I love my dog. She is the cutest and sweetest pup I've ever met. She loves giving kisses, playing, running around with her ball in the backyard, and just having a good ol' dog time. She loves people, which is surprising considering she was a rescue dog who had been badly abused in the past. She's a wonderful pet.
She's also really stupid.
As I opened my laptop and thought to myself, "Sarah, what are you gonna write about this weekend?" she jumped on the couch, smacked my laptop, placed her body over my right arm, and started licking both my hands. So here's to you, Indie, you sweet little dummy.
1. She misjudges distances and is constantly missing the mark.
Indie's a very excitable medium-sized dog, so she's all about exploring and running around like she's never seen our house before. One of her favorite activities is to jump from one end of our L-shaped couch to the other. Sometimes she lands some incredibly impressive jumps. Other times she does the exact opposite. You think she'd learn to maybe take it easy on the jumps, especially because it's pretty clear that she realizes when she's going to fall, but she's very determined.
2. She doesn't know how to sit down like a normal dog.
OK, this one sounds a little weird, but bear with me. You know how most dogs, when sitting down, walk in a lil circle and then calmly lower their body down? Indie doesn't know how to do that. Even if you aren't in the same room as her you know when she's taking a seat because you'll hear the telltale *thunk.* What kind of dog just throws themselves on the ground when they want to sit? This kind of dog.
3. She can't put on the brakes.
Like I said, Indie loves to run. Unfortunately for her, our house isn't super big so she gets most of her exercise outside in the backyard and on her walks. This doesn't stop her from trying to run everywhere in the house but the results don't always end up very good. I've seen, more times than I can count, Indie start running from the kitchen, run through the dining room, run into the living room with the intent to stop before she gets to the couch, and then just not be able to stop her momentum and end up crashing into the couch.
4. She can't find food when you're offering it to her.
There have been multiple times when I've offered Indie food, placed it on the ground in front of her, and watched her sniff all around her trying to find it. No amount of, "It's right in front of you!" seems to help her out. Though, the time when I accidentally dropped a chip on her back and she couldn't find it was my fault, not hers.
5. She has no idea how big she is.
Indie can be the definition of a couch potato when she chooses. She's all about sprawling out on the couch for tummy pets and head kisses. She loves stretching out on the couch so much that she continually forgets that the couch doesn't extend forever, no matter how much she stretches her head out. This usually ends up with her head accidentally meeting the end of the coffee table.
Now I've said a lot about Indie so I figured I would let her put paw to keyboard to make a statement to redeem herself. Here's what she typed: "hju;p;o09jki6yh8i88888888888ju01."
Well said, puppy dog. Well said.
