Doggy Duties

Osa, Osa, Osa. I love my puppy, quirks and all. She's darling and she brings a lot of joy to our house. I find some of her behaviors very amusing....

...the way she rings her bell to go outside only to turn right around and come back inside the house for a treat

...how she shakes with excitement when she sees a squirrel in the grass out back and then charges him at just the right moment

...when she goes crazy running circles in the backyard or on the carpet in the basement

...her digger-dog ritual where she goes into her kennel and digs her little heart out when she's frustrated

But one of her little quirks, although quite amusing, has entered the realm of totally ridiculous. Osa is very particular about where she does her job during our walks...you know, the big job. I don't know what exactly she is looking or sniffing for, but it has to be a matter of great importance the way she approaches it. Walk, sniff, walk, circle, sniff, walk, walk, walk, sniff, sniff, circle, walk, sniff. I'm sorry to even be bringing this  subject up (not really), but just the other day she was so insistent on finding the most perfect place for her duties that she frantically walked and circled and sniffed for a good 3 blocks before she finally, you know, made her deposit. No kidding. THREE blocks! Now I know that dogs like to find just the right place for these kinds of things, and I can't really blame them. I suppose it's akin to using an outhouse versus your own personal bathroom. But really, Osa, don't you think you're being a little bit of a princess? Three blocks of grass before you were able to find a spot that was good enough for your stuff? I hate to break it to you, pup, but your poo is just not that special. Any spot will do for your doo-doo.