Jealous of my abs...kind of.

[Amy & Bernie]

I have to tell you guys, Bernie gets extremely excited every time I decide to buckle down and do my ab exercises on my work out ball.

Now I know some people read 'ball' and think "oh, big bouncy ball, of course he gets excited!" But the ab ball is always out (unless we're having company over) because I tend to use it more often if it stares at me.

I wish I had a video! He barks, jumps, climbs on me, mouths me, runs a lap around the room and then uses me as a launching bad! That move actually hurts. I've gotten to the point where I have to tether him or put him in another room, but made the mistake of giving him the chance to just watch patiently today - not so much.

Does anyone else experience this, or do your Doodles have their own version of misdirected jealousy towards inanimate objects?!

[Deanna & Desi & Cori]

My daughter used to be a GoldRush Girl (cheerleader for the SF 49'ers). She'd often need to learn a new dance routine from a video. Her dog - not a doodle, but cute nonetheless - used to "dance" with her!! It made moving around her small living room a little precarious. I don't think Dixie was jealous of the TV; she just wanted to join in on the fun!!!