Dogs

 

We adore our dogs, Bella and Rizzo. They each have their own unique personalities. Bella is the energetic one. She has no awareness of personal space and is an attention seeker. Bella loves people, kids and other dogs. She loves going on walks and enjoys saying "hi" to all those along the way. Bella is very social, but will only cuddle on her own terms. She likes to sit at our feet when watching TV and if we move her to cuddle, she gets up and walks away. Bella is my shadow. She follows me around all day long. If I take a shower, she sits outside the door. If I take a bath, she waits for me to finish or peeks at me from above. When we're in the pool, she will walk onto a raft and float around. Bella has a fun personality.

Rizzo is more of a grumpy old man, but in a good way. He moves slower, is wider and loves food, especially his bones. He knows when it's bone time and will stare at us and nudge us with his nose if we aren't getting up to get him his bone when he feels it's time. Rizzo would rather nap than go on a walk. Rizzo is a good cuddler and lets us move him where ever we want him. Rizzo is everyone's dog. He loves to cuddle with all of us. Rizzo is very protective. He is skittish around other dogs, ever since getting attached when we first moved here. He is a barker and unfortunately that has rubbed off on Bella. Rizzo gets real nervous when we're in the pool, as if he's scared we'll drowned. He sprints around the pool barking at us. Rizzo LOVES to watch TV. Literally, he enjoys any show that has an animal in it. He seems to understand the intensity of shows and gets very upset when something scary is happening. He'll get up on his hind legs and pace the length of the media console and even jump up and down if it's really intense. He is hilarious to watch.

We often find ourselves dog sitting, Miles, Stacie and Patrick's dog. The kids joke that Bella and Miles are dating. She adores him and is all over him when he's around. Rizzo enjoys Miles company too, but doesn't get near as excited as Bella does. Miles loves going on walks and is a roamer, as they often walk him "off leash". He likes to roam the sidewalks and sniff everything. Our dogs are always on leash and have been trained to stay on the sidewalk. Bella walks on the left and Rizzo on the right. Walking all three dogs is quite the ordeal and is better done with two people. The other challenge with all three dogs is our sleeping arrangements. All the dogs are used to sleeping in a king sized bed. Bella likes to lay right next to me when we sleep. She is always touching me. Rizzo likes his own space, but sometimes ends up between my legs. Miles is a bed hog. He aims for the pillow. He thinks he's a human. We get a kick out of all the dogs and their own unique personalities.