Dogs, dogs, dogs, and more dogs...oh, and throw in a Stinker Bell. You add all that up and it equals a balding mom needing adult sedation. I gladly would have traded Chinese torture for the evening I spent with 4 small dogs and a screaming stinker bell at bedtime.
My sister's dogs (Abby and Dexter) are having a weekend sleepover with Gigi and Griffen. I swear these 4 dogs are like 4 toddlers that don't know how to share and get jealous when the attention isn't on them. I really don't see much of a difference. Griffen is the oldest...not by much but he's the old man of the house and would prefer to just be left alone. Dexter is fairly quiet but tries to establish his dominance by humping all the other dogs and cowers like he's in trouble every time you say his name. Gigi, she's the smallest and definitely has that jealous, only child syndrome going on...she's trying to establish that alpha dog by bullying all the bigger dogs, including the puppy. Abby, she's the adorable baby but still bigger in size then Gigi or at least looks it. Abby is like the little fat kid at camp that gets bullied and scared easily. The moment the three older dogs go running outside, barking...Abby starts squealing, that super high pitch squeal, like someone just football kicked her across the room. Deafening.
So...while the dogs were barking, playing, running, humping, and just being dogs, I managed to get Alexa wrangled into her bedroom to start the bedtime routine. We read our book "Mr. Brown Can Moo, Can You," together and then did rock a bye baby and twinkle twinkle little star. It was time for nigh-nigh. She fought sleep as usual, wanted Grandpa, and cried for a drink of water. Just as I finally got her calmed down and almost asleep...those damn dogs start barking at the dark. Their barks not only startled me but scared Abby into hysteria. I jumped up and went to check things out. Abby was cowering in the corner whimpering and squealing that God awful squeal. Of course...Alexa was awake again. GREAT. Now I have to start this freakin 30-45 minute bedtime routine all over again. Ugh.
It finally ended...stinker bell was asleep, the dogs were resting, and I could relax. Hhhaaaa...enter Grandma and Grandpa...wait for it, wait for it....yup the dogs are back at it...full steam ahead. I need some ear plugs.
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