There are three dogs in my family. I am the oldest, the biggest, and the best. I have two main jobs: to protect Mommy, and to make Mommy happy. I protect her by barking when someone comes near our house or near us when we are out walking. I almost always do what Mommy says because that makes her happy and I feel good when she praises me.
LuLu is one year younger than me and a little bit smaller. She never listens to Mommy. Someone hurt LuLu when she was little and she is afraid of almost everybody. Mommy just wants LuLu to feel safe and happy in our home. So LuLu doesn't have to obey any commands, but she is not allowed to do anything naughty, like chewing up Mommy's socks. LuLu never wants Mommy to be upset with her, so she never does anything bad; she just doesn't listen.
Izzy is one year younger than LuLu and much smaller. She is so small that Mommy can pick her up and carry her. She doesn't listen to Mommy much. Sometimes she will sit or lie down when Mommy tells her to, but that's about it. And she is naughty almost every day. She is the naughtiest when Mommy is on the phone or cleaning the house or cooking. Actually she is naughty when Mommy does anything that doesn't include Izzy. So Izzy chews up Mommy's socks just to get attention. She even chewed up two pairs of Mommy's eyeglasses. Mommy gets upset and scolds Izzy, but that doesn't change anything. Another problem with Izzy is that she is 5 years old and isn't housebroken. That means she pees and poops in the house. Poor Mommy always has to wipe it up and wash the floor.
Mommy always says she just can't get that dog to listen, but she did teach Izzy to do tricks. Izzy is smart and learns fast, but she only learns what she wants to learn. The first trick she learned is to pick Mommy's pockets. Mommy puts a treat in her pcket and calls Izzy. "Izzy, come pick Mommy's pockets." Izzy sticks her nose in Mommy's pocket and then shoves her whole head in it. After she finds the treat, she checks all of Mommy's pockets. Mommy laughs and tells Izzy she is smart and cute, too. Then to be fair to LuLu and me, she gives us a treat, too.
The next trick she learned is hard to explain. Mommy tells her to do "Rocky, rocky." Izzy puts her back legs out straight behind her so she is half lying down. Then Izzy moves back and forth. She looks like a human baby who gets up on its hands and knees and rocks back and forth just before it learns how to crawl. I have to admit that Izzy looks adorable when she does it. LuLu and I try to do it when Mommy isn't around, but we just can't.
The third trick she learned is my favorite. Mommy calls Izzy and says, "Izzy, do you want to walk on my feet?" Izzy runs over to Mommy. "OK, Izzy. Stand up. Now turn around." Izzy stands on her hind legs and turns so her back is against Mommy's legs. Then Izzy picks up each foot and puts one on each of Mommy's feet. Mommy holds Izzy's hands and they walk all over the house. LuLu and I watch and laugh!
Even though Izzy is the worst dog in the house, in my opinion, she is also the funniest. She makes everyone in the house laugh every single day.
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