Fudge and Vern Have Gone Berserk!

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

 

Recently, we went home to Indiana and left our dogs home with our daughter.  Since we have returned home, our dogs have been different. Our first night back we chalked up to excitement.  Both dogs would not settle down for bed and kept wandering in and out of our bedroom. Finally, my husband got up and sat in the living room with them, but he said it was a long time before they fell asleep.

 

Since we no longer shut our dogs in the bedroom with us at night, Vern and Fudge have been free to sleep wherever they want.  Usually, Fudge starts in the bedroom on our bed until my husband comes to bed or she gets too hot. Vern very rarely sleeps in our bedroom. He prefers his crate in the foyer or the cold, hard floor. We have been home since Monday night and for the last three nights, Vern, not Fudge, wants to be up on the bed with me. Every night, he comes around to my side, smiles up at me and puts those bear paws on the bed until I hoist him the rest of the way up. I already know this is absurd; no one has to tell me. Fudge no longer wants to be in the bedroom at all, but now goes straight to the foyer to sleep. Sometimes, she sleeps in the hall right outside our door and she has never done this before.

 

The other thing I have noticed is they both are vying for my husband’s attention more.  If they are on the bed when he walks into the room, they both get up and sit at the very edge of the bed until he pets them.  They cannot get enough of him and moon over him, despite the fact that I have pointed out to both of them that I am in the room too.  Usually, they come running to me, but now they have gone dippy over him. Do I need a new deodorant?

 

Today was the biggest change of all. Vern has started humping Fudge with a vengeance. He has never been a humper before and if he tried, Fudge put him immediately in his place. She just let him today and I had to call him off and make him quit A LOT. He did not seem inclined to stop and Fudge did not seem inclined to stop him. This is very new behavior.

 

WTD happened when we were gone? Did someone spike their water bowl? Are they growing up and sowing their wild oats? Did they both pee into a fountain at the same time and wish to change places with each other or some other dogs? Do I need to call a Priest?  Has this happened to anyone else when they went away for a few days?

[Melody & Bruin]

I think they just missed you a whole lot.  They are acting weird so you will never leave them again!  They are so smart, aren't they?

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

I missed them too, but they are also getting up all through the night. My DH and I might need another vacation soon just so we can sleep.

[Bonnie and Kona]

Laurie, That's really weird. I think you'd better take them with you from now on. In fact, I think that's what they're trying to tell you. 

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

They are smart enough to think of this....LOL!

[Susan and Sasha]

I like the option of the priest, Laurie...

Maybe with a prayer or two...or possibly three...those two Doodles will be back to their old selves again!

Full of mischief...full of fun...full of love...and keeping you on your toes!!

 

I  had another "Doodle" of an idea...

Maybe they are both just upset that you left them...and they are "acting out'...so that you will never leave them again!!

That would be brilliant!!

If you got so upset with how they were behaving...you would begin to think that you should never have left without them!  Right?

You would think...that you should Never...Ever...leave them Again!!

Sooooo...their plan will work!!

If they keep this up...you will become So upset...and sure that if you never left them... they wouldn't have turned into these "perverts"!       Sorry...but I wasn't sure what other word to use...lol...

 

Well...now that you know their plan... the "cat""...I mean the Doodle" is out of the bag!

"You"  my friend will win!!

Let them "hump" all they want...just pretend that it doesn't bother you!

They will get tired of it...rather quickly!

They're only doing it to upset you anyway...

When they see it isn't working...they will stop...and go back to being the "Perfect Little Doodle Angels" that they have always been!!

 

Well...that's my story...and I'm sticking with it...

 

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

Very funny, Susan. They were never "Perfect Little Doodle Angels", but now they are not even in the running. LOL

[Linda, Webber and Seda]

Sounds like they are re-sorting the pack order.  Sucking up to your DH, humping, changing who sleeps where....Pretty cute I'd say.

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

Thanks, Linda.

[Camilla and Darwin]

Perhaps they are just adjusting, and really excited about you two being home. HMMMM....

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

All I can tell you is last night they were up 3 times through the night and this morning Vern was up at the crack of dawn. It seems my DD bought them bones and they thought 3 am was the perfect time to chew them. All this excitement is going to kill my DH and me. As I write, Vern is staring at me (7 am) to go out yet again.

[Camilla and Darwin]

I am picturing your DD giving them coffee instead of water while you were gone. LOL

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

She did want to go with us...maybe this is a payback of sorts :)