Dexter Quirks-Strange things my little dog does.

-He hides food throughout the house. Just in case I decide to stop feeding him- he's got a stash.
-He won't let me forget to feed him. He will push his bowl around the room until I get up and fill it.
-He scrunches up the bathroom rug to make a comfy bed for himself downstairs.
-He hates pillows. He pushes them all off the couch, even on the other end where he's not laying.
-He bursts in on me when I am in the bathroom and, realizing I'm trapped, he bugs me until I pet him.
-Periodically, he runs throughout the house, chasing nothing but imaginary cats.
-He sniffs fiercely under closed doors.
-He can't make it through the night without getting a drink. So if I forget to put his bowl out upstairs he will sniff so hard under the door that I wake up and let him go downstairs. If the loud sniffing doesn't work, he will begin to make tiny groaning noises, as if his life is completely unbearable and I'm a horrible person for making him suffer this way.
-He stands on three legs when in the tub, or on wet grass. For some reason his right front leg dislikes water more than the rest of them.
-He barks at butterflies and leaves in the yard, just to let me know they're there.
-He'll poop on the patio or in my flower beds if I let my grass get too high, or sometimes just because.
-He's just as happy to see me when I've gone to take out the trash or been away for a week.

Via: Online Schools

Meet Tinley...

Tinley is our spokespet for the Paws for A Cause Dog Walk, which raises funds for the thousands of homeless animals that we help each year at the Peninsula SPCA. I spoke with Tinley's owner, Susan, to get to know the dog behind the fur.

Tinley is a very unique name, how did you come up with it?
I heard the name in a movie “Summer Catch” and said if I had a child I would name them that name, so when I got my four legged child, she was Tinley.

That's great! I love unique dog names, and we just had a discussion about that here on FB. So how old is Tinley and what kind of dog is she?
Tinley is a long coated German Sheppard. She will be 6 Sept. 28

Ah, I hear those dogs are pretty rare. I read that less than 10 percent of all German Sheppards are long haired, which explains why I didn't recognize her breed right away. She is beautiful and smart, I'm sure.
I think so, too! She is very protective of her home and family. When I let her out in the morning she will run perimeter of the yard to check it out before her sister, a chocolate lab named Mousse who is 15, comes out.

She looks out for her sister, what a good dog! So, what does Tinley do for fun?
Squeaky tennis balls are her favorite toy, and she loves her stuffed GSD animals. She always looks like she is hugging her stuffed animals on the bed. There is always one between her paws. She loves to go anywhere in the car with her mom and dad.

You can meet Tinley (and Susan), Sunday, May 16th, at Paws for A Cause at Riverview Farm Park in Newport News!

Doggy Bloggy Love

Here's a link to a great blog post. The writer is a foster for the Peninsula SPCA and has some great insight on her senior foster pet (Liz, pictured), which you know is a "pet" project of ours. What a fabulous blog! Thank you for letting us link to you and for being such an animal lover. We look forward to hearing more about your foster adventures. Click here for the link! (picture from Insightful Randomosity, our linked blogger).