Naughty Doodle Day

[Frannie & Callie]

I do not know what got into Callie yesterday, but she out did herself in naughtiness. I haven't seen her so ill-behaved since the first week that I had her, before school and her learning all the "rules". It started Saturday morning...I woke up and the Callinator was laying at the foot of my bed, gnawing on my book. Not so good. We move on from that and I bundle up for our traditional long saturday morning walk. That starts out fine, until Callie decided it would be a WAY better idea to pee on my neighbor's front step instead of on the grass. We walk, walk, walk around the 'hood, me periodically jogging to try and get her more exercised. This did not diminish her energy a whit! She jumped up on two different walkers with wet, muddy feet, tried to pull me into a ravine chasing a cat, and in general behaved in a very unusual way. I was completely frustrated with her after that and I SWEAR she kept looking at me with an "oh yeah??" expression on her face. I would love to say it ended in the morning, but it kept up all day...here's a listing of what else transpired...
Counter surfed and grabbed, ate, and shredded a costco-sized bag of Stacey's Pita Chips
"Dug" on the sofa and enlarged the hole she already created (which she hasn't done since she created it, in april)
Refused to come downstairs so I could gate off the stairs...I had to go up and carry her down.
Kept licking picture frames on bookshelves (I felt like she was doing a taste test)
Refused to relinquish a pair of my underwear - I had to do a a bait and switch with some cheese
Ran rips (I think y'all usually call them "zoomies" - we've always called them rips) at a neighbor's house, endangering their tree and 6 year old (we've been in their house a billion times with no events like this)
Would not stop licking my feet (a particular peeve of mine) to the point that I had to go put on closed shoes (I generally wear flip flops around the house)
Ate a Hanukkah Candle (I still haven't figured out where she got it from)

This was one day...and I was gone from 6pm to 1am. Through all of this, I felt frustrated and annoyed but never really got angry - she's just so flipping adorable!

Fortunately, she woke up on the non-naughty side of the bed this morning. I took her to doggie day care anyway...Mama needed a break!

[Frannie & Callie]

Karen - yesterday was a prime example of why G-d made doodles so stinkin' cute! I left out the "rummaged in bathroom trash for used tissues and q-tips".

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

Wow- I'll say you need a break! I know the cold & snow here has given Jackdoodle a lot more energy, but I doubt that applies for y'all down in GA! I guess even doodles need to blow off some steam once in awhile. I hope her tummy's okay after all those pita chips!
Callie, be a good girl or you'll end up on Hanukkah Harry's Naughty List!
Frannie, hope you have a calmer finish to the weekend!