Several of Mikey's qualities are often found in the funny pages. Have a look!

Mikey loves popcorn. We don't actually put popcorn on the tree and this is one reason why.

Mikey doesn't actually "beg" in this sense. Instead, he stares... and stares...

This is Mikey to a "T", down to waiting under the table during the meal.

Mikey sheds SOOO much fur. It's amazing that he isn't bald!

This is perfect! Mikey does like to come sit on the newspaper when someone is reading it as if to say "ahem, if that's where your attention is focused, I'll make sure to be there."

Yep, this is Mikey.

Mikey actually did this. A pill was put inside a good sized piece of sausage which he accepted eagerly. He kind of rolled it around in his mouth and gummed it a bit until he had managed to swallow the sausage - and then he spit out the pill! It was incredible!

Lizzard often says this when she goes to work - BEFORE reading it in the funny pages.

Mikey would bask in the sun all the time if he had his way.

So this is what Mikey does while Lizzard and Stamps are out on dates!

Mikey is so easily bribed with treats. Hold one out and he'll be the most submissive dog you've ever seen.

Mikey may be scared of some things, but the vacuum cleaner is not one of them. He won't move until told to by a human as he gives no recognition to the vacuum's claim of floor space.

Yeah! When isn't it a good time for a walk?

Mikey hates water. Strange thing for a lab as most of his breed love the water.

Mikey loves his dinner.

This is as fast as Mikey eats his dinner. I'm not sure when he finds the time to chew it since it seems like he just inhales it!

Sooooo true!

Mikey looks exactly like this when we try to get him to go outside in the winter. Not so much the snow, since we're in Oregon, but the rain. He hates the rain and water in general.

Sometimes we wonder if this is how Mikey feels about Cosmo.

So true! Mikey will sometimes whine and complain that he needs to go outside. When we open the door and he sees that it is pouring rain, he decides he didn't really need to go after all. We make him go outside at those times anyway since it's obvious he does have an unmet need and just doesn't want to get wet. .

Mikey is very treat motivated. Fortunately, because we keep an eye on it, he isn't overweight. If he had his way, though, he would eat all the doggy treats in the pantry at once.

Mikey doesn't beg like this at meals, fortunately, but he can be just as adamant as this pooch when he wants his greenie toothbrush or a treat. If we're upstairs working on our computers, he'll act like he needs to go outside or something to get us to follow him downstairs. He'll then lead us to the treat cupboard. Silly dog.

This page was last updated on 19-Dec-2011 23:14
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