?? The neighbors loved that one.) The only way to get him to move was to rub his belly for about 30 seconds (little extortionist) and then politely ask him if we could pleeease go inside now. He'd pop up and trot in. Funny at first, yes, but of course it became a habit that required hours of my life later to break - locked in a stare-down in my backyard until he cracked. That was a year ago. Occasionally he gives it a try just to see if I'll go along, but I flat-out refuse. If I cave in so much as two consecutive times, it starts all over. My advice: care-ful!

Comment by Brian Davis on January 7, 2008 at 8:13pm

Great story :) Brynn acts up only when she wants to be put to bed .Nothing wakes my sleepy girl once she crashes .

Comment by Sam Tsang on January 7, 2008 at 5:44pm

ha ha ha..... that was awesome, thanks for sharing!

Comment by Mandy and Lori on January 7, 2008 at 5:01pm

Oh that is hilarious!! Thank-you for sharing!! ((BIG HUGS))!!

Comment by Charlie on January 7, 2008 at 2:54pm

Ha ha! That's a funny "talking" Corgi story. :)

Charlie doesn't seem to mind being awakened, but he surely lets me know when it's time for me to take a break from working at the computer and go outside for a "soccer break".

Charlie sits in a recliner about three feet behind my desk chair. He naps, chews on toys, gnaws on the cat's head (when the cat choses to get in the chair with him), and seems generally content...for a couple hours.

If I don't get up in time to take a play break out in the backyard, he lets me know first with a small whine. If I ignore him, the whine turns to play growl, then to outright bark, bark, bark! Then the whole master mix of bark, growl, whine in combination...anything to get Mom's attention. LOL

If I turn around and say "Speak Charlie!", he gets really quiet and looks at me like "I don't know what that means." LOL He has learned the play growl command "Talk like a pirate! Harrrr matey!". He says "hhhaaarrrrrrr!"