Call me dish water blonde...not old
by Sunny Cuddy on 01/03/13
Well it's a new year and to start things off, I thought I would provide some clarity to a couple of oft asked questions that I overhear at the shop. As some of you may know, Dad has been bringing me to work with him pretty much since day one. Since then, five days a week, it has been my job to greet our customers by sniffing around their feet and wagging my tail. For those folks who like dogs I always turn around and offer my butt for scratching. I don't usually play fetch or tug of war with people I don't know so if you toss the shop ball in my presence, odds are I will just ignore it. It's not personal, I just save play time for Mom and Dad. For those who are not so into dogs (I can always tell who you are) I merely make my presence known and try not to get underfoot. While trying to maintain a certain level of friendliness without being a nuisance, I often overhear people asking two questions over and over about me; "what kind of dog is HE" and "is HE really old?"
First things first. I am a female. I know I hang out in kind of the equivalent of a man cave, but what can I say. I go where Dad goes and anymore, I tend to enjoy sliding around on the shop floor chasing balls and ripping up the bubble wrap that new product is shipped in. The smell of oil and exhaust has kind of grown on me too. So that being said, the next question is what kind of dog am I. I am a pure bred Border Terrier. I often am mistaken for a "Benji" because I despise being groomed. Grooming requires something called stripping of my hair. Sounds fun huh. It's not and I have reached an understanding with Mom and Dad. Brush me out now and again and strip me on occasion so that my hair does not become totally matted and take over my cute face but other than that, leave my hair alone. I like having a full coat. Like the song goes:
"Let if fly in the breeze and get caught in the trees
Give it a home to the fleas, in my hair
A home for fleas, a hive for the buzzing bees
A nest for birds, there ain't no words
For the beauty, splendor, the wonder of my hair" -- Hair
This brings me to the final question, am I old? No, I am not old, especially by small dog standards. Border Terriers naturally have gray in their hair. Seriously, I am not being vain. Generally speaking, when we are pups, we tend to have mostly dark black hair. As we get older and as our hair is groomed, brown and gray can be more visibly seen. As I like to fly my long beautiful hair, more of my gray shows than if I were clipped or stripped.
So there you have it, I am female, I am a very sweet and smart Border Terrier who is finicky about having her hair stripped and I am at my prime. Thanks for asking and feel free to ask me anything else or just stop by and give me a quick butt rub. I loves my butt rubs!
