A few weeks ago, I won a free evaluation from a dog behaviorist and CAV (certified accupuncture veterinarian). So I used the evaluation on Retardo since there were a few behaviors that still needed work. The behaviorist/vet was awesome and had a bunch of insight on why Retardo acts like, well, Retardo. While she was twisting her pen around, she noticed that Loki had very sensitve hearing. Um, you think? I wonder why?
It must be a bitch to get a good nights sleep with those ears. She also noted that his yin pulse was a bit off (resulting in an anxious dog). Wow. I've never known him to be "anxious."
It's hard to believe this cute floppy eared puppy turned into...
this wildebeast with gynormous ears.
Gosh I wish I had my hands on him when he was a pup. He probably wouldn't have turned into Retardo Montalban, the only dog with the most rediculous pack drive you'll ever witness. It's been almost a year and a half since we adopted him and he still sticks to me like super glue. On the other hand, it makes him an extremely interesting dog and I still shake my head and wonder why in the world anyone would give him up, let alone drive him miles from his home, abandon him and drive away. Sure, he's goofy, a bully and a brat. But he's incredibly smart, extremely loyal, anxious to please and stands at attention like a soldier when working.
And he's smart enough to cheat when we play hide-n-seek.
"1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, ... 100!"
"Ready or not, here I come!"
Imagine what I khould do with ears like that?
Hugz&Khysses,
Khyra
PeeEssWoo: Pantyloons!
Hey, he counts using my math!
Bo can count by 2's.....he's that smart! 🙂
You forgot that he's also very HANDSOME!
Love,
Ammy
Aw...it's their loss! They don't know what they're missing!! Loki's ears are amazing!!!!
Those ears are freaking me out. Like an alien I think. Hide and seek? Yuh, my dorky brother plays that. Me? I just get bored. Too much math.
Slobbers,
Mango
With those ears, that Falcon boy would have been found out in seconds.
He was sooo cute as a young boy! But we just realized that he has big feet to go with the big ears!
Princess Eva
Awwww I love the puppy picture!!!!!!! He's such a handsome dog! I love his gynormous ears.
Interesting analysis about his hearing. He really DOES have huge ears - the better to hear but not listen to you with.
The puppy pic is adorable.
Woos, the OP Pack
Wooos! Those ears are like my annoying little brothers, he can hear things miles away, and he cheats at hide and seek too, I wonder if there is a correlation between big erect ears and psychosis....
-Kira The BeaWootiful
He has beautiful ears.. We don't understand how anyone could abandon him either. Us Heeler's have those wonderful ears too even if the Red's have no network.. They do have a really good sniffer though...
Callie is practicing her herding skills. We are off to herd sheep again on Saturday...
Big Sloppy Kisses
Gus, Louie and Callie
You know how dogs get to be smart? Living with huskies. That's all I'm going to say.
Kat
What a great looking guy! Every day, my hubby and I thank our lucky stars that we have two wonderful rescues. Someone dumped Frankie off in a similar fashion to the way Retardo's original owners did. We found him when he was 3 months old. Lucy was found starving to death in the woods and rescued. We've had her for 4 months now and she's starting to show the results of good nutrition and lots of love.
The infinite stupidity of their original owners is our gain.
xxx
Suzanne